Laura Waldon received her Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Nonfiction Writing from the University of New Hampshire, where she taught First Year Writing and serves as director and creator of the university's Online Writing Lab. Waldon also works as a professional writing consultant for Plymouth State University.

Before moving to the Northeast, Waldon worked as a journalist and freelance magazine writer in a Minneapolis suburb. She received the John Engman Writing Award for Poetry in 2000 for her poem "Night Visits," and earned her Bachelor's degree in English and sociology from Augsburg College in 2001, graduating with distinction.

Laura Waldon is currently completing the manuscript of her first book, which examines the personal stories behind the battle over same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.