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Listed as:

Creative Nonfiction Writer, Poet

Public address:

Amherst, MA

Massachusetts US

Email:

pat@amherstwriters.com

Bio:

I am a poet, playwright, librettist and non-fiction writer. I am best known for my method of leading creative writing workshops, described in Writing Alone & With Others, and for How the Light Gets In: Writing as a Spiritual Practice, both from Oxford University Press. I am founder/director emerita of Amherst Writers & Artists, www.amherstwriters.com [2], which offers trainings in my workshop method, and coordinates chapters of workshop leaders worldwide. I speak and also lead workshops and retreats. I'm a grandmother, and I am usually owned by at least one obnoxious cat. www.patschneider.com [3]

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Born in:

Ava

Raised in:

St. Louis, MO

Missouri

Website:

https://www.patschneider.com [4]

Prizes won:

Grants from the National Endowment and Massachusetts Cultural Council for our work with under-served populations. I have not sought prizes, but I have given birth to four of them, all writers, named Rebecca, Laurel, Paul and Bethany Schneider.

What I'm reading now:

The Beautiful Invisible by Giovanni Vignale

The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway

Emily Dickinson's Fascicles by Dorothy Huff Oberhaus

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Any