Claire Polders

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    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…

  • Woman of the Hour by Claire Polders
    Author News,  Book: Woman of the Hour

    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.

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    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…

  • Author News,  On Writing and Art

    How The Sacred Lake of Poetry Can Bring Wisdom to Our Prose

    An essay for Brevity on writing hybrids and finding inspiration in poetry.

  • Author News

    What Happens When We Treat Agents and Publishers as Genuine Partners

    It took me an embarrassingly long time to take one crucial step in my writing career.

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    Latest Podcasts, Publications, and More

    Here's what happened and what is scheduled to happen.

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