Cassie Premo Steele's newest novel is the environmental novel, Beaver Girl, chosen as the 2024 One Book, One Community selection for the City of Columbia, South Carolina. Past authors honored by the program include the novelists Pat Conroy, Lee Smith, Carla Damron, Min Jin Lee, and Leonard Pitts, Jr.
The author of 19 books, including 3 novels and 7 books of poetry, her poetry has won many awards and been nominated 8 times for the Pushcart Prize. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
An environmental poet, novelist, and essayist, her writing focuses on the themes of trauma, healing, creativity, and mindfulness, and she works as a writing coach and teaches classes on these themes online and in person.
For the past six years, she has led free seasonal Forest Wellness Journaling Workshops at Congaree National Park, and she is part of a team of diverse women who published OLD GROWTH: An Anthology Inspired by Congaree National Park, which contains poetry, essays, fiction, photography, art, music, and interactive exhibits by over 60 contributors from all over the country, the proceeds of which will help preserve this unique region named as a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere Region.
"Still Here" is her monthly column for The Post and Courier's Free Times, which highlights the wild and rural places across the state of South Carolina, where she lives with her wife.
The author of 19 books, including 3 novels and 7 books of poetry, her poetry has won many awards and been nominated 8 times for the Pushcart Prize. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
An environmental poet, novelist, and essayist, her writing focuses on the themes of trauma, healing, creativity, and mindfulness, and she works as a writing coach and teaches classes on these themes online and in person.
For the past six years, she has led free seasonal Forest Wellness Journaling Workshops at Congaree National Park, and she is part of a team of diverse women who published OLD GROWTH: An Anthology Inspired by Congaree National Park, which contains poetry, essays, fiction, photography, art, music, and interactive exhibits by over 60 contributors from all over the country, the proceeds of which will help preserve this unique region named as a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Biosphere Region.
"Still Here" is her monthly column for The Post and Courier's Free Times, which highlights the wild and rural places across the state of South Carolina, where she lives with her wife.
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