Lauren Markham
Lauren Markham | |
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.jpg) Markham at AWP 2025 | |
| Education | Vermont College of Fine Arts |
| Occupations | Journalist, writer |
Lauren Markham is an American journalist and writer.
Markham graduated from Vermont College of Fine Arts.[1] She was an editor at Virginia Quarterly Review[2][3] and her work appeared in Mother Jones.[4]
Markham teaches at Ashland University, St. Mary’s College of California, and the University of San Francisco.[5] Her book A Map of Future Ruins was the runner-up for the 2025 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for non-fiction.[6]
Works
- The Far Away Brothers: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life, Crown, 2017.[7]
- A Map of Future Ruins: On Borders and Belonging, Riverhead Books, 2024.[8][9][10][11]
References
- ^ "Lauren Markham | Policy Analysis for California Education". edpolicyinca.org. August 24, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Markham". pulitzercenter.org.
- ^ "Lauren Markham". vqronline.org.
- ^ "Lauren Markham". Mother Jones. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Lauren Markham | University of San Francisco". www.usfca.edu. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "2025 Awards – Dayton Literary Peace Prize". Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Retrieved September 28, 2025.
- ^ Meyer, Lily (September 16, 2017). "These 'Far Away Brothers' Remake Themselves In America". National Public Radio.
- ^ "Review | Is it possible to tell a new story about migrants?". Washington Post. February 22, 2024. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Suzy (February 13, 2024). "No One Is Prepared for a New Era of Global Migration". The Atlantic. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ Szalai, Jennifer (February 14, 2024). "A Greek Refugee Camp Went Up in Flames. The Aftermath Was Even Worse". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "The Place You Now Live: On Lauren Markham's "A Map of Future Ruins"". Los Angeles Review of Books. February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 27, 2024.