About

Laura Schmitt’s work can be found in the New England Review, The Pinch, Boulevard, Indiana ReviewThe Florida Review, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the New England Review‘s Award for Emerging Writers and received a Hedgebrook residency. Laura was born in Southern California, has roots in Hawai’i and the Midwest, and currently lives in Los Angeles, where she is at work on a novel and a collection of stories.

Photo: Inta Krukle

Published Work

We’ll Meet in the Wilderness, New England Review | Read an excerpt | Hear an excerpt
(Pushcart Prize nominee)

First Person, The Pinch | Read the story

Something with Wings, Indiana Review

Snow Mountain, New England Review | Read the story
(Pushcart Prize nominee)

Evidence of GOD, The Florida Review

Amongst the Calphrygians, The Chaffin Journal
(Pushcart Prize nominee)

Happy Family Plan, Boulevard

Awards

Finalist, New England Review‘s Award for Emerging Writers
Writer-in-Residence, Hedgebrook
Finalist, Artist-in-Residence, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park
Willapa Bay Artist-in-Residence (declined)

Contact

Instagram: @schmittpod

Bluesky: @schmittpod.bsky.social