Photo, ©John Clines, 2007

Leslie Anne Mcilroy

Leslie Anne Mcilroy won the 2001 Word Press Poetry Prize for her full-length collection Rare Space and the 1997 Slipstream Poetry Chapbook Prize for her chapbook Gravel. She also took first place in the 1997 Chicago Literary Awards Competition judged by Gerald Stern. Her second full-length book, Liquid Like This, was published by Word Press in July 2008. Leslie's poems have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including American Poetry: The Next Generation, The Emily Dickinson Award Anthology, The Mississippi Review, Nimrod International Journal of Prose & Poetry, Pavement Saw and forthcoming in Pearl. Leslie was the cofounder/editor of HEArt — Human Equity Through Art ? the nation?s first journal devoted to addressing social justice issues through literature and art. Leslie is a copywriter in Pittsburgh, PA where she lives with her daughter Silas. and partner Don.

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