Laurie Anne Fuhr
BIO
Biography

Laurie Anne Fuhr, Multimodal Poet, songwriting musician, and dabbler in fictions, is the author of night flying, published by Frontenac House press and shortlisted for the Robert Kroetsch Award for Innovative Poetry. Her poems also appear in Uncommon Grounds, the first anthology of the Espresso Poetry Collective, a women’s poetry workshopping group of which she is a founder. Her short story How to Make a Ghost Disappear won the AWCS QR Code Story Contest 2022. Laurie is a Poet in the Class and recitation judge with Poetry In Voice. She is also a member of the Writers Guild of Alberta, the League of Canadian Poets, and  The Writers Union of Canada. Laurie loves teaching and mentoring aspiring poets, and taught poetry and songwriting at the Alexandra Writers Centre in Calgary for six years until 2024. She is ready to work with you one-on-one! Connect with Laurie on Facebook and Instagram: @Multimodal_Poet. 

ADDRESS
City: Calgary, Province/Territory: Alberta
EMAIL
GENRE
Poetry, short fiction, novels, memoir, songwriting
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
Night Flying
Publisher
Frontenac House
Year
2018
Title
Uncommon Grounds: Poems by the Espresso Poets
Publisher
Group-self-published
Year
2021
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
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Presentation Genre
Poetry, fiction, or songwriting
Presentation Length
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Presentation Description
Presentation description

I love teaching! Let's talk.

Presentation Fee(s)
Negotiable
Workshop details
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Intended Audience
Age 5-105
Workshop Length
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Workshop Description
Workshop description

Let's talk about your needs! 

Workshop Fee(s)
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School presentation details
Audience Size
Negotiable
Intended Audience
Age 5-105
Presentation Length
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Presentation Description
Presentation description

Would love to discuss! I have programmed many classes and could also design something new. 

Presentation Fee(s)
Negotiable.
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