Steve Schafer

Author of the thought-provoking and gripping young adult novel The Border      

ABOUT STEVE SCHAFER

Steve Schafer has a masters in international studies from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Wharton. He has lived, worked, studied, volunteered and/or traveled to over 65 countries. His debut novel The Border was released in 2017. The novel addresses the topic of immigration from an empathetic perspective and was a finalist for the 2019 Joan F. Kaywell Books Save Lives Award. Since the release of The Border, Steve has spoken at a more than a dozen schools, across a wide array of academic levels—universities, high schools, and middle schools. Steve’s talks are designed to help students understand the impact of story on culture and inspire them to turn their life passion into story.  

​For more on Steve Schafer, please visit www.steveschaferauthor.com.

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• How Story Impacts Culture - Steve Schafer discusses why he wrote The Border, the power of stories to impact people, and what he learned from writing the novel.
• Writing with Passion - Steve Schafer discusses his inspiration for writing The Border, delves into the writing process and challenges of writing a novel, and shares writing advice.

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