Cara Benson's writing has been published in The New York Times, Boston Review, Orion Magazine, Sierra Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Terrain, and selected for Best American Poetry. She has received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and the bpNichol Award. Benson wrote a series on walking in the woods for the Best American Poetry website and taught poetry in a New York State Correctional Facility for eight years. Her new book is a memoir called <a href="https://link.amazon/B0cDyKHjU" rel="nofollow">An Armsfull of Birds: A Personal Field Guide to Love, Loss and Commitment</a>, just out from Health Comunications Inc., and distributed by Simon & Schuster. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book T<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Memoir-Project-Thoroughly-Non-Standardized-Writing/dp/0446584843" rel="nofollow">he Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life</a>. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter list and keep up to date on all our free webinars, instructive posts and <a href="https://marionroach.com/learn-to-write-memoir-in-4-online-memoir-classes-with-marion-roach-smith/" rel="nofollow">online classes in how to write memoir</a>, as well as our talented, available memoir editors and memoir coaches, podcast guests and more.

Cara Benson's writing has been published in The New York Times, Boston Review, Orion Magazine, Sierra Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Terrain, and selected for Best American Poetry. She has received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and the bpNichol Award. Benson wrote a series on walking in the woods for the Best American Poetry website and taught poetry in a New York State Correctional Facility for eight years. Her new book is a memoir called An Armsfull of Birds: A Personal Field Guide to Love, Loss and Commitment, just out from Health Comunications Inc., and distributed by Simon & Schuster. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter list and keep up to date on all our free webinars, instructive posts and online classes in how to write memoir, as well as our talented, available memoir editors and memoir coaches, podcast guests and more.

Cara Benson's writing has been published in The New York Times, Boston Review, Orion Magazine, Sierra Magazine, The Brooklyn Rail, Terrain, and selected for Best American Poetry. She has received a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and the bpNichol Award. Benson wrote a series on walking in the woods for the Best American Poetry website and taught poetry in a New York State Correctional Facility for eight years. Her new book is a memoir called <a href="https://link.amazon/B0cDyKHjU" rel="noopener noreferrer">An Armsfull of Birds: A Personal Field Guide to Love, Loss and Commitment</a>, just out from Health Comunications Inc., and distributed by Simon &amp; Schuster. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book T<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Memoir-Project-Thoroughly-Non-Standardized-Writing/dp/0446584843" rel="noopener noreferrer">he Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing &amp; Life</a>. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter list and keep up to date on all our free webinars, instructive posts and <a href="https://marionroach.com/learn-to-write-memoir-in-4-online-memoir-classes-with-marion-roach-smith/" rel="noopener noreferrer">online classes in how to write memoir</a>, as well as our talented, available memoir editors and memoir coaches, podcast guests and more.

Ep. 174 Cara Benson

Bestselling author Mary Laura Philpott talks about curating scenes from her life for her new memoir in essays.

Bestselling author Mary Laura Philpott talks about curating scenes from her life for her new memoir in essays.

Ep. 74 Mary Laura Philpott: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

How to become a writer, with bestselling author and creativity expert, Bryan Collins

How to become a writer, with bestselling author and creativity expert, Bryan Collins

Ep. 73 Bryan Collins: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

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How to write memoir based on the books that you've read

How to write memoir based on the books that you've read

Ep. 71 Farah Jasmine Griffin: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

Book marketing for every author, with Kindlepreneur's Dave Chesson

Book marketing for every author, with Kindlepreneur's Dave Chesson

Ep. 70 Dave Chesson: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

How to write a Modern Love column and expand it into a book, with writer Genevieve Kingston

How to write a Modern Love column and expand it into a book, with writer Genevieve Kingston

Ep. 69 Genevieve Kingston: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

How to report on and write about trauma, with writer and author Jessica DuLong

How to report on and write about trauma, with writer and author Jessica DuLong

Ep. 68 Jessica DuLong: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

Poet, writer, teacher and spoken word performer Megan Falley on writing one's truth

Poet, writer, teacher and spoken word performer Megan Falley on writing one's truth

Ep. 67 Megan Falley: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

On the consequences of telling our tales, with author Geraldine deRuiter

On the consequences of telling our tales, with author Geraldine deRuiter

Ep. 66 Geraldine deRuiter: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

How to write a family memoir after partial reconciliation

How to write a family memoir after partial reconciliation

Ep. 65 Laura Davis: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

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