About Lauri

Lauri Meyers is a children's book writer who believes the best way to learn, to grow, and to feel is through a good laugh delivered in the pages of a book. 

Camp Tak-a-Wak-a 

Her first publication was “Camp Tak-a-Wak-a” in the Chillicothe Gazette when she was in sixth grade. She credits her Dad who taught her to spell using medical journals, and her Mom who wielded a red pen for "suggestions." 

Young Lauri swatting
 away adjectives

She took a break from writing to study finance. In her corporate finance career she stuck out as the “creative” one, but excelled at writing the one-page recommendation. Fun fact: Memos are about 500 words, like picture books, but memos have to be simplified more because adults have lost their childhood wit. 

Older Lauri letting out
rejection frustration

Lauri is a member of the SCBWI. Her stories and poetry have been published in Clubhouse Jr., Spaceports & Spidersilk, Stinkwaves, and Guardian Angel Kids magazines.  She was selected for the PB Chat Mentorship in 2021. She attended the Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature conference in 2017. When she received her first "1" rating from Rate Your Story, she did a fancy jig all around the house. She won an Honorable Mention in the Rate Your Story contest in 2015. 

You can contact Lauri at LAURIMEYERS at GMAIL dot COM or by leaving a comment on her blog.  Lauri lives in New Jersey with two kids who give tough critiques, a husband who plays along when she brainstorms crazy questions, and a shih tzu who keeps the rug under her desk warm.