Amity Wittmeyer began her writing journey at the age of nine. Since then, she has pursued her passion and taken it here. In her free time, her nose is either stuck in a book, a new baking recipe, fitness program, French film, numerous crafts, or on her social media pages including Pinterest, Instagram, and Tiktok.
She won her first award in writing in seventh grade for a local competion and from there she worked to get a few of her poems published in written collections and online newspapers. She continues to reach new daring heights with her creativity and spontaneous wordplay as she grows her brand.
At her young age, her accomplishments are still expanding, but her firey need to write continues with each growing year. In her early life, she went to three private institutions including Elgin Academy and DePaul University where her passion and mature knowledge for writing became more and more apparent. She wrote poems for her school’s newpaper, The Cupola, and short stories or plays she would give to her teachers as gifts.
In her Senior year of High School, Wittmeyer choose to take an independant study, working alongside a professor with an English Doctorate from the University of Chicago as her mentor, to explore the question What makes a classic novel a classic?
From this year long persuit, she expanded her expertise in what creates longlasting, influencial fiction that remains relevant for generations. She read, studied, and wrote essays on famous novels such as Moby Dick, Frankenstein, The Color Purple, Pride and Prejudice, and The Old Man and the Sea. She ended her term giving a presentation to esteemed staff, family, and friends, strengthing her confidence when presenting on a topic she loves.
She is now studying at Illinois State University to earn her degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing and a minor in French, which she hopes to utilize after she graduates. Wittmeyer has had her fair share of writing short stories, screenwrites, plays, poems, and novels. She has now turned her attention to another medium of writing: non-fiction blog posts.
If asked to explain her style of writing, Wittmeyer would say it is “realistic with a touch of ethereality which encourages the reader into seeing the real world through a child’s wondering, skeptical eye.”