Amy J. Barry

Amy J. Barry writes theater reviews for Shore Publishing Community Newspapers-seven weeklies along the CT shoreline. She also writes other arts features and an opinion column, A Parent's Eye View.

Amy contributes regularly to Elan-a regional lifestyle magazine and does a variety of freelance writing projects. She is writing her first novel.

She has won more than a dozen awards for "Excellence in Journalism" from the Society of Professional Journalists, Connecticut Chapter.

Amy is the author of A Child's Grief Journey, a picture book to help young children cope with the death of a parent. The book was selected as one of the best five books for 1999 by Education World.

Supplementing her journalism career, throughout the years Amy has worked for various advertising agencies, radio stations, and independently with her own clients writing and producing print and broadcast ads and writing public service announcements and press releases.

Amy lives in Stony Creek/Branford with her husband Tim and assorted pets and has two young adult sons.

Contact her at aimwrite@snet.net