contact & news

lauren, a white person, is wearing fairy wings, a pink and white dress, and white gloves. their brown hair is slicked down and has butterfly clips in it. they are looking up, their hand is near their face, and they are illuminated by green and red light.

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news

news:

i was named a finalist for ALOCASIA’s microgrant for queer nature writers.
you can now watch the recording of the punctum books reading fundraiser: Crips for Esims for Gaza which includes readings from Ammiel Alcalay, Marta Cariello, Iain Chambers, Alexandra Juhasz, Lauren Samblanet, Léopold Lambert, & Jay Schaffner.

recent publications:

my poem everything is all at once was published in Rituals of Belonging: Trans/Space is Expanding. view the digital anthology here.
an excerpt of like a dog was reprinted in the second volume of east window’s journal of written and visual arts. you can purchase a copy here.
my first book, like a dog, is now available from punctum books!
my essay, on being possessed, is is in issue 45 of passages north.

upcoming events and publications:

books that refuse to behave: readings in autotheory | Leora Fridman, Sarah Rosenthal, Valerie Witte, AW Strouse | AWP 2026 (date and time TBA) | Baltimore, MD
my manifesto i will not break my bodymind for my art is forthcoming in wordgathering.
i have two poems forthcoming in nerve to write.

upcoming workshops/teaching events:

An image of red, fall tree leaves that is filtered through a pink-blue color, making the image a little purple. On the image is text about the workshop series: process & play space for full-length projects that can be found on the workshop's webpage.

process & play space for full-length projects | a 7-week virtual & generative workshop series for artists working on full-length projects to explore how compassion for creative blocks & prompts across artistic disciplines can open up portals to play.

An image with a pink and pastel-rainbow background with black text that offers basic information about this workshop that can be found on the webpage about this workshop. There's also an image of lauren's shadow on a wall, holding up their hand.

creating with our bodies | a 7-week virtual & generative workshop series exploring embodiment through multi-disciplinary creative practices