Lara Ehrlich

Lara Ehrlich is the author of the novel Bind Me Tighter Still (Red Hen Press, 2025) and the story collection Animal Wife, which won the Red Hen Press Fiction Award. Her work explores themes of myth, metamorphosis, performance, and female identity, and has been published widely in literary journals and anthologies.

She is the host of Writer Mother Monster, a conversation series about writing and motherhood, and the founder and director of Thought Fox Writers Den, a creative writing center in Stonington, CT, that offers workshops, coaching, and community programming.

Lara has also held positions in marketing and communications for higher education and the arts, including at the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, Boston University, and the Clark Art Institute. As an educator, she has taught writing at the University of Connecticut, the Yale Young Writers Workshop, and literary organizations nationwide. She regularly leads fiction and nonfiction workshops through Thought Fox, including novel writing programs, short fiction workshops, and generative writing circles.

Lara is also assistant dean of fellowships advising at Connecticut College, where she supports students applying for nationally competitive awards that require college endorsement.

Select Courses Taught:
Writing the Short Story
Generative Novel Lab
Academic Writing & Multimodal Composition
Genre-Bending Fiction
Mythical Transformation in Fairytales & Fiction
Marketing & Promotion for Writers