Amy E. Weldon
Writer. Teacher. Seeker.
Amy Weldon, an Alabama native, is Professor and Department Head of English and Dennis M. Jones Chair in the Humanities at Luther College and codirector of the biennial Luther College Writers Festival. She is the author of Creature: A Novel of Mary Shelley and Frankenstein (Sea Crow Press, 2025), Advanced Fiction: A Writer’s Guide and Anthology (Bloomsbury Academic, 2023), Eldorado, Iowa: A Novel (Bowen Press Books, 2019), The Writer’s Eye: Observation and Inspiration for Creative Writers (Bloomsbury Academic, 2018), and The Hands-On Life: How to Wake Yourself Up and Save The World (Cascade Books, 2018). Her next book, A Thing of Beauty: Reading the Romantics in a World on Fire, is scheduled for publication by Bloomsbury Academic in 2027.
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My purpose as a teacher is to build students’ capacities for life in our challenging, still-beautiful world, so they can power themselves into the future with knowledge, curiosity, and wonder.
The Cheapskate Intellectual
A journey through matters of spirit, sustainability, and self-reliance
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My top writing tip, now up at Bloomsbury Academic’s blog!
Thanks to Bloomsbury Academic for featuring, along with wise words from colleagues, what really is the top writing tip from my own teaching and practice! https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/discover/bloomsbury-academic/blog/book-round-ups/how-to-become-a-better-writer/
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Return to “Talk of Iowa!”
Delighted to report that I got to go back on Iowa Public Radio’s “Talk of Iowa” this week to talk about my work with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, with fellow writers Benjamin Percy (who does a typically killer, Halloween-ish reading of the text itself!) and Louisa Hall for the Talk of Iowa Book Club. The latest episode – […]
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Blake Cottage Trust Ambassador!
A nice birthday gift: I’m officially and proudly now a Blake Cottage Trust Ambassador. Do take a moment to read about our work! In honor of this occasion, here’s a bit from the chapter-draft-in-progress about my first visit to Blake’s cottage in Felpham this July. Conclusion: Felpham’s Vale On a hot July day in 2026, […]
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