Allison Amend (born May 20, 1974) is an American novelist and short story writer.
Amend was born in Chicago, Illinois, attended Stanford University where she majored in comparative literature, and received an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa.
In 2008, OV Books, an imprint of Dzanc Books, published her debut book, a short story collection called Things That Pass for Love. She has published two novels and a third was published by Nan A. Talese in May 2016. Amend teaches writing at Lehman College in New York City.
Stations West: a novel. Louisiana State University Press (2010) ISBN 978-0807136171
A Nearly Perfect Copy: a novel. Nan A. Talese (2013) ISBN 9780385536691
Enchanted Islands: a novel. Nan A. Talese (24 May 2016) ISBN 978-0385539067
Things That Pass for Love. Dzanc Books (2008) ISBN 9780976717744