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14 Facts About Ali Liebegott

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Ali Liebegott was born on August 8,1971 and is an American writer, actor, and comedian.

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Ali Liebegott is a recipient of a Poetry Fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts.

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Ali Liebegott has had a long relationship with small press publishing and zine making.

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In 2005, Ali Liebegott published her first book, The Beautifully Worthless, on Suspect Thoughts Press.

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Ali Liebegott wanted to subvert the epic poem by putting a queer woman at the center of the book.

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Ali Liebegott has traveled the US extensively, including touring on Sister Spit's Ramblin' Road Show with her longtime friend Michelle Tea.

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Ali Liebegott's second book, The IHOP Papers, is a coming-of-age novel following a troubled queer waitress.

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Originally inspired to write the third book in a planned trilogy, Ali Liebegott traveled across the US by train interviewing female poets.

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Ali Liebegott has said that a dream of hers is to own a farm filled with rescued animals.

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In 2014, Ali Liebegott joined the writing staff of Amazon's original series Transparent, created by Jill Soloway.

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Ali Liebegott wrote and produced for the entire run of the show, which won a Peabody Award and multiple Golden Globe and Emmy Awards, including the Golden Globe for Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy.

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Ali Liebegott's television acting work has included roles on Transparent, Maron, and Ten Days in the Valley.

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Ali Liebegott won the 2009 Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT literature, for The IHOP Papers.

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Ali Liebegott has won two Lambda Literary Awards, in the categories of Lesbian Debut Fiction for The Beautifully Worthless in 2006, and Lesbian Fiction for The IHOP Papers in 2008.