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Philip Schultz

Philip Schultz is the author of eight poetry collections, including Luxury and the Pulitzer Prize–winning Failure. The founder of The Writers Studio, he has been teaching creative writing since 1971. He lives in East Hampton, New York.

Philip Schultz

Philip Schultz is the author of eight poetry collections, including Luxury and the Pulitzer Prize–winning Failure. The founder of The Writers Studio, he has been teaching creative writing since 1971. He lives in East Hampton, New York.

Books by Philip Schultz

  • The Wherewithal: A Novel in Verse

    Philip Schultz

    Hardback, 2014

    “One of the strongest literary renditions of the Shoah I know.”—Saul Friedlander, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Years of Extermination
  • My Dyslexia

    Philip Schultz

    Hardback, 2011

    An inspiring memoir of a Pulitzer Prize winner’s triumph over disability.
  • My Dyslexia

    Philip Schultz

    Paperback, 2012

    “A success story . . . proof that one can rise above the disease and defy its so-called limitations on the brain.”—Daily Beast
  • The Wherewithal: A Novel in Verse

    Philip Schultz

    Paperback, 2015

    “Gripping, eloquent, moving, this is a powerful tale about what remains hidden and/or unspeakable in history.” —Elie Wiesel
  • Luxury: Poems

    Philip Schultz

    Paperback, 2019

    With humour, irony and celebration, Luxury explores the comfort and sustenance of life, the bittersweet clarity of ageing and the anxiety of existence.
  • My Dyslexia

    Philip Schultz

    E Book, 2012

    “A success story . . . proof that one can rise above the disease and defy its so-called limitations on the brain.”—Daily Beast
  • The Wherewithal: A Novel in Verse

    Philip Schultz

    E Book, 2014

    “One of the strongest literary renditions of the Shoah I know.”—Saul Friedlander, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Years of Extermination
  • Luxury: Poems

    Philip Schultz

    E Book, 2018

    “Compelling. . . . [Schultz’s] works are replete with insights and nuggets of wisdom.”— Washington Post
  • Comforts of the Abyss: The Art of Persona Writing

    Philip Schultz

    Hardback, 2022

    A vivid, intimate, and inspiring exploration of how to write through persona, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning founder of an influential writing school.
  • Comforts of the Abyss: The Art of Persona Writing

    Philip Schultz

    E Book, 2022

    A vivid, intimate, and inspiring exploration of how to write through persona, from the Pulitzer Prize–winning founder of an influential writing school.