Laurin Penland

Writing

My writing is often concerned with Appalachia, queer survival, music, legacies of violence, and the sacredness of beings.

My fiction, creative nonfiction, and journalism can be found at Hotel Amerika, salt-front: studies in human habit(at), Palaver, and NPR.

I grew up in small-town Appalachia and received an MFA in creative writing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Publications


Literary Journals

Newspapers and Public Radio

Blog Posts