About Me
My Work
Hope Cotter is a writer and poet. She is publishing Thomas Mann's Lost Diaries in July 2027 through She Writes Press. She won the top 20 Personal Essays by Reader's Digest in 2024. She lives in Hopewell, NJ with her three sons and Bengal cat Cheddar and most recently attended Dani Shapiro's White Hart Writing Retreat. Her work has been in included in WILDsound Writing Festival, Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Moonstone Arts Center, Red Door Lit, Wingless Dreamer, Poets Choice's and other publications. She is a graduate of New York University. She is working on memoir about motherhood, marriage, divorce and identity. She loves the smell of old books and new ideas. Follow on Instagram @hope.cotter
My Focus
I strongly feel that life is about storytelling. With every layer we tell, we can become more connected and stronger. I have a keen observation of the human condition as a empath and specifically enjoy focusing on women, family and children.