Laura Goode

Laura Goode's most recent work is a collection of poems, Become a Name (Fathom Books, 2016). Her novel for young adults, Sister Mischief (Candlewick Press, 2011), was included by the American Library Association in two honor lists: the Amelia Bloomer Project for excellence in feminist YA literature, and the Rainbow List (Top Ten selection) for excellence in GLBTQ YA. She co-wrote and produced the feature film Farah Goes Bang, which premiered at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival and won the inaugural Nora Ephron Prize. Her nonfiction has appeared widely in publications including BuzzFeed Reader, Longreads, ELLE, Refinery29, Catapult, New Republic, New York Magazine, Fusion, the Rumpus, the Millions, indieWIRE, Los Angeles Review of Books, and Bright Ideas, where she is a contributing editor. A Twin Cities native, she received her BA and MFA from Columbia University and lives in San Francisco.