Sophia Laurenzi
Meet Sophia
Sophia Laurenzi is a journalist and writer focused on mental health, loss, justice, and personal agency. Her essays and reported work have appeared in TIME, The Washington Post, StoryQuarterly, Slate, and WIRED, among others.
She is currently working on a memoir that explores the impact of suicide loss and her time as a death row investigator. The book traces the parallel narratives of her father’s death and her work with incarcerated clients facing execution, raising broader questions about punishment, care, and what it means to bear witness.
Laurenzi was named a 2024 Ploughshares Emerging Writer Finalist. After earning her degree in Psychology and Neuroscience from Stanford University, she worked as a capital defense investigator in Tennessee. She now lives in Brooklyn.