Meet Sharon Bippus
Sharon Bippus is an award winning writer with over 20 publications. Her short story collection, “This Blue Earth,” won the 2023 Michigan Writers chapbook competition in the area of fiction. Judge Thisbe Nissen said, “Sharon Bippus is a writer of extraordinary talent and self-possession.”
This Blue Earth
“What a delight to explore the worlds and characters of these stories! I found myself wanting to read sentences aloud as I came across them, wondrous turns of phrase, perfectly pitched captures of voice, tiny little jokes that made me snort with laughter, followed by lines that just broke my heart in their plainspoken truth and wisdom. This earth is a blue earth—in its oceans and its heartbreak and cloudy nostalgia, and in the blues Callie’s singing for those old River Junction days. I’d follow Callie’s voice across all the red-line interstate miles of the map and beyond! I feel such confidence in these stories and these voices. Sharon Bippus is a writer of extraordinary talent and self-possession.”
The stories in this collection center on women exploring mysteries in their lives: how common experiences can have new meaning, how generations can have connection, and how certain things can never be understood or explained.
Buy Your Copy
Sharon’s award-winning chapbook is now available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and your local bookstore.
Sharon Bippus On the Air with WMUK’s Story Beat
Exciting News! Sharon recently appeared on WMUK’s Story Beat, a program dedicated to writers, artists, and creative journeys.
In this engaging interview, Sharon shares insights into her writing life, the validation of being recognized as a “writer with a capital W,” her role as administrator for the Kalamazoo Writers Disorganization, and her current work on a novel.
Listen to the full interview here:
Hypertext Magazine Interview
Finding Your Prowess, Feeling Your Worth: An Interview with Sharon Bippus, Michigan Writers Cooperative Press Chapbook Winner
Explore the literary journey of Sharon Bippus as she delves into the art of storytelling, chronicling her award-winning chapbook ‘This Blue Earth’ in an exclusive interview with Hypertext Magazine.
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