Laura Roberts

Author's Bio

Laura Roberts is the author of the satirical novel Rebels of the 512, and the forthcoming Naked Montreal. She is also the editor of the rebellious literary magazine Black Heart Magazine.

For more of Laura's work, please see her website at Buttontapper.com, or follow her on Twitter @originaloflaura.

Publications and Prizes

Anthologies:

Headlight Anthology, #9 (Concordia University English Department, 2006)

Journals:

34th Parallel, A Twist of Noir, Bound Off, EOTU, Oysters & Chocolate, Powder Burn Flash, The Erotic Woman, The Flash Fiction Offensive, Uber

Prizes:

Worst Sex Story EVER (as chosen by "Canada's Carrie Bradshaw," sex columnist Josey Vogels). Best Fictionalized Retelling of Said Story (in forthcoming novel Naked Montreal).

Laura Roberts Resume

Personal Favorites

What I'm Reading Now:

Naked Montreal drafts by Laura Roberts

Favorite Books:

Lolita, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Beautiful Losers, Motherless Brooklyn

Favorite Authors:

Vladimir Nabokov, Jeanette Winterson, Leonard Cohen, Jonathan Lethem

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Listing last updated: February 4, 2012

More Information

Listed as:

Fiction Writer

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

New York, NY

Raised in:

Chicago, IL

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