Susan Shapiro

Susan Shapiro, an award-winning writing professor, freelances for the NY Times, NY Magazine, WSJ, Washington Post, L.A. Times, Elle & Oprah.com. She's the bestselling author/coauthor of 12 books her family hates including Five Men Who Broke My Heart, Lighting Up, Unhooked, The Bosnia List & the new inspiring writing guide The Byline Bible. She and her husband, a scriptwriter, live in Greenwich Village, where she teaches her popular "instant gratification takes too long" classes at The New School, NYU and in private workshops & seminars. Follow her on Twitter at @susanshapironet, Instagram at @Profsue123 or email ProfSue123@gmail.com.


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Winner of 2018 Best Book Award for Writing & Publishing

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Upcoming Events:
FREE SECRETS OF PUBLISHING PANEL
Tuesday 2/19 from 6-7:30 pm NYU Bookstore 726 Broadway
with agent Serene Hakim, editors Deb Garrison (Knopf poetry),
Melissa Dahl (NY Magazine), Eli Reyes (Newsday)
authors Seth Kugel, Kate Walter, Dream Jordan & Byline Bible writers
Sybil Sage, Victor Varnado, Liz Montgomery & Ron Bel Bruno

INSTANT GRATIFICATION TAKES TOO LONG
5-week essay writing class Wednesdays 2/20-3/20
from 6-8 pm in Greenwich Village NYC $500
for info email: ProfSue123@gmail.com

NYU SECRETS OF PUBLISHING: READING & PANEL DISCUSSION
with agent Erin Hosier, editors Rob Spillman (Tin House),
Daniel Jones (Modern Love) Rakesh Satyal (S & S)
Friday March 1, 2019 from 5-7 pm
Lillian Vernon Creative Writers House
58 West 10th street (btw 5th & 6th Avenues)
free & open to the public
FREE SECRETS OF PUBLISHING PANEL
Tuesday March 12 from 6:30-8 pm
Center for Communications
NYU Steinhardt 239 Greene Street
with Sue, editors Peter Catapano (NYTimes) &
Rakesh Satyal (S & S) & Jennifer Baker (Electric Lit)
239 Green Street -8th Floor
Click here for tickets

THE NEW SCHOOL SPRING 7-WEEK CLASS
"Writing for NYC Newspapers, Magazine & the Web"
starting again Monday night April 1 from 6-10 pm
Register online or by calling: 212-229-5690
Video of Sue's 8/7/2015 Strand Bookstore panel:
THE SECRETS OF BOOK PUBLISHING

Video of Sue's 4/2/2014 Strand Bookstore panel:
THE SECRETS OF FIRST PERSON PUBLISHING

Video of Sue's 5/12/2014 New School panel:
THE BEST 2014 ONLINE EDITORS

Video of Sue's 9/19/2012 NBCC Brooklyn Book Festival panel
HOW TO PUBLISH BOOK REVIEWS & FEATURES

Video of Sue's 6/20/2012 panel at NYU Bookstore
WRITING ABOUT LOVE & PASSION

Video of Sue's 11/2/2011 NBCC panel at NYU bookstore
THE SECRETS OF WRITING & SELLING MEMOIRS

Video of Sue's 1/19/2016 Strand Bookstore Event
PANEL FOR JUDY BATALION'S BOOK LAUNCH

Video of Sue's 2/10/2016 NYU Bookstore Event
WORD LOVER'S VALENTINE'S DAY PUBLISHING PANEL

Video of Sue's 6/22/2011 NBCC panel at NYU Bookstore
THE SECRETS OF BOOK PUBLISHING

Video of Sue's 8/2009 panel at LA Press Club
THE SECRETS OF BOOK PUBLISHING

Podcast of Sue's 1/29/2011 NBCC panel at the New School
HOW TO PUBLISH BOOK REVIEWS & FEATURES

Video of Sue's 6/6/2014 New School panel
FROM ESSAY TO BOOK DEAL PANEL

Video of Sue's 9/30/2014 Strand panel
CELEBRATION OF HARVEY SHAPIRO'S LAST POEMS

Video of Sue's 12/8/2014 New School panel
BEST ONLINE EDITORS

Video of Sue's 7/26/2016 Strand Bookstore Event
PANEL FOR ROB SPILLMAN'S BOOK LAUNCH

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