Catherine Wald

category: Literary,


Artist Statement

Catherine Wald's poetry has been published as a chapbook ("Distant, burned-out stars" Finishing Line Press, 2011, and in numerous journal including American Journal Of Nursing, Jewish Literary Journal and Westchester Review. She' the author of "The Resilient Writer: Tales of Rejection and Triumph from 23 Top Authors" (Persea Books 2005), winner of a 2006 Outstanding Book Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.  she is also the translator from the French of Valery Larbaud's Childish Things (Sun & Moon 2004).

Cathy teaches creative writing, memoir, poetry, self-promotion, publication and other aspects of the creative process. She also has 20-plus years' experience as a corporate editor, writer and project manager.


Educational Background

Barnard College, cum laude, with Prize for French literature