I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. In 2010, my first YA novel, “Bitter, Sweet” was shortlisted for The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People and made the 2011 Best Books for Kids & Teens list. I also write fiction for adults. My work has appeared in numerous literary magazines and several anthologies. My short story “Alexander the Great” was nominated for the Journey Prize. My first adult fiction novel, Good Mothers Don’t, published in 2020 was short listed for the Jim Connor Dartmouth Book Award.
My MG novel, “Flying With a Broken Wing,” was published in September 2013, and made The Bank Street College Best Books of 2015 list. Cammie Takes Flight, the sequel to Flying with a Broken Wing was nominated for the Silver Birch Award and was a starred selection on the CCBC Best Books for Kids and Teens list. My middle grade novel, The Family Way has been shortlisted for the 2022-2023 Hackmatack Children’s Choice Award.
I blog about my writing journey, books, and any little thing that catches my attention. Life is full of many wonderful things. We never know what is waiting for us around the bend. Being an author has given the me the opportunity to meet some very interesting and talented people along the way. What an amazing journey this is!
barbarafranken
/ February 5, 2014Going to enjoy following your journey and being inspired by how you write special sentences… to help me with my own editing of my first book…. Barbara
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Laura Best
/ February 5, 2014Glad to have you following, Barbara, and welcome to my blog. 🙂 Congratulations on making it to the editing part of your first book! That’s exciting. Are you also a fiction writer?
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Sheri de Grom
/ May 20, 2014Laura – My first visit but a following was my instant response. I enjoy the comradery anon your writers and the free flowing form of your blog.
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Laura Best
/ May 20, 2014Thanks for visiting and thanks so much for the follow! I love meeting new people.
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Debra Eve
/ May 26, 2014Hey, Laura. Love your blog and look forward to checking out your work!
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Laura Best
/ May 26, 2014Thanks for visiting, Debra! I’m quite taken with your blog and plan to visit again. 🙂
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thewritesteph.com
/ August 25, 2016It is so nice to meet you, Laura. Congratulations on your accomplishments as a writer! I am steering my ship in that direction as well. I live in north Alabama, near Huntsville–we build rocket engines here–only 6 hours from the sugar sands of the Gulf of Mexico.
Hope you’ll pop by my site for a visit. I would be so honored to have a published author drop by.
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Laura Best
/ August 25, 2016Hi Steph, I’m glad you found my blog today! Thanks for the congrats. I’m super excited about my upcoming book, a sequel to “Flying with a Broken Wing” that is coming out in April 2017.
Wow! Alabama is a long way from Nova Scotia. I’m heading on over to your blog now.
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Carl D'Agostino
/ December 31, 2016Best wishes for 2017
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Laura Best
/ December 31, 2016Thanks, Carl. Same to you!
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