QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life

Marion Roach Smith

mroachsmith2@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on the writing life, craft, and the working processes of published writers across genres. PR agencies could credibly pitch authors, illustrators, writing educators, and literary professionals with substantial publication records, notable books, or specialized expertise; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need established professional credentials but need not be major celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 169

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 3.5k followers

Contact Information

mroachsmith2@gmail.com

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Host

Marion Roach Smith - Author of The Memoir Project and a specialist in memoir writing and the writing life.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Published authors, illustrators, writing educators, and literary professionals with books, substantial journal or magazine publication, or recognized experience in their field.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Publication in respected literary journals or magazines, Writing or illustration for established publishers and media brands, Teaching or leading writing programs

Recent Guest Discussions

Jed Alexander - Writing And Illustrating Children's And Middle-grade Books; Developing A Creative Career Across Publishing And Commercial Illustration.

Davin Malasarn - Writing Fiction And Developing A Debut Novel; Publishing Literary Work In Journals And With A Major Imprint.

Recent Topics

Writing, Memoir, Fiction, Nonfiction, Publishing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
QWERTY: A Podcast for Writers on How to Live the Writing Life
:

Ep. 168 Hillary Plattner

July 10, 2026

Hilary Plattner is a writer of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her debut memoir, The Momma Puzzle, was shortlisted for the Santa Fe Writers Project Literary Awards, and named a finalist for the Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Book Awards. She holds an MFA in fiction writing from Columbia University and has taught writing at The New School. Previously, she founded and directed Brooklyn Writers, a community-based writing program. Her writing has been published in numerous literary journals...

Ep. 167 Jed Alexander

June 26, 2026

Jed Alexander is the author of The Fairy Tale Color Collection, a series of children’s books that begins with the wordless 2018 book Red, the follow-up 2022 book, Gold, and the third book in that series, Olive. His clients have included SpongeBob Comics, Cricket Magazine, Writer's Digest and The Children's Book Council. His new book is The Black Market, a Middle Grade book which he wrote and illustrated recently published by Union Square Kids. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by t...

Ep. 166 Davin Malasarn

June 12, 2026

Davin Malasarn is a writer an author whose work has appeared in The Los Angeles Review, Rosebud, Opium Magazine, SmokeLong Quarterly and other journals in print and online. His debut novel, The Outer Country, is just out from One World/Random House. The QWERTY podcast is brought to you by the book The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. Read it, and begin your own journey to writing what you know. To learn more, join The Memoir Project free newsletter li...

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