Laura T. Jensen

1148 Fearrington Post
Fearrington Village
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-545-9610/9607
prosebylaura@gmail.com

Laura and Tom
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A writer of fiction and creative non-fiction, Laura is a member of the North Carolina Writers’ Network and is a frequent reader at Open Mike at McIntyre’s Book Store. Interested in continuing to hone her craft, Laura has attended numerous writing workshops including: Finding The Story, UNC-CH Friday Center; Diary Writing, Chatham Community College; Personal Essay Writing, Sheila Bender; Amherst Writers and Artists, Part I & II and The San Francisco Writers' Conference 2008.

Her work has been published in:
Urban Hiker, March 2004, A Cat Named Tom
Urban Hiker, December 2004, A Christmas Hero
The Rambler, March 2005, Robinson and Crusoe
The Rambler, September 2006, Contributor/Your Stories, Eddie
Building Bridges, February 2008, San Francisco Writers’ Conference Anthology, Up Up and Away
The Rambler, September 2008, Contributor/Your Stories, The Redheaded Woman
Calliope, December 2009, An Anthology – Women Who Write (third prize winner, Up Up and Away)
News & Observer, January 2010, Contributor/Readers Who Write, Winter Solstice
The LA Review, April 2010, Red Hen Press, The Letter
Patchwork Path: Wedding Bouquet, May 2010, Choice Publishing Group, I’m Standing In A Doorway
Patchwork Path: Christmas Stocking, October 2010, Choice Publishing Group, A Christmas Hero
Gulf Coast Writers Assoc., Magnolia Quarterly Summer 2010 – The Long Wait (2^nd prize winner/non-fiction, Let’s Write Contest)

Laura lived her early life in Bergen County, New Jersey. She attended public schools in both Bergenfield and Westwood and graduated from Westwood High School. A graduate of Lasell College (Newton, MA), Laura spent eighteen years in the human resources, training, and development departments of the American Cancer Society’s National Headquarters in New York City. For the last twenty years, Laura and her husband (Jack Hyer) have run a boutique executive search firm specializing in positions in non-profit organizations. In addition to the Fearrington Writers website, details about her writing are available at: www.whohub.com (search by name in authors) and: www.community.writersdigest.com (search by name under members). 

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Viking and Lighthouse
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A Christmas Hero 
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