writerchick Family Member Real Name: Laura Torres Joined: 07 Dec 2005 02:51 AM Last activity: 09 Apr 2007 03:39 AM BioLaura Torres is the best-selling author of many books for kids and teens, and a party planner. Check out her website at lauratorres.com. Due to the popularity of her how-to books (more than 4 million sold!) and magazine articles, she has been called the Queen of Tween. She also writes young adult novels. Her latest, Crossing Montana, earned a starred review from Booklist and Kirkus reviews called it absorbing and powerful. In addition to being a freelance writer, she has worked as a journalist, an editor at American Girl magazine and a senior editor at Klutz Press. She is a popular speaker at writing conferences and in schools because of her diverse publishing experience (including once having to write herself a rejection letter) and successes with fiction, non-fiction, editing, product development and art. Laura's latest venture is creating craft-based birthday party kits for wholeparties.com. The popularity of her craft events inspired her to create the kits so parents can have everything they need to provide a quality party for their kids at home. Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Laura has lived in many places and is now settled in California, near Sacramento, with her kids, pets and husband. She enjoys some things other than writing and crafting such as swimming, biking, surfing, skiing, reading, traveling, cooking, eating and sleeping, not necessarily in that order. |
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