Amity Gaige is an American novelist born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1972. She has published five novels throughout her career. In 2016, she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in Fiction, a prestigious honor recognizing her contributions to literature. Beyond her work as a novelist, Gaige is an academic professional. She currently works as a lecturer in English at Yale University, where she engages with students and contributes to the university's literary community.