Leslie was delighted to talk with St. Albert Gazette reporter Jack Farrell about the Apocalypse, writing from different perspectives, and how casual conversations from years before can inspire stories. Read the interview here.
The Apocalypse is about to hit Red Deer! Join Leslie on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Sunworks, the glorious shop in downtown Red Deer where much of this writing nonsense started. Fine foods, bubbly, conversation, and, of course, the Apocalypse we’ve all been hoping for. Details and ticket info here.
Leslie had a lot of fun talking with CKUA Radio’s Scott Zielsdorf recently about disappointing apocalypses and flailing humans making bad choices. listen here.
Join Leslie at St. Albert Public Library on Friday, September 15 at 7 p.m. for her first book event celebrating the launch of Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping For. Free admission, with a reception and signing to follow the reading. Books will be sold on site by our friends at Glass Bookshop. register here.
Leslie’s forthcoming book of short stories, Not the Apocalypse I Was Hoping For, makes the CBC’s “fiction to watch for in fall 2022” list. read more
Blindman Brewing in Lacombe, Alberta, has melded three of Leslie’s favourite pastimes – reading, writing, and enjoying local craft beer. Session Ale stories appear on beer cans near you all summer long, and are recorded and produced by the fine people at CKUA Radio.
Leslie’s 2022 Session Story is “Cemetery Décor.” Hear her story and interview here (Season 5, Episode 8).
A recent Women of Excellence Awards nominee in Red Deer, Leslie Greentree is making a stage debut in “The Year of Magical Thinking.”
The one woman show is an adaptation of Joan Didion’s award winning, best selling memoir of the same name. read more
Ignition Theatre is gearing up to present one of the most highly-anticipated productions in its accomplished history with The Year of Magical Thinking.
Penned by Joan Didion, the powerhouse one-woman show is based on the bestselling memoir of the same name, and stars Red Deer’s own Leslie Greentree in her stage debut. read more
One of Red Deer’s most gifted and acclaimed authors is about to extend her immense creativity in a bold new direction – the stage.
Leslie Greentree will soon be featured in the award-winning one-woman play The Year of Magical Thinking, which opens April 5th at the Nickle Studio, located in the Memorial Centre. read more
Launching an exhibition about death can be like spotlighting something unseemly that makes most of us turn away.
While all lives end, “people are very awkward about talking about it,” said Red Deer artist Leslie Greentree — so she’s obligingly diffused the difficult subject matter in her fragmentary show of visual and written reactions to death. read more