Author Bio
Leah Holleran writes fiction, poetry, and the occasional personal essay. She is particularly drawn toward solarpunk whimsy, shadowy sci-fi, queer characters and explorations of mental health. Her work has been published in literary journals CP Quarterly, OC 87 Recovery Diaries, and others. In addition to her personal blog, she ghostwrites blog posts on a freelance basis. She is the co-founder of a virtual writing critique group (originally based in Philadelphia), and has two YA novel manuscripts that she is preparing to query. Leah also writes for the stage, and is the co-founder of traveling puppet theatre company Wandering Theatre, with her wonderful husband and partner Aaron Roberge.
Brought up in an inter-faith household (Jewish on her mother’s side, Irish-Catholic on her father’s), Leah writes with the goal of building bridges between different worlds. She believes in the transformative power of stories, and of small every-day kindnesses.
Journals and Anthologies
Poetry
“In Another Fantasy Outside of Time”
“Multitudes”
“A Stone’s Throw Down the Road”
Issue 12, pages 29-33
Publisher: CP Quarterly
“Schedule of Obscure Wishes”
“In the Dark”
“but what is the past, really?”
2022 Issue 1: Sense of Self, pages 40-43
Publisher: Affinity CoLab
“The Midnight Snack”
It’s Twelve O Clock Poetry Anthology (pg. 108-109)
Dreamstones of Summer Poetry Anthology (pg. 105-106)
Publisher: Wingless Dreamer
Essays
Author Interview
Fck the Canon webseries interview, discussing my personal essay published in OC87 Recovery Diaries and my YA Sci-Fi manuscript (full length novel, unpublished) dealing with themes of mental illness, grief, and suicide.
More
I am a co-founder of Philly WriteClub, a friendly writer’s feedback group that meets virtually twice a month. No need to be local to Philly to participate! If you’re interested in joining, please Contact Me.
I often post creative writing on social media, and don’t forget to check out my Blog!
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