Amy Crider

Literary event with my poet sister Joan Baranow! See here.

Novels:

Kells, a novel of the eighth century, is now available for pre-order from your favorite book outlets. The release date is October 24, 2023 from the University of New Orleans Press.

The sweeping tale of a monk who longs to create the beautiful text that would become known as The Book of Kells, this book took years of research, including two trips to the remote island of Iona, and a medieval ink-making session with members of the Society for Creative Anachronisms.

Though their stories have been lost to history, many of the named characters actually existed. The monks Connachtach and Cellach, the Abbot Bresal, the tutor of Charlemagne Alcuin, the merchant Isaac, and the wives of Charlemagne, all come to life in this epic novel.

Plays: 

Please visit the "Plays" page for a complete list of my works.

Five Views of David Hockney's "The Arrival of Spring in Normandy, 2020" was one of three works chosen for New Plays from the Heartland. It will be performed over the weekend of July 15 in Normal, IL. 

A Legacy will be part of Chicago's Rhino Fest in June, 2023. Tickets here.

My drama podcast is here:  Continuous Dream, or if you prefer Apple Podcasts, here.  

My YouTube channel is here.

Metadata had its world premiere in 2021. Here's a video of the play.  Clubbed Thumb Theatre said of it: "It's at once a rivetingly paranoid, gently Kafka-esque fable for the digital age, and a very grounded, lovingly-observed portrait of a fraying relationship."

Fourteen won the Tennessee Williams One Act Play Contest in 2021.  Judge Peter Hagan said, "It's very moving... it's sweet... I laughed out loud... Amy Crider is a real playwright." Fourteen will be published by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) in 2023.