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Sonya Huber

Sonya Huber
Sonya Huber is the author of five books, including the essay collection Pain Woman Takes Your Keys, and Other Essays from a Nervous System. Her other books include Opa Nobody, Cover Me: A Health Insurance Memoir, The Evolution of Hillary Rodham Clinton and a textbook, The Backwards Research Guide for Writers. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Creative Nonfiction, Brevity, and other outlets. She teaches at Fairfield University and directs Fairfield’s Low-Residency MFA Program.


If You’re Struggling to Write, Lead with Voice

Sonya Huber on Defining Voice and How to Use It
September 1, 2022  By Sonya Huber
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8 Great Novels That Take Place Over the Course of a Day

Sonya Huber Recommends Virginia Woolf, Ian McEwan, Bernadette Mayer, and More
October 19, 2021  By Sonya Huber
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The Three Words That Almost Ruined Me As a Writer: ‘Show, Don’t Tell’

Sonya Huber: "Tell. Tell me everything."
September 27, 2019  By Sonya Huber
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Writing With and Through Pain

"The Key is to Not Panic in the Face of this Void"
June 25, 2018  By Sonya Huber
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