Shari Caudron

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  • Nonfiction
  • Process
Shari Caudron

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Shari Caudron, MA, MFA, is the author of two books: Who Are You People? (winner of the Colorado Book Award and chosen for Entertainment Weekly’s MUST List), and a collection of personal essays, What Really Happened, (named a humor finalist in the Book of the Year Awards).

A career freelancer, Shari has published more than 600 articles and essays in magazines and literary journals; she has also been a restaurant critic and magazine columnist. She’s been a Lighthouse faculty member since 2004 and also teaches at the University of Denver and Arizona State University. She's especially passionate about memoir writing, and works one-on-one as a coach with aspiring book authors.

For more on Shari, visit www.sharicaudron.com or www.thenarrativegroup.com

Shari Caudron's Published Work

Memoir writing

"I worked with Shari extensively for a full year, and she was a tremendously valuable support. Not only did she help develop my skills as a writer, but she also was the sounding board I needed to talk through the challenges particular to telling my story. Without Shari's coaching, I'm not sure my memoir would have ever landed with an agent or publishing house."
~Lynn Hall, author, Caged Eyes: An Air Force Cadet’s Story of Rape and Resilience, Beacon Press, 2017

Shari Caudron's Articles

The Lookout

Truth in Narrative Nonfiction

November 04, 2010

There is great debate today about truth-versus-fiction in works of creative nonfiction.
The Lookout

On Writing and Music

October 21, 2010

I've been working with a musician who's writing a memoir.
The Lookout

Getting Started on the Personal Essay

October 08, 2010

Students tell me one of the reasons they sign up for essay writing workshops (aside from the cheap Zinfandel, garlick