Rev. Susan Baller-Shepard’s award-winning writing and poetry has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post “On Faith,” Spirituality & Health, Writer’s Digest, and other publications. Susan blogs for the Huffington Post Religion section and for Patheos, and was part of the undergraduate Writer’s Workshop at the University of Iowa. Having worked on international development projects in Haiti, China, Brazil, and England, Susan is a keynote speaker at national and international conferences. She’s co-founder and editor of www.spiritualbookclub.com with its blog of over 190 interviews. Presently she’s completing a non-fiction manuscript and teaching “Major World Religions.”