Laura Grothaus is a writer and artist living in Baltimore.
Her work has been featured by BUST, The Cincinnati Review, Ninth Letter, Pleiades, and Fairytale Review. It has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and garnered awards internationally, from Poetry in Pubs in Bath, England to the Nazim Hikmet Poetry Competition in Cary, North Carolina to a Creativity Grant from the Maryland State Arts Council. Her writing has been supported by workshops including Tin House–and scholarships from the Sewanee Writers' Conference, and the Kenyon Writers Workshop. She's a recurring artist-in-residence at the Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Center.
Collaborations are key to her practice. As a teacher, she’s partnered with kindergarteners, college students, and everyone in between. Her Baltimore writing workshop for adults has fostered the creation of several full-length manuscripts. She's co-directed plays, illustrated books, performed in train cars, and otherwise made a ruckus.
Find out more about Laura on her website: LauraGrothaus.com or on Instagram @laura_e_grothaus
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