Schachter, Esty

Esty Schachter is a writer and clinical social worker. After her first job at the Massachusetts State Association of the Deaf in Boston, she became a counselor. She has worked extensively with Deaf children in various school settings.

Schachter reviews children's books for "Ithaca Child" and has written poetry and essays for "Mothering", the "Ithaca Journal", "Irving Parent", "Northwest Baby & Child", "Sing Heavenly Muse", and "Response. "Her first book, "Anya's Echoes", was published by Fithian Press.

Schachter lives in Ithaca, New York, with her husband and two sons.