BIOGRAPHY

Lori Myers’ passion for the written word began before entering kindergarten when she learned to read (thanks to her brother Jerry).  Born in the Bronx and raised in New Jersey, she preferred books instead of toys at a very early age and drove her parents crazy whenever they walked by a book display.  Writing her own stories and poems soon followed and even her teachers took notice.  It was only after graduation from Temple University, attending the master theater arts program at Villanova University, and working in corporate America, that Lori came full circle and rediscovered her real passion - writing.  Lori has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from Wilkes University.

Lori is now an award-winning full-time freelance writer with over 500 articles, essays and creative non-fiction pieces published in over 40 publications.  Her work has been seen in national magazines, such as AAA World, Writers’ Journal, Sondheim Review, Rug Hooking Magazine, and Renovation Style.  Regionally, she is a regular contributor to WITF’s Central  PA Magazine, Susquehanna Style Magazine, and BusinessWoman.  Her subjects of interest have ranged from arts and entertainment to health matters, home decor, travel, and retirement issues.  She has written profiles of national and regional figures, as well as on noted authors like Mark Rotella and Jonathan Green for the Lancaster Literary Guild’s publication Rapportage.  She has written extensively and presented talks on the Holocaust, and interviewed survivors about their experiences.  

Elsewhere in the publishing arena, Lori was a contributor to the Stage Directions Guide to Directing, available at amazon.com.  She also is a writer of thriller and horror fiction and her work has been published in PHASE.  She is presently working on a novel. 

By using a touch of humor or a dash of poignancy, Lori enjoys finding out and writing about what makes people tick.  She likes getting under the skin and to the core of her subjects, many of whom have remarked during interviews “Gee, I never thought about THAT!”  She encourages students in her writing workshops to use those same insights in their non-fiction and fiction work. 

Lori is also a co-founder of the Central Pennsylvania Writers’ Consortium, an organization started by local writers committed to sharing their craft and spreading the word about the joys of expression and creativity. 

When not at work at her computer screen or in front of a classroom, Lori has been seen on stage in numerous professional and local theater productions.  Favorite roles include Maggie in Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, Rizzo in Grease, Marjorie in Extremities, and Ursula in Vincent In Brixton.  Lori shares a Pennsylvania home with her husband, Jay Miffoluf, and their precious Westie, Willy.