Laura Kalpakian

About The Author

Laura Kalpakian is the author of Memory into Memoir: A Writer’s Handbook (UNM Press), a memoir, sixteen novels, and five prize-winning collections of short fiction. She lives in the Pacific Northwest.

Books by Laura Kalpakian

Undesirable

The Vietnam War and a Father's Battle for Justice

By Laura Kalpakian
The powerful true story of a parent’s unflagging battle on behalf of a beloved son struggling with PTSD, mental illness, and addiction and a family who bore the burdens of war for decades.
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    Memory into Memoir

    A Writer's Handbook

    By Laura Kalpakian
    Memory into Memoir provides a lively guide for anyone looking to wrestle the unruly past onto the page.
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