Pen for Hire
Print Publications
Lauren loves a good writing assignment and contributes freelance writing on subjects close to her heart - Aotearoa’s creative industries and women’s stories.
Lauren is a regular contributor to Shepherdess magazine, profiling rural women in Aotearoa, New Zealand for both the print and digital magazine. Nā te wahine, mō te whenua. From the women, for the land.
Her play, “Exchange” has been published, along with articles on children’s theatre in “Playmarket News” and the New Zealand film industry in “Illusions” magazine. Lauren contributed a chapter to Dr. James Bade’s book, “Out of the Shadow of War: The German Connection with New Zealand in the Twentieth Century”.
Corporate Writing
Lauren writes corporate case studies for the Institute for Strategic Leadership, providing live training material for executive leaders participating in the ISL’s leadership programmes. Lauren spends weeks interviewing high profile not-for-profit CEOs and their teams in order to create a 10,000-word snapshot of the organisation, its strengths, and the challenges it faces.