A graduate of The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and of the University of New Mexico, Susan Wider has written for Orion, THE Magazine, The Fourth River, and Wild Hope magazine, among others. Before becoming a full-time writer, she held senior management positions at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, The Santa Fe Institute, and the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute. Earlier in her career she taught American English for the French Chamber of Commerce in Normandy, France and worked as a violinist in several professional chamber and symphony orchestras. It's My Whole Life is her first book. She lives outside Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Awards:
Susan Wider
It's my Whole Life: Charlotte Salomon: An Artist in Hiding During World War II
Winner of the 2022 National Jewish Book Awards for Young Literature
Fall 2022 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Award
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Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Award
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2023 New Mexico – Arizona Book Awards, Winner: Biography
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