Leigh N. Gallagher’s writing has been published in Lit Hub, Full Stop, American Short Fiction, Beloit, Salt Hill, the Reading Room anthology, and in nontraditional formats through collaborations with artists and musicians. A graduate of the Helen Zell Writer’s Program at the University of Michigan, her work has been supported by the Zell Fellowship, the Hopwood Program, the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation of New Mexico, the Ox-Bow School of Art, and Hawthornden Castle, among other institutions. Her first novel, Who You Might Be, was released by Henry Holt in June, 2022.

As a teacher and facilitator, Leigh has coordinated workshops and events through many organizations, including Blue Stoop, InsideOut Detroit, the Front Street Writers, and as part of the Detroit Art Book Fair. She’s taught writing at the Pratt Institute, the City University of New York, the University of Michigan, and the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. Originally from Northern California, Leigh lives in Philadelphia.