Alysandra Dutton
Alysandra Dutton is a writer and amateur historian based in Minneapolis Minnesota. She researched The Stolen Women as a 2022 Sturgis Fellow in residence at The British School at Rome, where she visited ruins, museums, archives, and olive groves all over Italy. Her work has been generously supported by the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, the Bread Loaf Writer’s Conference, and Literary Cleveland. She has published short fiction in The Sun and Electric Literature: Recommended Reading, among other outlets. Her writing deals with themes of fine arts, history, and the commodification of the feminine form.
She teaches at the Saint Paul Conservatory for the Performing Arts, The Loft Literary Center, Interlochen Arts Camp, and Literary Cleveland.
Alysandra has two cats, named Denis Villeneuve, and Luca Guadagnino.