Gateless Writing Pop-Up Salon

About Suzanne Kingsbury

Suzanne Kingsbury is the founder of Gateless Writing, a worldwide literary arts organization based on the principles of ancient Zen and creative brain science. Gateless Retreats, the Gateless Academy, the Gateless Teacher Training and her personal mentorship have been catalysts for writers who have found themselves on bestseller lists, represented by New York’s most seasoned literary agencies, acquired by the bastions of publishing and profiled by the largest media outlets in the world.  

Suzanne was awarded a Fulbright scholarship in her mid-twenties to study Buddhism in Sri Lanka, where she found the pathway between meditation and creative writing. In her late twenties, Suzanne was invited to study novel writing with Frank Conroy, the (late) director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, who encouraged her to quit her job and commit her life to writing. She went on to win the Oxford Town Fiction Prize, and her first two novels were published by Scribner, reached bestseller status, were translated widely abroad and optioned for film. 

Suzanne received her MFA in Creative Writing and the Literary Arts at Bennington College where she studied the confluence of ancient Zen and creative brain science and created Gateless Writing, a method and a movement that pushes through creative blocks to a landscape of unprecedented creative genius, and helps writers reach the zenith of their power on the page. Suzanne’s work has been profiled in The Guardian, Los Angeles Times, Rolling Stone (European edition), People Magazine, O Magazine, Ms. Magazine and many more.  

She splits her time between her home on the coast of Connecticut and an apartment shared by other Gateless teachers in New York City. She runs Gateless Teacher Trainings and Retreats for writers all over the world. She considers her home anywhere that Gateless writers live and write.

About Rose Andrez

Rose Andrez is a Gateless Trained Teacher, a dynamic trainer and inspirational speaker bringing over 20 years of experience to her clients. She has conducted her programs in holistic centers, major corporations, hospitals, non-profit organizations and women’s groups across the Northeast. Rose’s expertise is in presentation/communication skills, self-care/stress management and emotional intelligence. She combines her extensive experience in body-mind integration and alternative healing with supporting others in understanding their life story to cultivate an authentic life. 

She was trained by Ilana Rubenfeld in a three-year professional training program, The Rubenfeld Synergy Method. Rose’s story was published in the book, Healing Journeys – The Power of Rubenfeld Synergy edited by Vicki Mechner.

Rose has written her first solo show, Lost In Suburbia: The Demise of the Domestic Diva. It’s about one woman’s risky adventure with the heart of suburbia and the surprising revelation she makes along the way, both about herself, and what it really means to be “home.”

Rose loves to sing! She has performed in a variety of NYC venues and has recorded two CD’s, “Lucky Woman” and “I Got A Man” with Verex Entertainment. She had the privilege of working with Grammy Award-winning engineer, Dae Bennett who recorded and mixed the single “Wonderful.”

Rose resides in Edgewater, NJ with her wonderful husband, Greg. They enjoy travel, music and spending time with their 17 nieces and nephews! She is an advocate for mental health and has been involved in fundraising efforts and connecting with policymakers with the National Association on Mental Illness in NYC. Rose is in the process of writing her first memoir about almost losing her life to mental illness and will be combining that with her advocacy work.