Biography
Lori M. Myers is an award-winning writer and Pushcart Prize nominee of creative nonfiction, fiction, essays, and plays. Her work has been published in more than 45 national and regional publications where she's written on topics ranging from the arts and home decor to business and health issues. She has also written extensively about the Holocaust; her article of survivor interviews is included in the archives at the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.
As a playwright, Lori's work has been performed in Europe, across the United States and Canada and has included drama, children's musicals/plays, and comedic sketches. Her short fiction has appeared in various print and online literary journals both in the United States and abroad. She teaches writing workshops, is a part-time professor of writing at Dominican College in Orangeburg NY, and is Senior Interviews Editor for Hippocampus Magazine http://www.hippocampusmagazine.com where she has interviewed many noted authors, agents, and publishers. Lori holds a MA in creative writing from Wilkes University.
By using a touch of humor or a dash of poignancy, Lori enjoys discovering and writing about what makes people tick. She likes getting under the skin and to the core of her subjects, many of whom have remarked during interviews “Gee, I never thought about THAT!” She encourages students in her writing workshops to use those same insights in their non-fiction and fiction work.
Bronx-born and New Jersey-raised, Lori now lives in New York.
As a playwright, Lori's work has been performed in Europe, across the United States and Canada and has included drama, children's musicals/plays, and comedic sketches. Her short fiction has appeared in various print and online literary journals both in the United States and abroad. She teaches writing workshops, is a part-time professor of writing at Dominican College in Orangeburg NY, and is Senior Interviews Editor for Hippocampus Magazine http://www.hippocampusmagazine.com where she has interviewed many noted authors, agents, and publishers. Lori holds a MA in creative writing from Wilkes University.
By using a touch of humor or a dash of poignancy, Lori enjoys discovering and writing about what makes people tick. She likes getting under the skin and to the core of her subjects, many of whom have remarked during interviews “Gee, I never thought about THAT!” She encourages students in her writing workshops to use those same insights in their non-fiction and fiction work.
Bronx-born and New Jersey-raised, Lori now lives in New York.