Laura Segal Stegman

Laura Segal Stegman is the author of Summer of L.U.C.K. (her debut), sequel Ready or Not (both five-star Readers' Favorite award winners), and The Chambered Nautilus, third in her middle grade trilogy. She has been featured at the Orange County Children's Book Festival, San Diego Writers Festival, and LitFest in the Dena, and she shares her author journey with students at virtual and in-person visits to schools and libraries. She also serves as a judge for Society of Young Inklings, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), and other writer competitions. As a publicity consultant, she owns Laura Segal Stegman Public Relations, LLC, which has represented a wide-ranging client list of businesses and arts organizations. Her PR Tips for Authors workshop, a step-by-step guide to building a digital author media kit, has been presented by The Writing Barn, SCBWI, and elsewhere. Nonfiction writing credits include collaboration on the travel book Only in New York. Her feature stories and guest posts have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles magazine, Westways, and School Library Journal's Teen Librarian Toolbox, among others.

LA Parent magazine lauded Summer of L.U.C.K. as a "good read," and Readers' Favorite praised it as "a tale that not only incorporates magic, carnivals, friendship, and fun but also manages to thread the plotline with pearls of wisdom about life, bullying, self-worth, and self-esteem." Ready or Not, according to middle grade-YA author Frank Morelli, "is filled with twists, turns, magic, time travel, and a healthy dose of courage from its deeply authentic cast of characters." Rob Kent, Middle Grade Ninja podcast host, called The Chambered Nautilus,"a fun, fast-paced read with . . . heart and whimsy."

Based in Los Angeles, Stegman is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of UC Irvine with a BA in drama. She loves reading, Dodgers baseball, New York City, classical music, and theater.