Sue Poveromo

About me…

I grew up in Richmond, Virginia, with two sisters and three brothers in a happy home that was filled with love, books and music. My selfless parents raised the six of us to live by old-fashioned values.

Nevertheless, I was strong-willed. From time to time, while I was in Catholic elementary school, the nuns gave me hand whacks with a hefty ‘board of education,’ long before that sort of thing was outlawed.

My validation for self-expression came later in public high school from an English teacher. He gave non-traditional assignments like ‘wade in a creek and write about how it feels.’ Finally, my unique feelings mattered, and I had a special way to share them.

Initially unclear about my career path, I studied at three different colleges before earning my liberal arts degree with a focus on communications. I have been an advertising copywriter, a news and features writer, the editor of an employee magazine and a communications editor. Above all, I am proudest of being a mom.

I now write about life, love, loss, motherhood, joys, struggles and survival, as I pursue publishing my debut novel and a children’s book.

When I’m not writing? Reading a wonderful book, sipping on hot tea, taking walks and photographs, spending time with friends and family, traveling and experiencing all things creative enriches my life.

Presently, I reside in Midlothian, Va., just west of Richmond and have fond memories of living in Charleston, S.C., for ten years.

Official Bio

Sue Poveromo is an accomplished writer who has earned multiple honors for her news and feature stories, essays and columns. She was recognized as a finalist in a REDBOOK /Cup of Comfort short story competition and won the first-place award in a (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier essay contest.

Her stories have appeared in the Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch, a Virginia Business magazine and other newspapers and magazines.

Sue, who lives in Midlothian, Va., is an honors graduate of the University of Richmond but is proudest of being a mom.

She writes about life, love, loss, motherhood, joys, struggles and survival - themes that are woven into her debut novel for which she is presently seeking representation.

“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.”

-ANAIS NIN