Laurie Lathem

Laurie Lathem writes fiction, essays, and plays. Her work appears or is forthcoming in The New England Review, Cream City Review, The Plentitudes Journal, About Place Journal, and others. She has been awarded a 2026 Trout Lily Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center and was longlisted for the 2026 Disquiet Fiction Contest. Her story, “Dildo Story,” won third place in the 2025 Plentitudes Prize in Fiction. She is at work on a collection of short stories.