Amber Sparks

Amber Sparks is a literary fiction author who is known for “The Unfinished World and Other Stories” that has been critically acclaimed by “Paris Review,” “The Washington Post” and “The New York Times” among many other publications. She is also the author of “May We Shed These Human Bodies,” a short story collection and coauthored “The Desert Places” with illustrator Matt Kish and author Robert Kloss. She has also had her essays and short stories featured in many publications across the web such as Granta. Sparks published “And I Do Not Forgive You” in 2020. Amber attended the University Of Minnesota Twin Cities from where she graduated with a bachelor’s in journalism, English, and Theater. She then got her masters in Communications and political management from The George Washington University. Before she became an author she worked as a digital strategist and editor and worked for a range of renowned publications and brands. She worked as an editor for “Emprise Review,” managed digital strategy and communications for UFCW and AFL CLIO. During this time, she was also writing her essays and short stories. While Amber comes from the Midwest, she currently lives in Washington DC. When she is not working in digital strategy, editing and writing she loves to watch movies, read books on politics, art, and theater and play video games.