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About Leslie Greentree
Leslie Greentree is the author of the award-winning short story collection A Minor Planet for You. Her second book of poetry, go-go dancing for Elvis, was shortlisted for the Griffin Poetry Prize. Leslie co-wrote the play Oral Fixations with her life partner Blaine Newton, which was produced in 2014 by Ignition Theatre. She has won CBC literary competitions for poetry and fiction, and has been shortlisted for Writer’s Guild of Alberta and Humber Creative Nonfiction awards.
Her new short story collection, Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping For, is forthcoming in September 2022 .
Entries by Leslie Greentree
June 2 – Think of Your Poor, Poor Villain: creating three-dimensional antagonists
I’m delighted to be part of a one-day writing retreat on June 2 at the Lacombe Performing Arts Centre. The […]
Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping For shortlisted for a High Plains Book Award
I’m delighted to share that Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping For has been shortlisted for a High Plains Book […]
Alberta Views review: Greentree’s knack for comedy interweaves with an aching sorrow
I’m honoured and thrilled to see this glowing review of Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping For in the wonderful […]
Crow Reads Podcast: Rayanne Haines and Leslie Greentree talk writing controversy, flawed characters, and the apocalypse
In this episode of the Crow Reads podcast, Rayanne speaks with author Leslie Greentree about character vs. plot-driven stories; about […]
Prairie Books Now review: Leslie Greentree returns with well-crafted takes on politics, abortion, loneliness, and disaster
Leslie was delighted to be featured in this interview and book review in the Winter 2022 edition of Prairie Books […]
Stellar stories haunted by death: Winnipeg Free Press
The October 22, 2022 edition of the Winnipeg Free Press has this to say about Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping […]
The Ottawa Citizen: Leslie Greentree has many talents
The Ottawa Citizen and Edmonton Journal both recently featured this short review of Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping For: […]
Literary Review of Canada: The fight for meaning and honesty continues
So pleased to have a short review of Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping For in the October 2022 print […]
Oct. 30: Sunday Night Flight – Beer & Books at Three Vikings Pub
What could be better than a fall Sunday evening at a neighbourhood pub, in the company of three different but […]