By: Lori Dorn
Shrey Parikh, an eighth grader from Rancho Cucamonga, won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling 32 words in 90 seconds.


Lori Dorn is a Contributing Editor at Laughing Squid. With over a decade of experience in writing blog posts, she covers a range of topics including arts and entertainment, animal rights, and music, often highlighting themes of internet and pop culture. Lori's work has been featured in eBroky, Laughing Squid, and MSN.
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Lori's coverage indicates a focus on light-hearted, entertaining content including animal behavior, quirky inventions, and music. She may be open to pitches related to unusual animal behaviors, unique musical performances or instruments, and offbeat art projects.
Given her interest in science-related topics as well as animals and entertainment news, Lori may also appreciate pitches about unconventional scientific discoveries or experiments that are presented in an engaging manner.
As she does not have a specific geographic focus it is likely that she has an international audience in mind when considering potential stories.
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