ABOUT SUE
CONTACT
Please contact Sue at SueWilliamSilverman(at)gmail.com.
PROFESSIONAL CONTACT
To contact Sue Silverman for a media interview or a professional speaking engagement, please call at 616.847.1991, or e-mail her at SueWilliamSilverman(at)gmail.com.
PUBLICATION OVERVIEW
Sue is the author of four memoirs: How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences, forthcoming, March 2020, the Unversity of Nebraska Press, American Lives Series; The Pat Boone Fan Club: My Life as a White Anglo-Saxon Jew, the University of Nebraska Press, American Lives Series; Because I Remember Terror, Father, I Remember You, winner of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award Series in Creative Nonfiction. Her memoir Love Sick: One Woman's Journey through Sexual Addiction was also made into a Lifetime TV Original Movie. Her craft book is Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir, and her poetry collections are If the Girl Never Learns and Hieroglyphics in Neon.
PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW
As a professional speaker and writer, Sue has appeared on many nationally syndicated radio and TV programs including The View, Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN; a John Stossel Special on ABC-TV; CNN-Headline News; the Montel Williams Show; the Ricki Lake Show; and the Morning Show with Mike and Juliet. She was also featured in an episode of "The Secret Lives of Women" on WE-TV. Sue was also interviewed by Rich Fahle for PBS Books.
Sue teaches in the low-residency MFA in Writing Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts.
FOLLOW SUE ON THE WEB (scroll to bottom of page for direct links)
Facebook, at https://www.facebook.com/SueWilliamSilvermanAuthor/
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Twitter, at @SueSilverman
Instagram, at https://www.instagram.com/suewilliamsilverman/
TESTIMONIALS
As a professional speaker, I address such topics as incest and child abuse, domestic violence, spirituality, recovery, family dynamics, and sexual addiction. I also conduct creative nonfiction writing workshops and focus on the importance of women's voices. Here are some responses to my presentations:
"I am staggered by Sue's capacity to see beauty and goodness despite what had happened to her. She is an extraordinarily articulate, sensitive, and engaging speaker. I've seen few readers field difficult questions with as much grace. She inspires me." ~~Alison Swan, Shaman Drum Bookshop
"Ms. Silverman held her audience enthralled by her evocative speech and by her sensitive answers to questions. One of the most difficult tasks in a reading of such a memoir is to project the feeling of an abused and terrorized child to an audience. Ms. Silverman achieves her goal with skill and warmth." ~~Brendan F. Gilbane, Dean, CGS, Boston Univ.
"Unlike many other writers Ms. Silverman is a polished, effective, and captivating speaker. To say that the atmosphere during the reading was 'electric' is not, by any means, an understatement. I would not hesitate to engage her for a public reading, lecture, or panel. Among contemporary women writers and speakers, she is exemplary." ~~Dr. Kathleen Blumreich, Professor of English, Grand Valley State Univ.
"Sue bridges that gap between the clinical perspective and the deeper existential reality of the human experience of childhood sexual abuse. She communicates with clarity and insight and brings her audience to a deeper understanding of sexual abuse. I highly recommend her message to other clinicians." ~~Dr. Wayne B. Kinzie, Diplomate in Clinical Psychology
"Compelling. Heart-wrenching. Shocking. Illuminating. Poignant. Motivating. Articulate. Courageous." ~~Children's Assessment Center Fundraiser
"Sue's presentation was excellent. The teachers were very positive in their evaluation of the session. They not only found her to be an excellent presenter, but very helpful in content." ~~Cheryl Blair, Kent Intermediate School District
"Sue's presentation in our 'From Denial to Dialogue: The Jewish Community Confronts Domestic Violence' conference was a wonderful gift to the Atlanta community, Jewish and non-Jewish. The powerful and passionate manner in which she spoke touched so many people. While she provided us with a picture of how a community's lack of response to domestic violence can destroy the community, she also left us with hope for what changes can take place in a community." ~~Wendy Lipshutz, Jewish Family & Career Services
"Sue Silverman is not only a gifted writer, she's a captivating speaker. She has a gentle way of commanding attention. She also listens carefully to questions from the audience and responds with sensitivity and intelligence. She is serious about her subject matter yet she is also funny at times, and always positive. She succeeds in being 'uplifting' and 'inspiring' about a problem most people cannot conceive of in those terms. She is an extraordinary woman." ~~Dr. William Sechrist, SUNY, Cortland
"I was extremely impressed with Sue's candor, her friendliness, and knowledge. Her audience loved her and her presentation." ~~Dr. Sunny Andrews, Director, School of Social Work, Univ. of Nebraska, Omaha
"Of all the authors I have heard read, Sue Silverman is by far my very favorite. Her voice is soothing and calm, and her words are exceedingly beautiful. Our event was extremely successful and very well received by the audience who were comfortable enough with Silverman to ask some pretty tough questions after the reading--all of which she answered with sensitivity and candor." Paula Wilkerson, Schuler Books
"Sue Silverman's talk and reading made for an electrifying evening for students who are English majors concerned with the artistic shaping of a memoir...as well as to psychology, sociology, and social work students concerned with the shaping of a human heart." Rod Kessler, Professor of English, Salem State College
"Reading her book, you wonder how she has survived. Meeting her and hearing her speak, you begin to understand: Sue Silverman is an extraordinary person who is saved by her creativity and her inviolable belief in humanity." ~~Anna Monardo, Professor, The Writers Workshop, Univ. of Nebraska, Omaha