Lauren Wise

Lauren Wise

As Associate Publisher, Lauren Wise’s passion for reading and writing brought her to the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, where she started her career in writing, editing, and publishing in 2005. Since then, Lauren has worked as a book editor, publishing consultant, and magazine columnist/editor. In 2009 she founded Midnight Publishing, an editorial company focused on helping authors publish positive, influential and inspirational novels, memoirs, and non-fiction content. For almost 15 years, she has established a readership as a music and travel journalist, writing for publications such as Noisey/VICE, Phoenix New Times, Phoenix Magazine, Runway, WHERE Phoenix+Scottsdale, WHERE Colorado, and more. Since 2015, Lauren has worked as the Editorial Manager for She Writes Press and SparkPress, and became Associate Publisher in 2019, helping to oversee a rapidly growing catalog of award-winning novels, memoirs, and non-fiction. Drop In to learn firsthand how this process works!