
Lauren Stark writes speculative fiction for readers of all ages. She is a co-constructor of other worlds, imagining otherwise through teaching, writing, and community organizing. She has studied fantastic fiction at the Tin House Summer Workshop, Tin House Online Speculative Workshop, and the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, and she will be workshopping her first novel at Viable Paradise in October of 2025. A radical educator and leader, she has a PhD in the social foundations of education and has published dozens of articles on educator social movements. She can be found covered in ink and spilled tea on unceded Wabanaki lands in the U.S. and Canada.