Amy Liptrot

Amy Liptrot
In 2024
In 2024
Born1981–1982
OccupationJournalist, author
Notable worksThe Outrun
Children1

Amy Liptrot is a British journalist and author. She won the 2016 Wainwright Prize and the 2017 PEN/Ackerley Prize for her memoir The Outrun.[1][2]

Biography

Amy Liptrot grew up on a farm in Orkney[3] and studied at the University of Edinburgh.[4] She lived in London for ten years, resorting to alcohol and drug use. After losing her job, her home, and her boyfriend because of her alcoholism, she returned to Orkney to rehabilitate. She recorded her experiences there in her first book, The Outrun, published in 2016.[5][6][3] She gave birth to a child in December 2018. As of 2019 Liptrot had been without alcohol for eight years.[7] As of 2024, Liptrot lives in Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire, England.[8]

She contributed an essay on wild swimming to Antlers of Water, a compendium of Scottish nature writing produced during the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10] Her book The Instant was published in 2022. It describes a year she spent living in Berlin after the period covered in The Outrun.[11][12]

Honours and distinctions

Bibliography

Adaptations

In January 2022, it was announced that Nora Fingscheidt would direct a film adaptation of The Outrun, and that Saoirse Ronan would star in it as Liptrot, and produce it.[13] Filming began in 2022 in Orkney.[14][15] The film The Outrun premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b Sharp, Robert (6 July 2017). "Amy Liptrot awarded PEN Ackerley Prize 2017 for 'The Outrun'". English PEN. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2016 prize". Wainwright Prize. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  3. ^ a b Liptrot, Amy (17 January 2016). "'I swam in the cold ocean and dyed my hair a furious blue… I was moving upwards slowly'". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Student talent in the limelight at Edinburgh International Film Festival". The University of Edinburgh. Archived from the original on 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024. Saoirse Ronan stars in opening film The Outrun, adapted from University alumni Amy Liptrot's memoir
  5. ^ Richardson, Simon (15 January 2016). "The Outrun: Amy Liptrot on connecting with nature". BBC Arts. Archived from the original on 16 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  6. ^ Adams, Matthew (15 January 2016). "Amy Liptrot interview: How the writer drowned in London - and rescued herself on the shores of Orkney". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  7. ^ Liptrot, Amy (3 January 2019). "From Cinderella to Patrick Melrose: the best books about new beginnings". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. ^ Stripe, Adelle (25 January 2021). "Hebden Bridge - a 'magical' town full of writers and poets and an independent streak". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  9. ^ McDonald, Sally (8 September 2020). "A wild year: Writer on why lockdown has helped Scots enjoy the everyday wonders of nature". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 12 September 2021. Includes an extract from Liptrot's essay
  10. ^ "Antlers of Water by Kathleen Jamie - Canongate Books". canongate.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  11. ^ Comerford, Ruth (24 March 2021). "Canongate acquires Liptrot's Outrun follow-up". The Bookseller. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  12. ^ Liptrot, Amy (2022). The Instant. Edinburgh: Canongate Books. ISBN 978-1-83885-428-7. OCLC 1294144859.
  13. ^ Yossman, K. J. (31 January 2022). "Saoirse Ronan Set to Star in Adaptation of Alcoholism Recovery Memoir 'The Outrun'".
  14. ^ Ferguson, Brian (1 February 2022). "Hollywood star Saoirse Ronan heads for Orkney for adaptation of recovery memoir The Outrun". The Scotsman. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Excitement as film crew arrives in Orkney". Orkney.com. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  16. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Patten, Dominic (6 December 2023). "Sundance Unveils Packed 2024 Lineup That Includes A.I., Pedro Pascal, Kristen Stewart, Satan, Devo & Steven Yeun". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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