From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Caitlin Shetterly
Caitlin Shetterly
Caitlin Shetterly cession Diaries, which told her personal story of struggle
with the Recession, made Shetterly an overnight sensa-
Occupation Writer, Director Actor, Independent Radio tion. Both the audio diaries and her blog inspired her sec-
Producer
ond book, a memoir, Made For You and Me: Going West, Go-
Notable Made for You and Me: Going West, Going Broke, ing Broke, Finding Home (Voice, 2011).
work(s) Finding Home In 2003, Shetterly founded the Winter Harbor Theatre
Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce
Company in Portland, Maine. For the Winter Harbor
www.caitlinshetterly.com Theatre Company, she created the "Letters Series...", a
run of shows aimed at creating dialogue around complex
Caitlin Shetterly (1974-) is a Maine-based author and the- social issues such as the war in Iraq, the Katrina disaster
atre director. She is the Founder and Artistic Director of and gun control. The shows were formed from entirely
the Winter Harbor Theatre Company in Portland, ME. original pieces which Shetterly commissioned from play-
Her parents, the painter Robert Shetterly and author wrights and artists across America. Each show brought
Susan Hand Shetterly, both live in Maine. Her brother, the selected performers and playwrights together for one
Aran Shetterly, also an author, lives in Mexico. week in Maine where they rehearsed and performed.
Caitlin Shetterly graduated from Brown University From 2003 to 2007, Shetterly wrote a bimonthly dat-
with Honors in English and American Literature. Her first ing column called Bramhall Square for the Portland
book, a collection of short stories she edited, was entitled Phoenix newspaper.
Fault Lines: Stories of Divorce and was published in 2001 Shetterly is a frequent contributor to National Public
(Putnam Berkley Group). Radio and has written for the New York Times Magazine,
In the spring of 2008, Shetterly started a blog entitled SheWrites.com, Self Magazine, etc. She has been a contrib-
Passage West chronicling her tumultuous move with her utor to This American Life, Studio 360, WNYC, WAMC , Maine
husband from Maine to Los Angeles, CA . In response to Public Radio, among other public radio outlets.
the 2008 recession, which Shetterly was blogging about, Shetterly lives with her husband, photographer
she was asked to create a series of audio diaries entitled Daniel E. Davis, and their son in Portland, ME.
The Recession Diaries for National Public Radio. The Re- Visit her website at caitlinshetterly.com.
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