Published Work:
Articles have appeared in Newcity Magazine.
Movie reviews appear weekly in Dark Sky Magazine.
Weekly music reviews appear at "The Good Music Corner" on VoteForTheWorst.com.
"Nelly Weems, Come Home" in the February 2007 edition of newWitch (BBI Media, Inc.).
"Chicken" in the March/April issue of Cicada Magazine (Cricket Publishing).
"The Lucky Son" in Amazing Journeys Magazine, issue #10 (Journey Book Publishing).

"Party Animal" at TwistedShift.com.

*2nd place, Preditors and Editors 2006 Readers' Poll*

"Five of Thirty-Eight" in the Autumn 2005 issue of The Copperfield Review.
"The Paint Shower" in The Banana King, issue #3.

"Nelly Weems, Come Home" in Hair Trigger 28 (Columbia College Chicago, Fiction Writing Department).

*2nd place winner in Traditional Fiction category, Columbia Scholastic Press Association (CSPA) 2007 Crown Awards*

Book reviews have appeared in The Hub Weekly (Champaign, IL) and movie reviews at Teacherspick.com.
Reviews:
Of "The Lucky Son": "... Hawbaker does not shrink from showing people at their worst. Hunger is a strong theme in this story, and at times a dangerous one. This was a poignant tale of a future that could come about if society continues to favor physical attributes over mental ..." -Paul Abbamondi (Read the full review at Tangent Online )
Of "Party Animal": "... Party Animal is quirky, well-written and fun, even as it addresses a little-thought-of set of everyday traumas that a monkey man must measure up to. Author Laura Hawbaker sparkles in this witty and wild look at Tyler's life ..." -Michelle (Read the full review at Fallen Angel Reviews)