meet the editor

Hello! I'm Laura Lowery, founder and editor of Lucia. 

I’m so glad you’re here, and I’m excited to share Lucia with you. This publication was born from my heart’s longing to be moved, feel inspired, and connect with more of what is real when I read a women’s magazine.

The heart’s voice may be quiet but it is clear. I believe that when we listen with curiosity, trust and reverence, the world really does change for the better.

When our first volume was printed in 2015, I thought things would take off quickly. I was sure this advertising-free endeavor would go smoothly and we would be pumping out gorgeous issues once a quarter. A few years later I am a little wiser, still softly determined, and publishing annually.

Our third volume, Wild, was just released and this—for me—is buoyant news. Good things usually do take their time.

The writers, poets and artists in this new issue stun and ground me with their collective—and relatively young—wisdom. These women weave light with dark, flowers with soil, and prose with song until their voices and stories echo a collective message: This is our heroine’s journey.

I hope this issue of Lucia inspires and encourages you to remember your own magic, give voice to your heart, and bring your vision to life. I cannot wait to share Wild with you.

Love,

a bit about me

I’m the founder, editor and publisher of Lucia. You can visit my personal website at lauralowery.com.

I juggle creating Lucia with my day job as a communications consultant. This work—telling stories, making connections, weaving words—has been my career for the past 20 years.

I’m a creative writer, photographer and advisor who’s been giving voice to her heart for many years. I help people come to know and communicate effectively in their own distinctive voice, sharing the practices and tools that have helped me heal and follow my heart to a more light-filled, curious, creative life.

I believe that when we listen with curiosity, trust and reverence, then go on to write, speak and create from this place, the world really does change for the better.

I graduated from Whitman College with a Bachelor of Arts in Politics.

Once or twice a month, I write Notes from the Heart and send them by email, like short love letters from my world. In them I strive for truth-telling and wind up sorting what it means to live and work and write from the heart. I’d love to connect with like-hearted creatives who are reading Lucia. You’re welcome to receive them, if you’d like: