Laura Goode

Meet Laura

Author. Filmmaker. Feminist public intellectual.

Laura Goode writes with clarity, courage, and deep care about intersectional feminism, motherhood, female friendship, and the gendered dimensions of literature, film, and pop culture. Her work spans genres and mediums—anchored by a passion for amplifying marginalized voices and challenging cultural norms.

She currently serves as Associate Director for Student Programs in Stanford’s Public Humanities Initiative, where she also teaches in the English Department and the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. She co-hosts The Feminist Present podcast and curates the What Is A Public Intellectual Today speaker series, helping shape the national conversation around what it means to think, write, and speak publicly in the 21st century.

Laura’s forthcoming nonfiction craft book, Pitch Craft: The Writer’s Guide to Getting Agented, Published, and Paid (Ten Speed Press, Penguin Random House), debuts September 16, 2025. She is also the author of the poetry collection Become a Name, the YA novel Sister Mischief, and the Nora Ephron Prize-winning feature film Farah Goes Bang. Her essays and cultural criticism have appeared in The Cut, Longreads, ELLE, BuzzFeed, Catapult, and more.

What We’re Working On

Laura came to Punctuation PR to prepare for the launch of Pitch Craft. We’re working closely with her on:

• Book Tour Strategy: Coordinating a hybrid (remote and in-person) book tour with events at bookstores, universities, and related programming spaces.

• Preorder & Launch Campaigns: Designing a social media and email marketing plan to drive preorders and build launch momentum.

• Substack Development: Crafting a newsletter strategy that ties into Laura’s voice, platform, and long-term readership goals.

• Reddit & Digital Community Engagement: Positioning Pitch Craft where working writers and aspiring authors already gather.

• Online Course Buildout: Transforming the insights of Pitch Craft into an accessible, engaging digital course.

At Punctuation PR, we’re helping Laura bring her wisdom to a wider public—making Pitch Craft not just a book, but a belief for a new generation of writers.

Laura’s Links

Website | Substack