Woman of the Hour Received an Enthusiastic Response
My debut flash fiction collection Woman of the Hour received an enthusiastic response. SmokeLong Quarterly published a review by Marcus Tan. “In her flash fiction ‘Bleeding Girls Initiation Ritual,’ Claire Polders shows us the resilience of the collective in a…
Style Matters, a Craft Essay
On learning from the masters, writing in a foreign language, magic tricks, clichés, metaphors, overwriting, and self-editing strategies.
Interview about Woman of the Hour in JMWW
While traipsing around Peru's Sacred Valley, I was talking to author Claire Ibarra about self-deception, the female experience, sexual consent, and the use of magical realism to turn personal stories into larger political narratives.
If My Book Were a Garden…
Monkey Bicycle has been publishing If My Book essays for years. They’re often hilarious and touching, and I always read them with great interest. We authors find it hard to talk about our books. We feel unfit to write a…
Pub Day for Woman of the Hour
Today my debut short story collection Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion will enter the world.
Audiobook Deal with Tantor Media
I signed my first audiobook deal! It’s for my upcoming flash fiction collection Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion. What else is still possible in this ever-changing fascinating publishing world? Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales…
