Lara Avery

Lara Avery is a writer who has published three young adult novels with Alloy Entertainment and a adult novel, The Year of Second Chances, from William Morrow in 2023. She has also written branching narrative games for FoxNext and essays for several magazines and newspapers. Her awards include the 2017 Minnesota Book Award and a 2020 AWP Intro Journals Honorable Mention. Avery holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Mississippi and has attended the Loghaven Residency and the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts residency.