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I'm a writer and editor based in Chicago, with long layovers in New Orleans, Hawaii, and abroad. For over 15 years, I've been in a committed relationship with the written word. I've edited manuscripts, essays, academic texts, and branded content, and I've taught writing to early learners and university scholars. My debut novel is forthcoming with Regal House Publishing.
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I'm the Prose Review Editor at Another Chicago Magazine and Founding Editor of Masks Literary Magazine, and I won the Tusculum Review Fiction Prize. A Fulbright Fellow in Poland, I also studied fiction at the Iowa Writers' Workshop's summer program. I hold an MFA in Creative Writing and an MA in Linguistics.


Interesting fact: Before becoming an editor, I sold street art in New Orleans. I love language, story, and precision—and yes, the Oxford comma.

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Laura Hawbaker
Chicago, Illinois
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