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Andrea Lawlor is an Associate Professor of English at Mount Holyoke College, specializing in creative writing and queer/trans writing. Their work spans fabulist and utopian genres, blending experimental narrative with social critique.
- B.A., University of Iowa
- M.A., Temple University
- M.F.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Lawlor’s research explores the intersections of gender identity, speculative fiction, and literary theory. Their courses include fiction/poetry writing, queer theory, and advanced projects in fabulist/utopian genres.
Recent publications include a 2024 foreword to Virginia Woolf’s Orlando and 2017 Ploughshares poems critiquing topics from Donald Trump to marine pollution. Common themes include identity fluidity, socio-political commentary, and eco-queer narratives.
- 2020 Whiting Award for Fiction
- RADAR Labs Fellowship
- Lambda Literary Foundation Fellowship
Lawlor has been invited to speak at the Kelly Writers House (2025) and the AWP Conference (2025). They also appeared as a guest on the This Queer Book Saved My Life podcast (2024), discussing their novel Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl.
