Lara Lillibridge

Lara Lillibridge (she/they) is the author of Hysterical Harlot: An Alphabetized Exploration of Sex and Gender (forthcoming Nov 12, 2025 with Guts Publishing); The Truth About Unringing Phones: Essays on Yearning; Mama, Mama, Only Mama: An Irreverent Guide for the Newly Single Parent; and Girlish: Growing Up in a Lesbian Home. Lara is core faculty for Literary Cleveland and holds an MFA from West Virginia Wesleyan College. Find her online at www.LaraLillibridge.com

Turn Your Short Pieces Into a Finished Nonfiction Book

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