Leila Nadir

Leila Christine Nadir is an award-winning writer and community-engaged artist. As a educator, editor, and writing coach, she works with writers seeking to develop their voices and learn research and craft strategies to unearth personal and cultural stories that will resonate off the page across culture. She is the recipient of awards and fellowships from MacDowell, Periplus, de Groot Foundation, Hedgebrook, Bread Loaf, Tin House, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and more. Her essays have appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Khôra, Black Warrior Review, North American Review, ASAP, and Aster(ix), among other places. Leila is represented by Ayesha Pande Literary and lives with her partner and dog in Maine.