with Laura Zimmermann

I wanna be her when I grow up

“I think one of the things that I continue to work at… is being able to find joy in other people’s joy.”

Laura Zimmermann is a writer, a storyteller, and a maker of cheesecakes. You might find her at a softball game, a jazz concert, or a nonprofit board meeting, but you'll never find her on a ladder or entering a triathlon. She is a multi-time winner of Moth and WordSprout story slams, and has frequently shared stories of her parenting escapades in Twin Cities Listen To Your Mother productions. Her YA novel My Eyes Are Up Here (Dutton, 2020) is available in five languages, even though she can only read one of them. She lives in Minneapolis with her three favorite people, who show up in her stories whether they like it or not.