Peter LaBerge grew up in Connecticut. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude from the University of Pennsylvania with his B.A. in English and Consumer Psychology. He founded the Adroit Journal in 2010, as a high school sophomore, and founded the Adroit Journal Summer Mentorship Program in 2013.
He has been recognized—from TED to Teen Vogue—for his work as a writer and publisher. He is the recipient of a 2020 Pushcart Prize, and his work has appeared in Best New Poets, Crazyhorse, Harvard Review, Indiana Review, Iowa Review, Kenyon Review Online, Pleiades, and Tin House, among others. He is also the recipient of a fellowship from Bucknell University’s Stadler Center for Poetry.
Peter currently lives in San Francisco, where he works by day in content marketing.
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