Laura Stickney graduated from Gustavus in December 2020, majoring in English with minors in Comparative Literature and Studio Art. She currently works as Communications & Development Intern for 826 MSP, a nonprofit that seeks to amplify the voices of underserved Twin Cities youth through creative writing programs. An aspiring poet and artist, Laura is a two-time winner of the Lawrence Owens Prize for Poetry (2020 & 2021) and will be attending Hamline University's M.F.A in Creative Writing Program this fall. Laura's recent work explores the relationship between her whimsical inner world and outside reality, reminiscing on childhood days gone by and getting lost in fantastic flights of imagination.