Amy Wright

Amy Beth has been part of the writing faculty at Purchase since 2012, teaching College Writing, Teaching Good Prose, and The Art of the Essay. She founded and edits Expose,The Purchase College Journal of Expository Writing, which shares and celebrates writing created within the College and Expository Writing program. Amy Beth earned her MFA in Writing from Sarah Lawrence College and writes autobiographical essays as well as features on travel, art, food, spirits, public lands, and architecture. She serves on the board of the SUNY Council on Writing and co-edits a craft-of-pedagogy blogzine for writing educators entitled SUNY Writes!

Education

• Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) Sarah Lawrence College (2009 — 2012)
• Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Oberlin College (1993 — 1997)
• General Studies, Diploma Cherry Hill High School West (1989 — 1993)

Companies

• Professor Purchase College (2012)
• Adjunct Professor Fordham University (2017 — 2019)
• Teaching Artist BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange (2004 — 2018)
• Adjunct Professor The College of New Rochelle (2013 — 2016)
• Teaching Artist Marquis Studios (2005 — 2012)