Elizabeth Argelia Leonard is a writer, educator and editor with an MA in novel writing from City University London and a BA in Comparative Literature and minor in Creative Writing from NYU. For the last several years she has worked as a teaching artist for top social justice organizations in New York City and provides integrated arts education for public school students in grades K through twelve with a view toward restorative justice. Since last year, she has been developing and facilitating private adult fiction workshops and leading cross-genre generative courses through Fledgling Writing Workshops in Brooklyn. Elizabeth's fiction and poetry has been published by City University London, NY Writers Coalition and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs. She has been awarded residencies and fellowships from Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland, Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing, and the Atlantic Center for the Arts, under the mentorship of Chris Abani.