Clara Silverstein is the author of four books, a blogger about historic recipes at
heritagerecipebox.com, and a long-time writer in the Boston area. She has taught at Grub Street, Inc., consulted with individual writers, and worked with young adults as a tutor and at the Books of Hope literacy empowerment program. From 2008 to 2017, she directed the Chautauqua Writers' Center, which sponsors creative writing workshops and author programs at the Chautauqua Institution.