Eileen Saint Lauren is a writer originally from South Mississippi with over 80 publications. She lives outside of Boston, Massachusetts near the mouth of Cape Cod in a neighborhood where Henry David Thoreau and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow planted all the trees 100+ years ago. Thoreau and Longfellow and other poets used to compose under the tree in her front yard.

St. Lauren is a 1995 honor graduate of the University of Nebraska. While in Nebraska, she was a Commentator on Nebraska Public Radio Network. She was a three-year student of the distinguished poet and writer, Charles Edward Eaton, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her favorite poet is mentor-friend and 6th Poet Laureate of the United States, Richard Wilbur with Anne Tyler being among her favorite American Novelists.

Short Story Publications published in part in             

Arts Journal, COSMOS, Amherst, Massachusetts, “Arachne, Inc.," "Antigonish Review" and “Laurus,” Department of English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska.  Short stories include poetry.

Readings

Massachusetts

Winter Tales reading Amherst, Massachusetts, "Snow," and "An Avenue Called Hope," excerpt from Contemporary novel-in-progress with southern flair.

Summer Solstice reading Amherst, Massachusetts, “Hollywood," excerpt from Contemporary novel.

Nebraska and North Carolina

Southern Literature / American Literature 

"Why I live at the P.O." by Miss Eudora Welty, and various stories by William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Reynolds Price, and my own work to graduate and undergraduate classes at University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, sponsored and recorded by the Department of English. ”Paradise,” for Reynolds Price at the Duke Chapel sponsored by Duke's Fifteenth Annual Writers' Workshop, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

"Paradise," for Reynolds Price and "My Neighbor," for Anne Tyler, Sunday night public radio show in Lincoln, Nebraska and gave local readings of my own work while in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Barnes & Noble Booksellers Since 1873, Children's Story time Guest Reader (spring and summer)

Barnes & Noble Book Events, Guest Reader of Anne Tyler and Carly Simon's children's books.   

Commentaries

Composed and read numerous commentaries about State, Nation, and World issues on Nebraska's Public Radio Network show, "Nebraska Nightly," Lincoln, Nebraska. My series title: Dear Momma—Letter's Home—Signed: Mississippi Blue

Feature, News, Tabloid, Photo Publications

Northampton, Massachusetts

Feature / News / Photos

The Jewish News of Western Massachusetts, “New faces leading B'nai Jacob into the new year with Rabbi Barry Krieger,” and various Features with photographs published.

Lincoln, Nebraska

UN-huh / Diet Pepsi 92 words Essay of Ray Charles, "He is My Sunshine," first place winner. 

"Welcome to the New Kids on the Block!" State of Nebraska Department of Administrative Services Newsletter, Nebraska State Capitol, Lincoln, Nebraska. And various news and feature publications.

Mississippi

Feature / People / Photos

The Hattiesburg American Newspaper, a Gannet newspaper, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

"I am the Heart to a Drug-Free Mississippi," Eight page tabloid, "The Official Pat Harrison Waterparkin' Guide," 62 page tour guide, "Hattiesburg woman sees spots—101 Dalmatians," "Millionaire Walker starts church in checker hall," "Insurance Executive, Charles Walker expands American Protective Live Insurance Company to Hattiesburg." All published with photographs taken by the writer.

Laurel Leader-Call Newspaper, Laurel, Mississippi

Feature / People / Photos

"Attitude makes world of difference," "Direct from Our Kitchen to Ours, Cookbook 1990+, Laurel Leader-Call Cookbook, Winner, Spinach Soufflé, with various award winning recipes published, "Born on the Fourth of July, Triplets arrive on Independence Day," "Madame Alexander created a lifetime of doll memories," "Ostrich Farmer Sees Promising Market," "Centenarian: longevity advice," "Laurel resident has her 102 birthday," "Jones Countian reflects of a century," "Veterans together again," "Many Sweet Memories to the State of Mississippi," "Armed with her mother's hands and her own creativity, young entrepreneur creates primitive jewelry," "Fire Fighters given new attire," "Cora Black built career in newspaper business," "Jones Countian is taking aim at international opera fame," "Big crowd expected at Muscadine Festival," "Ellisville Church nears completion," "First Methodist church welcomes new pastor," "Soso is home to the region's only pillow factory," "Lindsey achieves lifetime goal," "Ellisville Workers to get raise," "Ollie Pitt, 79, of Sharon grows enough tomatoes to share," "Grace Covenant to break ground for new building," "Ellisville resident began her writing career early," "Movers and Shakers, Conklin works for Moselle," "Ellisville church unveils stained glass windows," and "First Baptist of Ellisville build for its future."

And various photographs were published by the writer.             

The Radioian, Mississippi's No. 1 college newspaper according to MJCCPA, Jones County Junior College, Ellisville, Mississippi.

Feature / News / Photos

"The Right Attitude Makes All the Difference," "Those Bears are Just like Family," "President Tisdale knows Father's Work," "Norman Rockwell was America's Favorite," "Positive Thinking Works through Faith," NBC's, "Days of Our Lives" Commentary, "Drug, Alcohol awareness week focuses attention on problems," "JCJC's Drum Major Hopes Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Paints New Mississippi Image," "Science Instructor makes teaching his life work, "Unusual Petal home is site of Checkers Hall of Fame," "Broad background enables JC's Crowson to help students here," "JCJC band to march in Macy's parade," “Working NBC's WDAM TV's weekend Edition,” and "From the Democrat's side."

Awards, Certificates, Papers

Awarded the Major Letter of Attainment in Honor Roll, “The Letter J Award” at Jones Junior College, Ellisville, Mississippi.

First place Essay winner in the Ray Charles Writing Contest for “He is my Sunshine,” Lincoln, NE

Paper finalist at the Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association's 13th Annual Workshop, Holmes Community College, Ridgeland Campus, MS, for “Educational Reform: America's Route to Continued Greatness” President George Bush, Public Speech at Biloxi, Mississippi. Public event was sponsored by “Newsweek,” and CNN's “Live at the Education Summit.”          

Certificate of Excellence for Second Place at the Mississippi Community and Junior College Press Association, Biloxi, Mississippi, for Feature Story with Photograph, “Those Bears Are Just Like Family”

Certificate for Excellence for Honorable Mention at the Mississippi Community and Junior College Press Association, Biloxi, Mississippi, for Feature Story with Photograph, "The Right Attitude Makes All the Difference"

St. Lauren won two of the four awards given in the Feature with photographs competition.