E-mail this pageJournalism Faculty - Laura A. Ward
Adjunct Lecturer
All Points North Advisor
Laura Ward is an award-winning journalist who has written more than 500 articles for publications including ePregnancy, Girls' Life, Guideposts for Kids on the Web, LowCarb Living, Self, Shape, The Union Magazine, The Village Voice, and Women's Health & Fitness.
She began her journalism career as a reporter at The Daily Star in Oneonta, N.Y., where she covered arts, business, and higher education. After two years, she decided to pursue freelancing and soon found a specialty in writing health and beauty pieces for national magazines.
Ward recently sold her first novel, the first in a young adult series, to Penguin Group USA. She now serves as advisor to All Points North, the student online magazine, and to Z-Platt, the student literary journal (named after Plattsburgh town founder Zephaniah Platt).
Education
- B.A. in Music Industry, SUNY Oneonta
Courses Taught
- Online Magazine Practicum (All Points North)
- Literary Magazine Workshop (Z-Platt)
- Beauty/Fashion and Teen Writing
- Query Writing
Experience
- Staff Writer, The Daily Star
- Staff Writer, Women's Health & Fitness
- Associate Editor, The Saranac Review
- Contributor, Girls' Life, Self, Shape, The Village Voice, and others
Awards
- Harold L. "Cap" Creal Journalism Award, 2003
Contact Laura Ward
Phone: (518) 564-2134
E-mail: laura.ward@plattsburgh.edu