I’m a Mentor! The #KidsNeedMentors Program
I received my #KidsNeedMentors match for this year and look forward to working with a sixth grade class, Lego included.
Find Your Match, Older Writer: The Secrets of Publishing Panel
Susan Shapiro's Secrets of Publishing panel offers experiences of and useful advice from authors who debuted in their 60s.
The red sports car -- an emblem of the Midlife Crisis.
Stepping Out
Plans to step out from my massive self-publishing venture known as this blog and place some of my personal essays with paid outlets.
“…Couldn’t Connect to Your Main Character”
A discussion of a generic rejection phrase that marginalized fiction writers often receive and what it may mean.
Yes, age discrimination is a thing.
Advising a 60-Year-Old Who Wants to Write
Advice for older people looking to write fiction as a second career and to publish their work through traditional publishers.
An Interview with Author, Publisher, and Activist J.L. Powers
Interview with JL Powers, author of Under Water, the sequel to her award winning This Thing Called the Future, set in modern-day South Africa.
YA Trends and Boomlets
A discussion of several new YA novels set in Russia and Eastern Europe during and after the fall of Communism. Is this a new trend?
The Uses and Misuses of Mentor Texts
The importance of reading, even if it means a writer is thrown off-course though admiration for books read.
Translation Workshop
Since becoming co-chair of the PEN Translation Committee, I've been working on some new initiatives that draw from my experience as a writer of my own fiction and a translator…
An American Story of Oppression and Resistance: Samira Ahmed’s Internment
An analysis of the historical and contemporary underpinnings of Samira Ahmed's bestselling YA novel Internment.
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