Lauren Carrane

Lauren Carrane, Public Relations, is the owner of her the publicity firm Sharp Pencil Marketing, where she specializes in promoting arts organizations in Chicago, as well as authors around the world. She has landed stories in a variety of publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, MSNBC, NPR, Bloomberg Radio, Men’s Journal, Variety, The Chicago Tribune, The Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The Arizona Republic, NBC 5 Chicago, ABC 7 Chicago, KCRW-FM Los Angeles, WBEZ-FM Chicago, WBUR-FM Boston, WGN TV Chicago, and more. Before entering into publicity, she previously worked as a reporter at The South Florida Sun-Sentinel and The Daily Herald and as a freelance writer. She also taught journalism to graduate students at the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where she earned her Master’s degree in 2005.