Claire Polders

Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Author's Bio

Claire Polders is the author of 6 books and 100+ essays, stories, and book reviews. She was born in the Netherlands, lived in Paris, married an American, and now slow-travels the world. Her latest book Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion is forthcoming from Vine Leaves Press in July 2025.

Find out more at www.clairepolders.com or sign up for her Substack newsletter Wander, Wonder, Write to follow her on her journeys.

Literary agent: 
Marie Lamba

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Journals:
Green Mountains Review
,
Prairie Schooner
,
Slate
,
The Smart Set
,
Tin House

Fiction

Books:
Woman of the Hour: Fifty Tales of Longing and Rebellion (Vine Leaves Press, 2025)
,
A Whale in Paris (Atheneum, 2018)
Journals:
Denver Quarterly
,
Electric Literature
,
Folio
,
Hobart
,
New World Writing
,
SmokeLong Quarterly
,
Superstition Review
,
The Offing
,
TriQuarterly

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
Dutch, English, French
Born in: 
Netherlands
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Last update: Jun 12, 2025