Leanne Phillips

ScreenCraft just announced the 39 semifinalists in its 2022 Cinematic Short Story Competition, and both of my stories were among the semifinalists! As I mentioned before, this is a special kind of exciting for me. So many great films started out as short fiction. Stand by Me was adapted from […]

I got some amazing news this morning: two short stories I entered in ScreenCraft’s Cinematic Short Story Competition advanced to the quarterfinalist round. Although I’m not a screenwriter or a filmmaker, I love film. I’m currently in the process of watching all of the Academy Award Best Picture winners in […]

I was scrolling the internet today and came across The Rumpus‘s “This Week in Essays” column for December 22nd. I noticed an essay listed by one of the women I most admire, Gina Frangello, author of Blow Your House Down: A Story of Family, Feminism, and Treason. so I clicked […]

My essay “Growing an Avocado Tree from Seed” was published in the winter 2022 issue of Persimmon Tree this morning. This essay came about in such an organic way, as I looked for things to occupy my time in the early days of the pandemic. Like everyone, I was sad and […]

My essay on feminine rage, “Doors,” was published in The Rumpus‘s “Enough” column today. This essay was one I didn’t think I could write. It came about quite by accident, through the encouragement of friends. My friend Amy Reardon is a generous writer and friend who is always sending me little […]