Leanna McLennan (writer/performer) is a member of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) and an alumnus of The Second City Touring Company. She is currently writing scripts and fiction, and performing stand-up comedy.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Literary Studies (University of Toronto) and a Master of Arts in Creative Writing (Concordia University). Her writing has been published in leading literary journals and anthologies, including the Antigonish Review, Broken Pencil, Can’t Lit: Fearless Fiction, CV2, Fiddlehead, Geist, Matrix, New Limestone Review, Taddle Creek, and Third Floor Lounge: Poetry from the Banff Centre for the Arts.

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I would like to thank the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, and the Access Copyright Foundation for their generous support of my writing.