LAURA DURNELL

Welcome

Photo credit: Debbie Carlson, 1995
On my site you can access samples of my fiction as well as some samples of my non-fiction, check out my biography and cirriculum vitae, and donate to my fiscal sponsorship.

I have also included links to some notable issues, organizations, universities I have attended, a university and its schools I am currently teaching at, and to the web sites of my fellow arty friends.

U.S. MAIL DONATIONS TO THE MICHAEL J. MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION:

The Michael J. Murphy Scholarship Foundation
11665 Rogowski Drive
Merrionette Park, IL 60803
E-mail: mjmmusicfund@​aol.com

Selected Works

Fiction
Needs
Originally appeared in ACM (Another Chicago Magazine) in 2000. The journal mistakenly listed it as creative non-fiction in ACM. My dad is happy to hear that this narrative is fiction. Click on link to read.
Regina Leigh
Originally published in Room of One's Own in 2000. Placed third in Playboy's 1998 College Fiction Contest. Click on link to read.
Magazine and Newspaper Articles
The Times of Northwest Indiana
List of feature articles originally published in The Times of Northwest Indiana and links to read five of those articles.
Time
Click on the links to read the feature brites I wrote as an editorial intern.
Chicago Review
This originally appeared in the Chicago Review. Click on link to read.
Book, Music, and Art Reviews
Book reviews
Book magazine
List of published reviews.
Essays
Facts on File Companion to the American Novel
Click on the PDFs to read my essays that appear in the Facts on File Companion to American Novel. Clinck on the link to order the book. This title can also be ordered by clicking on the image and link on my main page.
Awards, Grants, and Honors
Awards, Grants, and Honors
Listing of various awards for my writing and teaching.