Woman of the Hour Is Now Available as Audio Book
My latest book Woman of the Hour is now available as audio book from Tantor Audio. Teri Schnaubelt did an incredible job at reading my stories. Please visit the Tantor Audio site to listen to a sample, the story “Playground.”…
Author Event: Book Reading in Christchurch
As a writer in residence at the Arts Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand, I will read from my collection Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion. Date: Tuesday 3 March, 2026 Time: 5.30pm – 6.30pm Venue: Cloisters…
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.
Dear Samantha Hunt: An Open Letter
Write or Die Magazine published my essay "Dear Samantha Hunt: An Open Letter," on synchronicities, ghost books, dead fathers, and the connections we feel as authors between one another.
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.
