About Me — Michael Belanger

Michael Belanger

About Me

Michael Belanger is an author and high school history teacher. He is a member of the Westport Writers' Workshop and faculty advisor to Greenwitch, a high school literary magazine that has published talented young writers--including Truman Capote--for over a hundred years. He currently lives in Connecticut.

Excited to be @ctlitfest to join a panel of nominees for the CT Book Award and then another panel about writing for a YA audience. I’ll also be making multiple trips to the food trucks. #ctlitfest @realartways #realartways #thehistoryofjanedoe

New blog post up about my life as a teacher and writer. Inspired by the Connecticut Writing Project, I’m trying to promote more writing in my classes—and in my own life. Link in bio!
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Nothing says congratulations like a cat coyly looking over their shoulder at a book! Through the extremely scientific method of picking names out of a hat, the winners for The History of Jane Doe giveaway have been chosen! Congrats to @ugh_itsizzy @s

The History of Jane Doe paperback is out today and my cats could not be more excited about it!
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Here is my artistic photo of the new paperback of The History of Jane Doe. Notice the intensity of Louisa’s eyes looking at the camera. The curtain draped across the edge of the frame, signifying our limited perspective of time. The way the lig

Pumped for my visit to Ridgefield High School this week. I love the questions students are coming up with. Right now, I think my life is most like a game of Scrabble. I’m constantly looking for the right words but never feel like I have enough

When a manuscript isn’t working on the tenth revision, some people give up. Others get an almond croissant, cappuccino, and look that manuscript in the eye and say, “You will not break me,” all the while ignoring the looks and whisp

To celebrate the new paperback cover of THE HISTORY OF JANE DOE, I’m going to be revealing it in 12 installments, with a fun fact to go along with each new image.
Day 11: In college, I was required to take a rhetoric and composition class. The