Laura Pritchett

Laura Pritchett (born February 16, 1971) is an American writer. Pritchett is the author of five literary novels and one book of nonfiction. Her work is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by her native Colorado. Both her fiction and nonfiction often focus on issues of ecology, conservation, climate change, and social justice issues. She has been awarded the PEN USA Award for Fiction, the High Plains Literary Award, the Milkweed National Fiction Prize, the WILLA Fiction Award, and others. She is the editor of three anthologies, all on environmental topics, and writes regularly for magazines. 2Life Laura Pritchett grew up on a small ranch in northern Colorado. She received her BA and MA in English at Colorado State University, and has a PhD in English with an emphasis in Contemporary American Literature and Creative Writing from Purdue University. She teaches for writing programs around the United States. Pritchett also writes for several magazines, most often about environmental issues in the American Wes