Sheila Bender

Sheila Bender
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Occupation
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin
Keane College (MAT)
University of Washington (WA)
GenrePoetry, essays, memoir, writing instruction
ChildrenEmily M. Bender[1]
Website
www.writingitreal.com

Sheila Bender (born 1948) is an American poet and essayist, best known for her popular books on writing instruction. She hosts a show on KPTZ in Port Townsend, Washington. Her poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in anthologies, newspapers, and literary magazines around North America, including The Bellingham Review, Northwest Passage, Poetry Northwest, The Seattle Times, and the Women's Studies Quarterly. She lives and works in Port Townsend.

  1. ^ "In Conversation with Emily Menon Bender - Sheila Bender's Writing It Real". June 2023.