Storyteller
Michelle Park Lazette has written professionally for nearly two decades, first in newsrooms around the country and for the last 10 years as a corporate storyteller and marketing strategist. The author and storyteller published her apocalyptic fantasy novel on September 4, 2025. She’s also published nonfiction (Stuff Every Bride Should Know, Quirk Books).
Ohio native
A graduate of Kent State University and Berea High School, Park Lazette grew up in Northeast Ohio, where the fall never lasts long enough and the best chicken paprikash is rich, creamy, and spooned over spaetzle. Her writing has appeared in The Plain Dealer (Cleveland), The Arizona Republic (Phoenix), The Desert Sun (Palm Springs), the Reading Eagle (Reading), Crain’s Cleveland Business, and other publications. In recent years, she’s won writing and storytelling accolades from the Greater Cleveland Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and the Content Marketing Awards. She received awards throughout her career for business reporting, feature writing, and general news as well.