How To Write Your Novel In Under 20 minutes: Simon Van Booy at TEDxBrooklyn

Simon is the author of The Secret Lives of People in Love, Love Begins in Winter, Everything Beautiful Began After, and The Illusion of Separateness. He teaches part-time at SVA in Manhattan, and is involved in the Rutgers Early College Humanities Program for young adults living in under-served communities. In 2013, he founded Writers for Children, an organization which helps young people build confidence in their talent. He was a finalist for the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise and his work has been translated into more than fifteen languages. Simon lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.

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