James M. Lawrence

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James M. Lawrence (born November 11, 1946) is the founder of Harrowsmith, Equinox, Harrowsmith Country Life, and EatingWell Magazines.

As a book publisher, he has founded Camden House Publishing Ltd., Chapters Publishing Ltd., and Microcosm, Ltd. Microcosm is a pioneering proponent of sustainable harvest practices on coral reefs and in other areas supplying the international aquarium trade.

Lawrence is the recipient of a number of National Magazine Awards in Canada, for writing, editing, art direction, and publishing achievement, including the National Magazine Awards Magazine of the Year in 1977 for Harrowsmith and 1981 for Equinox. He received a James Beard Awards Foundation Award for Best Magazine Writing in 2005.

He is the author or editor of the following books: The Harrowsmith Reader, The Harrowsmith Sourcebook, Sweet Maple, The New Marine Aquarium, The Conscientious Marine Aquarist, Natural Marine Aquariums, and other titles.

He is the chairman of the Board of Advisors of Vermont Life Magazine, Montpelier, VT, and The Charlotte News, Charlotte, VT.

A graduate of Cornell University (B.S., 1969) and The S.I. Newhouse School of Publication Communications at Syracuse University (M.A., 1972), Lawrence resides in Charlotte, Vermont. He is currently launching Microcosm Aquarium Explorer for environmentally-oriented aquarists.