Lizzie Simon
Writer. Editor. Producer.
Lizzie Simon has had a prolific career as a poignant and funny memoirist, essayist, journalist, TV writer, editor, public speaker and producer. She has a natural gift for teaching, editing and inspiring writers to do their best work, and has built a community of students, authors, journalists, playwrights and tv and screenwriters committed to bracing and beautiful stories.
Writer’s Retreat 2026
Lizzie leads an annual retreat for reading, writing, wandering away from the distractions of every day life.
Since my own memoir, Detour, was published, I have led students through a series of classes that teach craft, inspire courage and ease writers into writing for a small chunk of time every day. I think that writing is good for the brain, and that writing amongst supportive writers can become a kind of paradise.