Clara Silverstein
Instructor
About Clara
Clara Silverstein is the author of the memoir White Girl: A Story of School Desegregation, the historical novel Secrets in a House Divided, and four non-fiction books. A poetry collection is forthcoming in 2025 from Finishing Line Press. A former food writer at the Boston Herald, she has contributed articles to the Boston Globe, Runner's World, Health magazine, and many other periodicals. Her poems have been displayed at Boston City Hall and published in journals including Blackbird and the Paterson Literary Review. She is the former director of the Chautauqua Writers' Center and has taught workshops to adults and teens. She has an M.A. in History from University of Massachusetts Boston, and gives public lectures about history.