Leslie J. Anderson

Leslie J. Anderson is an American speculative fiction writer and poet, born and raised in Michigan and now based in Ohio. She holds a Master's degree in Creative Writing from Ohio University.

Her novel The Unmothers (Quirk Books, 2024), a folk horror story about a small town confronting a rumored horse-birth, was named one of the New York Times' Best Horror of the year and won her a 2024 Individual Excellence Award in Fiction from the Ohio Arts Council.

Her earlier novel The Cricket Prophecies was published by Post Mortem Press, and her poetry collection An Inheritance of Stone (Alliteration Ink) was nominated for an Elgin Award. Her short fiction and poetry have appeared in Asimov's, Uncanny Magazine, Strange Horizons, Daily Science Fiction, and Apex, with individual poems earning Pushcart Prize and Rhysling Award nominations.