Laura Pederson
Novelist
An American author, playwright, and journalist, she is known for her 2001 novel, Going Away Party, which won the Three Oaks Prize for Fiction. Several of her one-act plays, including Living Arrangements and A Dozen Perfect Moments, were staged in New York City.
Before beginning her literary career, she worked an entry-level job at the American Stock Exchange.
She was the host of her own television show on The Oxygen Channel.
She was born in Buffalo, New York to a family of Irish, Scottish, and Danish descent.
She appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman.