Susan Shapiro

Susan Shapiro, a Manhattan journalism professor, has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, L.A. Times, Newsweek, Salon.com, Daily Beast, The Forward, Village Voice, People, More, Glamour, and Cosmopolitan. She's co-editor of Food for the Soul and author of the nonfiction books Only as Good as Your Word, Lighting Up, Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic and Five Men Who Broke My Heart, which was optioned for a feature film. She recently sold two novels, Overexposed and Speed Shrinking. Sue lives with her husband, a TV/film writer, in Greenwich Village, where she teaches her own "instant gratification takes too long" writing method at the New School, NYU and in private workshops and seminars. She can be reached directly at ProfSue123@aol.com.



Upcoming Events:
SELL YOUR FIRST BOOK SEMINAR
Saturday September 11 from 2 to 6 pm
with Scribner's editor Paul Whitlach &
Sterling Lord Literistic agent Judy Heiblum
in Greenwich Village NYC $175
for info email ProfSue123@aol.com
(next seminar October 16 from 2-6 pm)

SECRETS OF PUBLISHING PANEL
Tuesday September 14 from 7 to 9 pm
with Sue, Ian Frazier, Wendy Shanker,
editors Frank Flaherty & Danielle Perez
& agent Ryan Fischer-Harbage
Greenwich Village Barnes & Noble
396 Avenue of Americas (8th street)
to benefit Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen

FIRST PERSON WRITING SEMINAR
Saturday Sept. 25 from 2 to 6 pm
with agents & editors from NY Times,
Salon & More magazine $175
55 Broad Street - 13th floor
email info@Guruloft.com or
call 646-233-4179
HOW TO GET A BOOK DEAL PANEL
with Sue's former students Hilary Davidson,
Renee Watson, David Goodwillie, Abby Sher
& their editors and literary agents
Tuesday Oct. 12 from 7 to 9 pm
NYU Bookstore 726 Broadway
10% of proceeds to scholarship fund

INSTANT GRATIFICATION TAKES TOO LONG
5 week private essay writing classes
starting again October 19-November 16
meeting in Greenwich Village $500
for more info email: ProfSue123@aol.com

Next NYC Speed Shrink party is
SPEED SHRINKING FOR LOVE

with sex therapists, relationship gurus
editors & agents looking for love projects
Friday February 11 from 7 to 9 pm
at Housing Works Bookstore in Soho
126 Crosby St (btw Prince & Jersey)
Book proceeds go to AIDS charity

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Fix-Up Fanatic cover art by Mary Lynn Blasutta