Annie Penfield Member Member since 2017

Stories that move like horses: sure, fierce, alert

Fiction Nonfiction

Twice named notable by Best American Essays, Annie Penfield’s essays have appeared Ninth Letter, Under the Gum Tree, Fourth Genre, and more. Her work explores her awe for the natural world, and how we transform within the life we are living. After twenty-plus years a community tack and saddlery shopkeeper, she now works to support rural economic revitalization and land repair. A former equestrian three-day Eventing competitor, and a one-time jillaroo (Australian cowgirl), she is now gallops through the woods of Vermont, often in the company of her husband upon his mule. She has a memoir based on her award-winning essay, "The Half Life," and a novel in progress.

Location:

Strafford, VT

Birthdate:

3 November (59 years old)

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