Hillary DePiano is a playwright, fiction and non-fiction author best known for fantastically funny fairy tales, surprisingly sweet slapstick and unrelentingly upbeat writing advice. With over two dozen plays for everyone from pre-schoolers and up, she’s been honored to have her work performed in schools and theatres around the world.

A consummate cheerleader for writers at every experience level, Hillary teaches a variety of workshops and writing classes on everything from storycraft to marketing and beyond. She also teaches eBay, e-commerce and selling online under the name T. W. Seller (TheWhineSeller.com). 

For more information about her books, plays, and blogs or for the schedule of upcoming events and workshops, visit HillaryDePiano.com.

 

Memberships

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Awards

  • 2002 C. Willard Smith Award for Creativity in Theatre for writing and directing The Love of Three Oranges

  • 2001 Julia Fonville Smithson Memorial Prize for The Author

  • 2001 West Branch Literary Prize for Fiction for The Author

Author Anxiety: On dealing with bad reviews

Author Anxiety: On dealing with bad reviews

When you've poured your heart and soul into a writing project over months to years, it hurts to hear someone speak negatively about it. That's just human nature. You can't please everyone. In fact, the surest way to fail at any kind of creative work is to try. Even...

From the mailbag: Use a pen name or publish under your real name?

From the mailbag: Use a pen name or publish under your real name?

Some quick business before we begin: If you're local, I'm doing an intro to writing talk at the Parsippany Library this Saturday, September 26 at 1 pm. It's free of charge, but you do need to register ahead of time to reserve your place here. Speaking of local events,...

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