Susan Moon

Background

Moon, Susan was born on November 2, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Edward Ryerson and Alice Clay (Judson) Hayes.

Education

Bachelor, Harvard University, 1964. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1967.

Career

Founding editor, Open Books Press, Berkeley, California, since 1978; teacher writing, St. Mary's College, Moraga, California, 1988-1995; editor Turning Wheel, Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Berkeley, California, since 1990. Independent writing teacher, since 1990.

Achievements

• Susan Moon has been listed as a notable writer, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi

    (Tofu Roshi-the fictional "Dear Abby" of Zen Buddhism-coun...)

  • Risking Peace: Why We Sat in the Road
  • The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi by Moon, Susan (2001) Paperback
  • { THE LIFE AND LETTERS OF TOFU ROSHI } Moon, Susan Ichi Su ( AUTHOR ) Dec-19-1988 Paperback
  • The Life and Letters of Tofu Roshi -- First 1st Edition, with a Foreword By Gahan Wilson

Membership

Board of directors Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, Illinois, since 1988, Western States Legal Foundation, Oakland, California, 1984-1990. Vice president San Francisco Zen Center. Member National Writers Union.

Interests

• Avocations: study of Zen Buddhism, hiking, classical music.

Connections

Married Peter Igor deLissovoy, June 4, 1966 (divorced June 1973). Children: Noah Peter, Sandy Blue.

Father:

Edward Ryerson Hayes

Mother:

Alice Clay (Judson) Hayes

Spouse:

Peter Igor deLissovoy

child:

Noah Peter Moon

child:

Sandy Blue Moon