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Perhaps this is because 9/11 was one of her central inspirations for the novel. Though she wrote it before the pandemic and set it during World War II, it’s almost eerie how timely the book’s preoccupations match our current moment. Forthcoming on April 6 from Counterpoint Press, The Elephant of Belfast explores grief and resilience, both within a city as well as a person. Even more, her attention and generosity spill onto the page, as you’ll see in her exquisite debut novel. Put simply, Walsh is one of the most thoughtful and giving people I’ve ever met, and I’m certainly not the only one who feels this way. Walsh runs her workshop in a way that, to me, feels both rigorous and nurturing, serious and fun. On top of all that, Walsh teaches a private nine-month writing workshop, which is how I first got to know her. Her own writing has appeared widely in publications such as Longreads, Texas Highways, New York Times Book Review, Story Quarterly, Guernica, and many others. She’s the founder of the nonprofit organization, Austin Bat Cave, which offers writing programs to children and aims to “empower students to find their voices and tell their stories.” Further, she’s worked as a freelance editor and screener for the MFA program at the Michener Center at the University of Texas. In her seventeen years in Texas, Walsh has grown deep roots in the local literary community. Though originally from Michigan and then hailing from New York, S.
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