Elena Sheppard

Thrilled to announce that my first book is on its way! It is about #cuba and family and the myths and histories that make us who we are. I’m beyond excited to work with @sarahgcantin at @StMartinsPress and of course my amazing agent @alexanderjkane 🇨🇺

Men should be screened for postpartum depression, too - read more from @eleshepp cnn.com/2023/12/20/opi…

‘Nyad’ tells an incredible story, but for any Cuban American it brings pain - read more here from @eleshepp cnn.com/2023/11/04/opi…

@CaitlinKellyNYC So real talk: how are we supposed to make money? I’m at a loss

The incredible drop in journalism pay rates has created a chasm between those with staff jobs and benefits who can afford to tackle deeper, smarter stories and the rest trying to make a $300 per story fee make any sort of economic sense. Can you write 5 a week? Maybe some do.

My newsletter of the week: open.substack.com/pub/elenashepp…

@kristensonday @yahoonz Thanks for sharing!!

I wish more people were talking about this... 'Child care cliff' could see 3.2 million kids lose child care access as federal funds set to expire nz.news.yahoo.com/child-care-cli… via @yahoonz @eleshepp

NBCC member @eleshepp wrote about the audiobook version of Jorge Luis Borges’ "Poems of the Night," narrated by Juanita Devis, for @nytimesbooks: nytimes.com/2023/09/15/boo…

"Dress codes are late to account for these differences of tradition, custom and identity. Generally speaking, they enforce a standard of Whiteness; a conformity that comforts those traditionally in charge," writes @eleshepp. cnn.com/2023/09/20/opi…

Looking for men who became dads after 60 to speak to for a story! DM me if this is you! #olderdad #dadlife #dadafter60 #sourcerequest

View from the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.

It’s #pubday today for #Dulcinea. #historicalfiction

@cusoaalumni @TheCut Thanks for sharing!

#SOAWriting alum Elena Sheppard (20' MFA) @eleshepp published a personal essay titled “The Week Before My Sons Were Born, I Lost My Smile” in @TheCut. Read the full essay: ow.ly/YzNe50NRouH

@BwBernstein @TheCut Thank you!

I wrote about my experience with #bellspalsy for @TheCut

@gilbertjasono this is unhinged

They’ve gotta find this guy a chair that doesn’t make him look like a little boy sitting in daddy’s office

@erinletson @TheCut Thank you ❤️

@eleshepp @TheCut This is so beautiful! 🥹 Also, what an example of an insensitive doctor, arggggh

From @eleshepp Bell’s Palsy Paralyzed My Face a Week Before My Sons’ Birth thecut.com/article/bells-…

Resolution to write more about #Broadway in my newsletter. This week I write about #SweeneyTodd and #TheWanderers elenasheppard.substack.com/p/two-nights-a…

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