Leatrice

Leatrice writes for the watcher. Her work explores belonging, grief, mis/communication, and social injustice. Originally from NYC, she now resides in the UK. Her debut poetry collection, Yearbook Signing, was published with Reconnecting Rainbows Press in 2026. 

In prose, she was shortlisted for the 2019 Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize, won first prize for Tales for the Ones in Love‘s Nature 2020-21 contest, was a top 5 finalist for the 2024 Rockvale Writers First 10 Pages Fellowship, and a top 10 finalist for the 2024 London Independent Story Prize.

In poetry, she was a featured poet at the 2024 Oxford Di-Verse Festival, 2025 Oxford Indie Book Fair, Benjamin Franklin House, and 2026 St. Patrick’s Day Festival. She is a resident poet at The Papers School at the National Poetry Library and the Hold Space Festival in the Crypt Gallery, London.

When not writing, she spends her time figure skating, performing in drag shows and educating everyone she meets about Pink Floyd. Her 145-slide presentation on the band’s history has not been accepted for publication (yet).