Suzette Mullen

Creative Nonfiction Writer

Lancaster , PA
Pennsylvania US

Author's Bio

Suzette Mullen is a speaker, book coach, and the author of The Only Way Through Is Out (University of Wisconsin Press, 2024), which was named a “most anticipated” release by Lambda Literary, chosen as a SELF magazine book club pick, and described by Foreword Reviews as “an emotive memoir that issues a stirring call to women to choose self-actualization.” In 2024, she was named one of Poets & Writers “5 Over 50” debut authors. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, today. com, and Brevity, among other outlets. Suzette’s coaching superpower is helping writers find their deeper stories and define their big ideas. A graduate of Wellesley College and Harvard Law School, Suzette is working on her next memoir, currently titled After the Leap. Find out more about Suzette, her books, and her coaching at yourstoryfinder.com.
 

Publications & Prizes

Book:
The Only Way Through Is Out (University of Wisconsin Press, 2024)
Prizes won: 

Zibby Awards: Best Book for the Strong Woman; Best Book for Coming of Middle or Old Age

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Ann Patchett Elizabeth Strout
What I'm reading now: 
Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
LGBTQ
Prefers to work with: 
LGBTQ, Women
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
New Rochelle, NY
New York
Raised in: 
New Rochelle, NY
New York
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Last update: May 30, 2025