Spotlight On: Roberta Allen

Roberta Allen is an author, artist, teacher and coach, who has helped thousands of people. Her books include The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself: A Creative Workbook to Inspire Self-Discovery, and The Playful Way to Serious Writing, both published by Houghton Mifflin.

Free Playful Way Exercises
Download Exercises from The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself. (Pages 44-45 and 172-173)

She is also the author of two story collections, praised by The New York Times Book Review, a novel and a novella-in-stories, praised by the Village Voice, a travel memoir and a writing guide, both selections of the Quality Paperback Book Club. She is on the faculty of New School University, has taught in the writing program at Columbia University, and in many private workshops. She is also a visual artist who has exhibited worldwide, with work in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Photo: Eugenia Louis.

More About Roberta Allen

Roberta Allen's Official Web Site
Latest news, books, and advice from author Roberta Allen. Includes "Ask Roberta" where she answers your questions about writing and creativity, and "Ten Playful Tips to Revision."

Interview with Roberta Allen
An interview with Roberta by Catherine Tudor of One Woman's Writing Retreat.

The Playful Way to Serious Writing
An Anything-Can-Happen Workbook to Inspire and Delight. "For anyone who has ever dreaded the blank page or struggled to find something to write, then agonized over how best to write it, The Playful Way to Serious Writing breaks down writing barriers and frees the writer within."

The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself: A Creative Workbook to Inspire Self-Discovery
A Creative Workbook to Inspire Self-Discovery. A simple, fast, innovative, and fun-filled way to discover yourself. "With The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself, creativity coach Roberta Allen reveals a practical method for changing, or simply enhancing, the way you look at yourself and others."