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

Non-fiction author Nancy Campbell gives advice on how to be a science writer.

Non-fiction author Nancy Campbell gives advice on how to be a science writer.

Ep. 34 Nancy Campbell: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

Writer and food justice advocate, Amy Halloran, on how to turn your politics into a writing career

Writer and food justice advocate, Amy Halloran, on how to turn your politics into a writing career

Ep. 33 Amy Halloran: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

Award-winning writer Ellen Bass speaks with host Marion Roach Smith on on how poetry informs us.

Award-winning writer Ellen Bass speaks with host Marion Roach Smith on on how poetry informs us.

Ep. 32 Ellen Bass: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

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Writer and food advocate, Amy Halloran, on how to write about the politics of food

Writer and food advocate, Amy Halloran, on how to write about the politics of food

Ep. 33 Amy Halloran

Writer Sarah Enni leads us through how to enter the Young Adult market and survive the publishing experience.

Writer Sarah Enni leads us through how to enter the Young Adult market and survive the publishing experience.

Ep. 31 Sarah Enni: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

How broad should an author platform be? Let's ask Joanna Penn, of the Creative Penn.

How broad should an author platform be? Let's ask Joanna Penn, of the Creative Penn.

Ep. 30 Joanna Penn: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

From observation to manuscript: Author and entrepreneur Anne Kreamer on writing books from a cultural studies angle.

From observation to manuscript: Author and entrepreneur Anne Kreamer on writing books from a cultural studies angle.

Ep. 29 Anne Kreamer: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

Music journalist Andy Aledort on how to turn a passion into a writing career.

Music journalist Andy Aledort on how to turn a passion into a writing career.

Ep. 28 Andy Aledort: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

Non-fiction writer Joseph Dalton discusses how to write someone else's story.

Non-fiction writer Joseph Dalton discusses how to write someone else's story.

Ep. 27 Joseph Dalton: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

Non-fiction writer Richard Zacks discusses how to write from who you really are.

Non-fiction writer Richard Zacks discusses how to write from who you really are.

Ep. 26 Richard Zacks: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

Welcome to Qwerty, the podcast for writers on how to live the writing life. Host Marion Roach Smith interviews the best writers in all genres to discover their process. Qwerty is by, about and for writers and explores the real challenges of writing and the steps anyone can take to become a better storyteller. Listen in for writing tips, publishing advice and encouragement on how to live the writing life.

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