A writer, a vision, a journey: a conversation with Susan Tiberghien
Venue: Online via Zoom
Date: February 20, 2021
This episode with Susan Tiberghien took place on Saturday, February 20 , 2021 and you may watch the video here:
Through this new series of in depth conversations with Arab and international authors, arabworldbooks.com aims to explore the vision, motivation, process, and of course, the outcomes of a writer's journey. These conversations will, hopefully, shed some light on the values and experiences that are common to writers and readers across the world, while taking into account their respective idiosyncrasies and cultural specificities.
We launched this series with a conversation with Australian/Austrian author Sylvia Petter. Our second was with Egyptian writer Dr. Reem Bassiouney and we are delighted to have Swiss-based American author Susan Tiberghien with us on our third episode.
Susan is an outstanding writer who has inspired readers across the globe. Founder of the successful Geneva Writers Group, she has encouraged and mentored thousands of writers from numerous cultural backgrounds, bridging divides and stressing our spiritual and human commonalities.
The discussion will be conducted in English and moderated by Egyptian novelist Mohamed Tawfik.
Read more about Susan Tiberghien, her books, and her writing here.
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Chat messages sent on February 20 th 2021 during the Zoom Conversation with Susan Tiberghien
18:50:18 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Good evening
18:50:48 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : fine
18:50:51 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Thanks
19:01:54 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Hello everyone
19:02:07 From Karen Leggett to Amani Amin(Direct Message) : Hello Amani - what a delight to see you even in this way!!
19:02:41 From Hanan A to Everyone : Hello everyone ?
19:02:49 From Amani Amin to Karen Leggett(Direct Message) : lovely to see all of you
19:03:13 From Andréa Watts to Everyone : Hi, I’m Andréa in Paris. First time participating in your talks and eager to hear you.
19:03:25 From Amani Amin to Karen Leggett(Direct Message) : lovely to see u karen
19:06:06 From Hala El-Badry to Everyone : Hi, I am Hala El Badry
19:06:53 From Angela Brett to Everyone : everyone who is not talking and not using earphones, please mute, so we don’t have an echo :)
19:09:25 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Thank you
19:14:04 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : It's ok
19:15:37 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : wonderful
19:16:00 From Andréa Watts to Everyone : I find this inspiring :-)
19:18:11 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : That's awesome
19:18:39 From Soumaia zakzouk to Everyone : good evening
19:22:10 From Omneya Ibrahim to Everyone : a wonderful night. thank you Mohamed for this opportunity to meet your mentor
19:22:47 From Omneya Ibrahim to Everyone : she is talking about very rich social life
19:25:06 From Kristina Schellinski to Everyone : I met you, Susan, when you led the American Women’s Club Writing Workshop and you were a great teacher and so open to all of who met there, from many different origins, inspiring creativity and openness and community
19:31:36 From Andréa Watts to Everyone : The subject of going back to Mother tongue and the fear of losing it resonates for me. I often wonder if « living in a different language » we change our personality.
19:37:03 From Omneya Ibrahim to Everyone : motherhood is a wonderful rich inspiration that you practice from different facets
19:37:52 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : I agree with you Omneya Ibrahim
19:40:52 From Sylvia Petter to Everyone : I am forever grateful to Susan for giving me the “right” to write.
19:49:06 From dlnel to Everyone : I doubt if I had not had Susan as a mentor starting in 1993, I would ever have been able to write all I have written. And I am equally sure she as well as the Geneva Writers Group gave me the tools to find publishers as well as to handle the rejections that are a part of becoming a published writer. The GWG and Susan opened a cross-cultural world that helped me grow as a writer and as a person. Thank you Susan.
19:51:01 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : I have a question if you please
19:53:07 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : We see in the American movies that a writer often has an assistant who helps in giving some ideas or just helping in completing the writing process.
19:53:25 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Does Susan do something like that?
19:57:03 From Kristina Schellinski to Everyone : As a Jungian analyst, I would like to say that Susan’s books and workshops have not only been inspired by Jung’s works but Susan is giving back, here too, as Susan is teaching at Jungian Institutes and Societies and thus has been helping workshop participants to deepen their connection with soul
19:57:52 From mahmoud khaled to Everyone : how to join Geneva writers group?
19:59:03 From dlnel to Everyone : I remember an oped you wrote Susan about living in two languages.
20:01:02 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Thanks a lot Asmahan
20:01:20 From 5406043924 to Everyone : dear all. thank you. I have to leave.
20:01:36 From Asmahan Abu alasaad to Everyone : You are welcome
20:04:02 From Andréa Watts to Everyone : I am grateful for the light you are shining Susan. Thank you.
20:04:37 From Omneya Ibrahim to Everyone : diversity is a new challenge, today
20:05:08 From Hala El-Badry to Everyone : where is Fawzia Asad?
20:06:12 From Kathy Bijleveld to Everyone : To join the GWG, I would suggest you look at its website : genevawritersgroup.com and you’ll easily find out how to join… a wonderful, inspiring and active group of writers
20:07:09 From Andréa Watts to Everyone : And thank you Mohamed Tawfik for hosting. I appreciate the way you explore Susan’s experience in the way you question.
20:07:34 From mahmoud khaled to Everyone : Thank you Kathy, what do you like the most in GWG
20:08:27 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : That's Great
20:08:56 From suzannebruning to Everyone : Always so full of essential information and practical advice to see light and need to share our voices in our life and to share creativity with others thank you so much Susan.
20:09:07 From Kathy Bijleveld to Everyone : Susan’s role, impact and inspiration is still very present in this international, english-language writers group - we are all grateful to her
20:09:14 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Thanks for answering. I appreciate it.
20:11:51 From Kristina Schellinski to Everyone : and writing can let you hear what souls is saying to you…
20:11:56 From Omneya Ibrahim to Everyone : amazing ? fact to declare: writers are lonely. so true .the surrounding usually not interested to here , what we write. only who are interested to here
20:12:20 From Kathy Bijleveld to Everyone : I have personally learned a lot from the monthly workshops and the GWG Conference (every two years) that gathers writers and professional writing instructors .
20:12:38 From mahmoud khaled to Everyone : Thank you very much Susan
20:12:43 From Angela Brett to Everyone : http://genevawritersgroup.org
20:13:04 From Andréa Watts to Everyone : thank you Angela
20:14:47 From Kathy Bijleveld to Everyone : Yes, sorry, it is genevawritersgroup.org
20:16:49 From mahmoud khaled to Everyone : what are the secrets of successful, long term, marriage?
20:18:13 From Andréa Watts to Everyone : Personally I don’t feel lonely when I write because the words and the images they conjure are are my companions.
20:23:56 From mahmoud khaled to Everyone : Thank you much Susan, Insha'Allah i will follow your recipe, when i marry
20:24:15 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Has any of your books been translated into Arabic?
20:24:44 From Kristina Schellinski to Everyone : thank you Mohamed, thank you Susan, thank you all, I will have to go, it was a great meeting and discussion, great homage to Susan’s work
20:24:53 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : I'm asking because I am a translator.
20:26:01 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : How can I have the permission to that?
20:27:07 From Andréa Watts to Everyone : Which publisher in france?
20:27:15 From Asmahan Abu alasaad to Everyone : Thanks Suzan for your great discussion
20:28:13 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Thank you so much
20:29:23 From Andréa Watts to Everyone : Listening to Susan this evening has been one of the most valuable moments in my life. Thank you.
20:30:06 From Wallis’ iPad to Everyone : thank you so much. My battery is dropping. Wonderful conversation. wallis
20:33:35 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Thanks a million Hala
20:34:06 From Bob to Everyone : Hi Susan - lovely as always - thank you.
20:34:14 From Mai Sayed to Everyone : Thanks a million to you all
20:34:20 From بشاير الرويعي to Everyone : thank you
Mai Sayed - 3 years ago
It was an amazing, fruitful and beneficial discussion.
I really appreciate the great efforts of the Arab World Books toward the Arab readers.
Thanks a lot.