Amy Liptrot grew up on a farm in
Orkney. She lived in London for ten years, resorting to alcohol and drug use. After losing her job, her home, and her boyfriend because of her alcoholism, she returned to Orkney to rehabilitate. She recorded her experiences there in her first book, The Outrun, published in 2016.[3][4][5] She gave birth to a child in December 2018. As of 2019[update] Liptrot had been without alcohol for eight years.[6]
She contributed an essay on
wild swimming to Antlers of Water, a compendium of Scottish nature writing produced during
the COVID-19 pandemic.[7][8] Her book The Instant was published in 2022. It describes a year she spent living in
Berlin after the period covered in The Outrun.[9][10]
Honours and distinctions
In January 2022, it was announced that
Nora Fingscheidt would direct the film adaptation of The Outrun, and that
Saoirse Ronan would star in it as Liptrot, and produce it.[11]
Filming began in 2022 in Orkney.[12][13] The film The Outrun titled after the memoir premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.[14]