Alexandra Leggat
Creative writing mentor, author and editor
Writers don't attain their dreams alone.
We all need a trusty reader.
Someone to help us see what we can't.
That's what I'm here for.
IN THE PRESS
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"Animal is poetic and disarming. The stories are primarily mood-driven rather than straightforward narratives – a series of emotional puzzles in which key pieces of information are often withheld until very late in the telling. The effect is to create an uneasiness about people’s relationships to one another and to the natural world."
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“Leggat’s spare prose further adds to the impression of absolute economy. Rather than taking away from the collection’s impact, however, Leggat’s care and concision results in some expertly calibrated stories, leaving the reader both satisfied and wanting more.”
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“these quickly unfolding stories are elliptically drawn, tense with action and dark humour. Leggat is a shape-shifting writer”
Shawn Syms,
Quill and Quire
Winnipeg Free Press
Ibi Kaslik,
The Globe and Mail
THIS IS ME
I am a traditionally published author, freelance editor, creative writing instructor, mentor and writing coach.
Throughout my career, I have worked in many areas of the writing world, including fiction, creative nonfiction and journalism. I have written for the Globe and Mail, wrote my own sports column for Toro Magazine and was a Feature Writer for Niagara Life Magazine.
I offer coaching, mentorship and manuscript doctoring. I have edited many manuscripts and have worked on books such as Chef Lynn Crawford's cook book At Home with Lynn Crawford and was the editor and publisher of Catherine Graham's award winning debut novel, Quarry.
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Helping writers obtain their publishing goals is as rewarding to me as achieving my own.
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Reach out anytime.
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Alexandra