Sophia LaPalme

Alabama, USA

A lifelong resident of the Gulf Coast, Sophia grew up loving the water. Ocean advocacy has been her passion since she experienced the BP Oil Spill in 2010. Sophia loves channeling the voice of nature through her writing. She received a Silver Award for her prose essay in Bow Seat’s 2019 contest, “Estuaries: Where the Tide Meets the Stream.” Sophia enjoys playing with her many cats, writing too many poems, and going on adventures to fuel her photography addiction.