PinnedLeila ReneeMy debut novel, SOFT SPOTS, is coming!I’m delighted to share that my debut novel, SOFT SPOTS, will be published by Amistad Books in 2026! I’m thrilled to be joining this…Jun 51Jun 51
Leila ReneeRegister for My Writing Workshop!Hello! I’m teaching a 4-Week Generative Writing Workshop! If you want fun writing exercises & to beat writer’s block, please join me. I’d…Oct 29, 2023Oct 29, 2023
Leila ReneeMy Story “But Mostly Weeding” Won the 2021 Gulf Coast Prize in Fiction. Read it Here:Read “But Mostly Weeding” in the new edition of Gulf Coast:Oct 24, 20211Oct 24, 20211
Leila ReneeRead My Latest in Black From the Future: A Collection of Black Speculative WritingBlack From the Future: A Collection of Black Speculative Writing (BLF Press) is in stores now. Publishers Weekly gave this anthology a…Aug 26, 20191Aug 26, 20191
Leila ReneeNew Flash Fiction: A Kind of HauntingHello beautiful people! I have a brand new story called “A Kind of Haunting” in @WyvernLit’s HAUNTED issue out today! Give it a read if…Oct 31, 2018Oct 31, 2018
Leila ReneeWhat James Baldwin and J.M. Coetzee Tell Us About History and HomeHello beautiful people! I’ve got a new essay up over at The Offing about the surprising similarities between J.M. Coetzee + James Baldwin…Oct 19, 2018Oct 19, 2018
Leila ReneeinElectric LiteratureThe Secret Writing Tips I Learned from Kendrick LamarBefore he was a Pulitzer winner, his music taught me things about writing short stories that I hadn’t learned anywhere elseApr 19, 201887Apr 19, 201887