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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​​She was a 2026 resident at Yaddo and has enjoyed advanced writing workshops at Bread Loaf and Key West. She attends yearly retreats at Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts in Ithaca, NY and Unirondack Creatives Week in the Adirondacks.

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Her work has been featured in literary magazines and has won awards, including first place in Letter Review's 2022 Winter Short Story Contest. She has been a reader for the literary journal, Stone Canoe, and is a member of the Downtown Writer's Center in Syracuse.

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Her Substack is a hybrid of writing and art: We are Recycled!

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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). Writing can be a difficult and lonely endeavor. It helps to have friends who understand.

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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 working on a novel.

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She will always be working on a novel.

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To read her work, please see PUBLICATIONS.