Laura Văceanu
Laura Văceanu (born Aurica Văceanu, February 15, 1948, Bucu village, Ialomita county, Romania), language teacher, poet, and prose writer. President of the Constanţa Haiku Society from 2001, editor of the haiku journal Albatros/Albatross (2003–2017; 2019–2020). She has organized 16 sessions of the National Haiku Colloquium, initiated and organized eight international haiku festivals, and taught haiku in over 56 educational establishments. She has published books of haiku, tanka, haijin, tanrenga, and renku as well as a play. Resides in Constanţa, Romania.