Lauren Harkawik is an author of fiction and creative nonfiction. Her short story, "Joey Button," which was originally published in New Reader Magazine, is currently available worldwide in Short Édition's short story dispensers. Her short fiction has also been published in Goat's Milk Magazine and Sweet Tree Review. Her creative nonfiction has been published in journals including Salt Hill, Cutleaf, and Autofocus.
Harkawik holds a BFA in dramatic writing from Purchase College and was a 2024 recipient of an Artist Development Grant, supported by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment of the Arts. She is a previous recipient of a Town Arts Fund Grant from the Arts Council of Windham County. Harkawik is based in southern Vermont, where she lives with her husband and daughters.