lauren samblanet

lauren samblanet (they/she) is a hybrid writer who cross-pollinates with other forms of making & other makers of forms. while she studied poetry, they most often write essays and fiction that intermingle with poetics. she enjoys making interdisciplinary work utilizing performance, sound, video, visual art and writing. they are disabled, chronically ill, neurodivergent, gender fluid, and queer. she received her mfa from temple university, and currently resides in so-called colorado, the ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations.

punctum books published her first book, like a dog. some of their publications include: a shadow map: an anthology by survivors of sexual assault, FENCE, just femme and dandy, dreginald, entropy, bedfellows, and the tiny. 

lauren is a teacher and guide, offering workshops, creative process support, and creative consulting for individuals and collaborators through their passion project, reinventing creative process. her dream is to guide other creators toward more embodied, pleasurable and emotionally safe creative processes that help their creative ideas thrive.