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Laura McDermott, a native of South Florida, grew up in Deerfield Beach. In 2004, she earned her BA in English - Creative Writing from Florida State University, studying with David Kirby and Virgil Suarez. She was an active member of Lambda Iota Tau and The Society Of Poetic Elements, for whom she planned readings, book sales and poetry contests. While in Tallahassee, she gained two and a half years of experience in event planning as an understudy for, Elaine Trombetta, a local wedding planner.  After relocating to North Miami, in a effort to promote camaraderie within the South Florida literary community, Laura began coordinating an accessible, casual, cafe-style reading series at a great venue for art, music and literature. She is currently working on her MFA in Creative Writing at Florida International University, where she studies with Denise Duhamel and Campbell McGrath.