Leslie J. Anderson

Leslie J. Anderson (born 1987) is best known for her work as a comic book artist/writer -including her work on the Inkhat series. Much of her work revolves around science fiction and western themes. In spring of 2011, her humorous comic “AWP: A Practical Guide,” which takes a playful look at the annual conferences of The Association of Writers & Writing Programs, received widespread acclaim from the writing community. TriQuarterly Online said of the comic, “we can relate.”
Anderson is a frequent exhibitor at independent and small press comic conventions, including S.P.A.C.E.
In addition to her work with comics, Anderson is an accomplished poet and currently teaches English at Ohio University.
Education
Anderson earned a B.A. (2009) in English, and a M.A. (2011) in poetry from Ohio University. Anderson studied poetry under Mark Halliday and J. Allyn Rosser.
Awards and Honors
Anderson is an artist and editor for Quarter After Eight: A Journal of Experimental Writing.
Staff/Reader for The New Ohio Review.
Nominated: AWP Intro Poetry Award 2011
Michigan State University Creative Writing Award in Poetry 2009
SCENE Metrospace Little Big Show Poetry Prize 2009
Criticism and Academic Conferences
“Illustrating Editorial Change: Gower and Pericles in the 1902 Chiswick Shakespeare Edition”
Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference (Fall 2010)
Creative Reading: Defining the New, Experiments and Innovation in English Studies (Fall 2010)

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