<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this installment of our "Editor-on-Call" series, created and hosted by Estelle Erasmus, TEDx Speaker and award-winning author of</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Writing That Gets Noticed</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;"></span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Susan Dabbar—Founder and Editor-in-Chief of PROVOKEDmagazine—joins Estelle for a candid conversation about voice, power, and writing that refuses to play it safe. PROVOKED is a digital publication for midlife women—known for sharp cultural commentary and a strong point of view.</span></p><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this live event, Susan will share:</span></p><ul><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What she looks for in pitches and submissions</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What "bold" really means on the page (and what it doesn't)</span></li><li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How writers can craft essays and features that sharpen the conversation—and get published</span></li></ul><p><picture class="lw_image lw_image145041 lw_align_left"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/500/height/500/145041_Susan_Dabbar_Head_Shot.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/500/height/500/145041_Susan_Dabbar_Head_Shot.rev.1770747058.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/webp" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/gid/77/width/609/height/609/145041_Susan_Dabbar_Head_Shot.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/gid/77/width/609/height/609/145041_Susan_Dabbar_Head_Shot.rev.1770747058.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img width="609" height="609" alt="" data-alt="" data-caption="Susan" src="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/gid/77/width/609/height/609/145041_Susan_Dabbar_Head_Shot.rev.1770747058.jpg" title="Untitled design - 3" data-max-w="1080" data-max-h="1080" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Susan Dabbar</strong> is the Founder and <span class="il">Editor</span>-in-Chief of <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__provokedmagazine.com&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=KQ41zx9RtVUl9hKpho-iFg&m=8HK2VzwTtTCIPdm1uXqgpKBjpFX55DfpRekB3G2hmNYhUybtzAGOJULgRDqR9rdy&s=ExEGEkqQXXeaVnrhbKS_qH4EGn0Nqbnn4KpU-NaOwGA&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__provokedmagazine.com%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ%26r%3DKQ41zx9RtVUl9hKpho-iFg%26m%3D8HK2VzwTtTCIPdm1uXqgpKBjpFX55DfpRekB3G2hmNYhUybtzAGOJULgRDqR9rdy%26s%3DExEGEkqQXXeaVnrhbKS_qH4EGn0Nqbnn4KpU-NaOwGA%26e%3D&source=gmail&ust=1770817586343000&usg=AOvVaw3udY0-ZkLa5dJ20zeEBgIy">PROVOKEDmagazine</a>. A serial entrepreneur, she has designed nuclear submarines, led brand strategy at Disney, played professional poker, and launched multiple successful ventures. Her work centers on visibility, voice, and claiming space in midlife and beyond.</p><p dir="ltr"><picture class="lw_image lw_image145042 lw_align_left"><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/webp" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/500/height/333/145042_EstelleArms.webp 2x, https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/77/width/500/height/333/145042_EstelleArms.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(max-width: 500px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/500/height/333/145042_EstelleArms.rev.1770747098.jpg 2x, https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/3x/gid/77/width/500/height/333/145042_EstelleArms.rev.1770747098.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/webp" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/609/height/406/145042_EstelleArms.webp 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><source media="(min-width: 501px)" type="image/jpeg" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/609/height/406/145042_EstelleArms.rev.1770747098.jpg 2x" data-origin="responsive"/><img width="609" height="406" alt="" data-alt="" data-caption="estelle" src="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/gid/77/width/609/height/406/145042_EstelleArms.rev.1770747098.jpg" title="Crystal Erasmus" srcset="https://events.nyu.edu/live/image/scale/2x/gid/77/width/609/height/406/145042_EstelleArms.rev.1770747098.jpg 2x" data-max-w="1600" data-max-h="1067" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></p><p dir="ltr">  </p><p dir="ltr"><strong>Estelle Erasmus</strong>, an award-winning journalist and 2025 TEDx Speaker, is the author of <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_dp_1608688364_-3Ftag-3Dslatmaga-2D20&d=DwMFaQ&c=slrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ&r=KQ41zx9RtVUl9hKpho-iFg&m=8HK2VzwTtTCIPdm1uXqgpKBjpFX55DfpRekB3G2hmNYhUybtzAGOJULgRDqR9rdy&s=vttN99BuSBE48CPoq3uyX2V7TtW96iOmjdOuCkQRUyA&e=" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u%3Dhttps-3A__www.amazon.com_dp_1608688364_-3Ftag-3Dslatmaga-2D20%26d%3DDwMFaQ%26c%3DslrrB7dE8n7gBJbeO0g-IQ%26r%3DKQ41zx9RtVUl9hKpho-iFg%26m%3D8HK2VzwTtTCIPdm1uXqgpKBjpFX55DfpRekB3G2hmNYhUybtzAGOJULgRDqR9rdy%26s%3DvttN99BuSBE48CPoq3uyX2V7TtW96iOmjdOuCkQRUyA%26e%3D&source=gmail&ust=1770817586343000&usg=AOvVaw0CUMeu3aw6hsScb3L3hPAF">Writing That Gets Noticed</a> (named a "Best Book for Writers" by Poets & Writers Magazine), and host/executive producer of the podcast Freelance Writing Direct. She is an adjunct instructor for NYU's School of Professional Studies/Center for Publishing and Applied Liberal Arts, has written for over 150 publications, including The New York Times, Next Avenue, WIRED, The Independent, The Washington Post, and AARP: The Magazine, and was the <span class="il">editor</span>-in-chief of five national publications. 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