Lauren Scott is a poet, memoirist, and fiction writer. She has authored two collections of poetry: New Day, New Dreams (2013) and Finding a Balance (2015). In 2021, she released her memoir, More than Coffee, and her latest book is a poetry collection, Ever So Gently, released in July 2023. Her work has been published on Spillwords Press, and she was voted author of the Month for May 2023. Lauren is a contributing author in the anthologies, Poetry Treasures 2: Relationships (2022), This is How We Grow (2023), and Petals of Haiku (2024). She is working on her first children’s book with her illustrator, planning to publish in the near future. Her writing inspiration comes from love of family, spending time in the great outdoors, and finding joy in the simple things.