Saralee Perel
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Saralee Perel
Award-winning Author and Nationally Syndicated Columnist
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"The Dog Who Walked Me"
It's about my dog who became my caregiver after I suffered a major spinal cord injury, the devastation of rebuilding my marriage, and my cat who kept me sane throughout.
To read the column from which the story was born, please click here.
____________________"I believe your words bring hope, understanding, tolerance, and laughter to all who read them. I thank you!"
Nancy Grenda, Pocasset, MA
"The genius you have for writing in your authentic voice always knocks my socks off."
Dr. Jack L. Berezov, College of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ
"The most beautiful writing you'll ever read. I'm not sure how she does it. Her story puts a tear in your eye and gives you that sixth sense chill down your spine at the same time!"
Rob Gerth, Director of Online Communications, The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.
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Nancy Grenda, Pocasset, MA
"The genius you have for writing in your authentic voice always knocks my socks off."
Dr. Jack L. Berezov, College of Saint Elizabeth, Convent Station, NJ
"The most beautiful writing you'll ever read. I'm not sure how she does it. Her story puts a tear in your eye and gives you that sixth sense chill down your spine at the same time!"
Rob Gerth, Director of Online Communications, The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.
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My agent is currently representing me for my first non-fiction book.
"The Dog Who Walked Me"
It's about my dog who became my caregiver after I suffered a major spinal cord injury, the devastation of rebuilding my marriage, and my cat who kept me sane throughout.
To read the column from which the story was born, please click here.
My newspaper column runs regularly in the Cape Cod Times. If you'd like to read my current column, please click here.
I was very happy to be selected for a recent interview in a feature about my writing.
To view it, please click here.
I am honored to be an essayist for The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.
If you would like to view my essays, please
click here.
I am proud to be a new frequent contributor to America's insanely-popular Funny Times newspaper.
My columns were picked up by a wonderful Minnesota weekly newspaper. Eat my dust, Garrison (and Guy Noir).
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My column appeared in the March 15, 2010 issue of WOMAN'S WORLD Magazine.
Additionally, I'm a multiple contributor to Chicken Soup for the Soul, Family Circle Magazine, the Dallas News, The Pet Gazette, OCEAN'S Magazine, and published nationally and internationally in many other publications.
My monthly column appears regularly in New England's award-winning Cape Cod Times Newspaper and I've been nationally syndicated for 13 years with Senior Wire News Service.
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In 1996, I retired my 22 year psychotherapy practice to follow my dream of becoming a writer.
If you've always wanted to write a novel, try sitting down today and writing one sentence. When you go to bed tonight, don't say, "I only wrote one lousy sentence of a novel." Instead say, "I started my novel today!"
Now, let's get to some awards:
In 2005 and again in 2008, my columns won a National Society of Newspaper Columnists award. The NSNC is the largest organization for columnists in the United States.
In December of 2007, I received first place for "Personal Essay" in the North American Mature Publishers Association's annual contest.
My columns received an award in the 2008 New England Associated Press News Executives Association contest.
My first published novel Raw Nerves-A Cape Cod Comedic Thriller, was selected by the American Booksellers Association for BookSense. Out of 10,000 novels submitted monthly, only 30 are selected.
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All of Saralee Perel's columns and essays are copyrighted.
You can reach Saralee at: sperel@SaraleePerel.com or via her contact page.
