Writer+

Laura Dower is a 30-plus-year veteran of the book industry and writes many, many books for kids and adults. Plus other stuff.

Author of more than 150+ books for young readers of all ages, from media tie-ins to original fiction. Popular From the Files of Madison Finn series, first published by Disney, was revised and reissued as ebooks with Open Road New Media.

CURRENT LIFE

Former Creative Director at Scholastic Inc. Left publishing to pursue her own writing full-time in 2000.

PAST LIFE

Ghostwriter on children’s and adult book projects. Busy collage artist and painter. Allergy to boredom.

SECRET LIFE

FUTURE LIFE

More big ideas. More adventures. And yes, more books.

Don’t tell my other books,
but these are my favorite.

Book cover titled 'I Will Remember You: What to do when someone you love dies,' by Laura Dower, with an additional foreword by Elena Lister, M.D., featuring a yellow butterfly over a purple and blue background.
Book cover for 'The Dessert Diaries' by Meg Laura Dower. Illustrated girl with glasses, black hair, wearing an orange polka-dot dress with a blue bow, holding a cookie. Table with various baked desserts like pies and cupcakes in front of her.
Cover of a book titled "From the Files of Madison Finn" by Laura Dower. It features a girl with short brown hair sitting on a purple chair, holding a handheld gaming device. There are colorful school-related illustrations and graphics around her, including a dog and various school supplies, with an orange background.
Book cover titled 'For Girls Only: Everything Great About Being a Girl' by Laura Dower.
Book cover titled 'Monster Squad: The Slime That Would Not Die' showing a large green slimy monster with an angry face and four kids in front of it, holding tools and appearing to fight or spray it.

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A superhero mask illustration

Ghostwriter +

There is nothing better than turning a juicy, bold idea into a book proposal or book. There is nothing more exciting than helping someone to shape and realize their own story.

Whats your big idea?

Let's Work Together!