Laura Carnes Williams has a BA in English and philosophy from SUNY Geneseo, and a BS in nursing from SUNY Binghamton. 

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Her writing has been published in CommuterLit, Stonecoast Review, Catamaran, Every Day Fiction, Scribble, Mud Season Review, Literary Mama, The Real Story, and elsewhere. She was the winner of Letter Review's 2022 Short Story Contest.

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She has participated in advanced fiction workshops with Claire Vaye Watkins (Bread Loaf Environmental Writers' Conference), Rebecca Makkai, Peter Ho Davies (Key West Writers' Workshop), Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and Jonathan Dee.

 

Her writing partner is Maggie Nerz Iribarne, a prolific author of short fiction. She goes for weekly walks with author, Debbie Urbanski, to discuss writing and life. She also meets with a weekly accountability group (WAG). It helps to have friends who understand what it means to be a writer. She has been a reader for the literary journal, Stone Canoe, and a member of the Downtown Writer's Center in Syracuse.

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Laura Carnes Williams lives in Central New York with her husband, two teenage boys, and energetic dog, Sunny. She works in administration at a community college.

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She is currently working on a novel. 

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To read her work, please see PUBLICATIONS.