AUTHOR
Educator
advocate
AUTHOR
Educator
advocate
AUTHOR
AUTHOR
Nora Shalaway Carpenter’s fiction has been named to NPR’s and Kirkus Reviews's Best of the Year lists, praised in the New York Times and People, and won the Green Earth Book Award, the Whippoorwill Award, and the Nautilus Book Award. She holds an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and teaches at the Highlight Foundation’s prestigious Whole Novel Workshop. A dynamic & sought-after speaker with an invisible disability, she routinely presents at conferences, universities, and events around the country.
Quick Bio
I only wish I'd written it myself.
Riveting
& real, including the magic.
Fault Lines is…
– HAN NOLAN,
National Book Award winning author of Dancing on the Edge
This collection of stories will save lives
I'm not exaggerating...
– John Schu,
People
Hand to
fans of
John Green immediately.
- Booklist
My Substack is where I share essays, reflections, and glimpses of life in all its grit and grace. Sometimes it's about writing, parenting, place, or the quiet work of healing. Sometimes it's just showing up with honesty.
This is a space for connection, not perfection. I’m glad you’re here.
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