Laura Shovan

Laura Shovan is a novelist, educator, and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet. Her work appears in journals and anthologies for children and adults. Laura’s award-winning middle grade novels include The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary, Takedown, and the Sydney Taylor Notable A Place at the Table, written with Saadia Faruqi. Laura is a longtime poet-in-the-schools for the Maryland State Arts Council. She teaches adults at Vermont College of Fine Arts and mentors teen authors in the Navigating the Margins writing program. Her latest poetry collection for kids is Welcome to Monsterville, illustrated by the late poet Michael Rothenberg.