From Our Soundbooth | December 23, 2011

2011 Audio Contest Runner-up: Amy Schleunes

Happy Holidays from TMR! This week’s episode features Amy Schleunes’ “The Body Instrument,” which was the First Runner-up of our 2011 Audio Competition in the Self-Recorded Documentary category. Amy Schleunes is a writer, performer, and MFA candidate at the University of Iowa, where she studies both creative writing and dance. Her writing recently appeared in McSweeney’s and PANK, and she will be a featured playwright in the 2012 Iowa New Play Festival.

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