Jeanne Marie Laskas
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'''Jeanne Marie Laskas''' (born September 22, 1958) is an American writer, journalist, and |
'''Jeanne Marie Laskas''' (born September 22, 1958) is an American writer, journalist, and a Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Pittsburgh. |
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Laskas has been writing for national magazines for 20 years, with work appearing in ''[[The New York Times Magazine]], [[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian Magazine]], [[The Atlantic]]'', and ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. She was formerly a contributing editor at ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]],'' and a weekly syndicated columnist (''"''Significant Others") at ''[[The Washington Post|The Washington Post Magazine]].'' She also wrote "Ask Laskas" in ''[[Reader's Digest]]''{{Cite web|url=https://www.rd.com/ask-laskas/|title=Ask Laskas Archives {{!}} Reader's Digest|website=Reader's Digest|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-30|archive-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330143915/https://www.rd.com/ask-laskas/|url-status=dead}} and the "My Life as a Mom" column for ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]''.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/learn-about-jeanne-marie-laskas/ |title=Learn About Jeanne Marie Laskas |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710030657/http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/learn-about-jeanne-marie-laskas/ |archive-date=July 10, 2010 |url-status=dead }} |
Laskas has been writing for national magazines for 20 years, with work appearing in ''[[The New York Times Magazine]], [[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian Magazine]], [[The Atlantic]]'', and ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]''. She was formerly a contributing editor at ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]],'' and a weekly syndicated columnist (''"''Significant Others") at ''[[The Washington Post|The Washington Post Magazine]].'' She also wrote "Ask Laskas" in ''[[Reader's Digest]]''{{Cite web|url=https://www.rd.com/ask-laskas/|title=Ask Laskas Archives {{!}} Reader's Digest|website=Reader's Digest|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-30|archive-date=March 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330143915/https://www.rd.com/ask-laskas/|url-status=dead}} and the "My Life as a Mom" column for ''[[Ladies' Home Journal]]''.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/learn-about-jeanne-marie-laskas/ |title=Learn About Jeanne Marie Laskas |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100710030657/http://www.lhj.com/style/covers/learn-about-jeanne-marie-laskas/ |archive-date=July 10, 2010 |url-status=dead }} |
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Laskas and Erin Anderson, an audio producer and professor at the University of Pittsburgh, co-created ''Cement City,'' a ten-part narrative documentary podcast that was named one of ''The New York Times''{{'}}s Best Podcasts of 2024.{{cite web |date=December 6, 2024 |title=The Best Podcasts of 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/arts/best-podcasts-of-2024.html |access-date=April 21, 2026 |work=[[The New York Times]]}} ''Cement City'' received a Gold Tower in the Narrative/Documentary Podcast category at the 2025 New York Festivals Radio Awards.{{cite web |year=2025 |title=Winners: Cement City – Narrative/Documentary Podcast |url=https://radio.newyorkfestivals.com/Winners/WinnerDetailsNew/7dd05463-67c0-405e-81d6-05b234c1402a |access-date=April 21, 2026 |publisher=New York Festivals Radio Awards}} |
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| ⚫ | Laskas is Founding Director of the Center for Creativity at [[University of Pittsburgh]].{{cite web|url=http://www.writing.pitt.edu/people/faculty/jeanne-marie-laskas|title=Jeanne Marie Laskas {{!}} Writing|publisher=[[University of Pittsburgh]]|access-date=2018-03-29}} |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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