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Celia Watson Seupel

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Science Fiction, Poetry, Memoir

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Celia Watson Seupel received her MFA in Poetry and her MS in Journalism from Columbia University, where she also received a Horgan science writing prize. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, CNBC online, Yahoo News, Hudson Valley Magazine, and other publications. After freelancing as a medical writer and writing K-12 educational materials, she served as an Editorial Director for Scholastic and taught writing at NYU. She also worked as a journalist at The Daily Freeman. Celia is author of six books. Her latest is THE GIRL WITH THE SILVER HAIR, a YA dystopian thriller, pub. date June 28, 2025. Find her author’s website and newsletter signup at www.celiawatsonseupel.com. Instagram and TikTok @writing_in_the_woods ...more

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	Girl with the Silver Hair (The Samson Project, #1) 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eating the Shadow: A Memoir of Loss And Recovery by C.L. Watson, Celia Watson Seupel (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Performing Arts liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Business, Finance, and Government Administration it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Night Feet 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Drum and the Melody 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1997 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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