Samantha Lazar Fantastic Editorial Sidekick and Crucial Cog in The POM.
She's talented. She's hardworking. And she's steady working behind the scenes to polish your work for publication. It's a thankless job somedays — be good to her!
About Samantha:
Samantha Lazar is a teacher and writer living in North Carolina. She teaches 5th graders everything from Language Arts to How to Be a Good Human. She studied English and secondary education with a concentration in creative writing at Appalachian State University. After two decades in the classroom, Samantha decided to delve deeper into the study of how people learn. She has a Master's in Education from Meredith College.
As a child, she knew she wanted to be a writer after connecting with the characters in Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh and Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn. She spends most of her time encouraging kids and young adults to dig deep and use their power of language to inspire the world.
She is at home wherever she is with her husband and son.
Samantha also owns and edits two other Medium publications: Sky Collection — Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, writing Prompts, eclectic collection Inspired Education — All things about education, teaching, and learning
Her debut poetry collection, Reaching Marrakesh was released on November 24, 2020. You can check it out here.
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