Sue William Silverman

Sue at the AWP Convention, Portland, 2019, launching her new poetry collection, If the Girl Never Learns."

Sue signing copies of "The Pat Boone Fan Club" at the University of Nebraska Press booth at the AWP conference in Seattle, March, 2014.

Here I am at Marshall University's "Stand for Women" conference.

This is my wonderful (2010) memoir workshop at the Vermont College of Fine Arts' Postgraduate Writers' Conference -- from left: Melissa, Sue, Karen, Robbie, Dawn, Rachel, and, in front, Yvette.

Sue's and Robert Vivian's (center, front row) creative nonfiction workshop at Vermont College of Fine Arts, Winter, 2010. The students were great! And thanks to Suzanne Farrell for the photo.

Sue with workshop group at the Bear River Writers' Conference, held at Walloon Lake, Michigan.

At Michigan State University as part of the Michigan Writers Series (10/22/99). Please click here to visit the MSU Library site to listen to an audio of my presentation, as well as an interview.

Sue, in yellow t-shirt, on the quad of the Vermont College of Fine Arts, with some of the students.

With poet Marc Sheehan (author of Greatest Hits) during a question and answer period after a reading at Schuler Books in Grand Rapids, sponsored by the Peninsula Writers.

EVENTS: Readings and Workshops

Jan. 20, 2024, 2 pm Eastern. Please join Sue for a live online writing workshop, "Savory Senses: From Detail to Metaphor," sponsored by Ruth Underhill and her Tongass Mist Writing Workshops. $50, which includes an autographed copy of "Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul"—or, if you already own it, I'll send you another book!

FREE reading at Larksong Writers Place~~via Zoom~~ ~~1 pm Eastern~~ Registration required. Friday, February 2, 2024

Sue will give a reading and presentation from Acetylene Torch Song: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul

“On Memory and Metaphor: Bringing the Past to Life”~~ Larksong Writers Place~~ Saturday, Feb. 3, 10-11 Eastern~~via Zoom~~ REGISTRATION REQUIRED

How do we translate a vague memory in our thoughts into a vivid memory in an essay or memoir? Sensory knowledge, written descriptively, assists in memory, in recalling past events. From here, we metaphorically string memories together. By reflecting on our lives, we see truths not initially observed in the past. Memories are dynamic, not static. They change as we change. When we write our sensory memories, they present us with fresh perspectives. This second life doesn't just recapture past actions, it gives them depth and meaning.

LA BookFest, Sunday, April 18, 11 pm PT, 2 pm ET. I'm delighted to be featured on the panel, "Sharing Your Story: The Secret Ingredient in Your Memoir is You," along with Bridgitte Jackson-Buckley, Arlene Schindler, & Diana Giovinazzo. Register free, here: https://www.thebookfest.com/

Sue will be featured at the San Diego Writers Festival, July 17, 2021. Details to be announced.

Sue will be teaching a creative nonfiction/memoir workshop at the Postgraduate Writers Conference, sponsored by Vermont College of Fine Arts, August 9 - 15, 2021. Workshops also available in poetry and fiction. https://vcfa.edu/postgraduate-writers-conference/

Lafayette Writers Studio, Saturday, Sept. 25th 10 am ET. A talk on the craft of creative nonfiction, Q&A, writing prompt. Details forthcoming.

Readings and Conversation: Join me and Jeannine Ouellette (The Part that Burns), April 12, 7 ET, A Room of One's Own Bookstore. Live link if you missed it: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/n5z5circ?fbclid=IwAR35qkO__-fn1x-Akk9KPj_qiZ

Readings and Conversation: Join me and Deborah J. Cohan (Welcome to Where We Are), Hub City Bookstore, Mar. 1. Live link if you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etQw4nwQRgE

Please join me for a live online writing workshop, "Savory Senses: From Detail to Metaphor," sponsored by the wonderful Ruth Underhill and her Tongass Mist Writing Workshops. $50, which includes an autographed copy of "Acetylene Torch Songs: Writing True Stories to Ignite the Soul"—or, if you already own it, I'll send you another book! Jan. 20, 2 pm Eastern.

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To invite Sue to give a reading, a presentation, conduct a workshop -- or write a guest blog -- please e-mail her at SueWilliamSilverman(at)gmail.com. Thank you!

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EVENTS: Readings and Workshops

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