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Leslie C Maxwell

Lecturing Fellow of Thompson Writing Program
Thompson Writing Program
Box 90025, Durham, NC 27708
1 Brodie Gym Drive, Art Building, Durham, NC 27701

Overview


My professional interest is in writing of many kinds, and my work shows the same breadth of interest, as I've written personal essays, flash nonfiction, flash fiction, short stories, and magazine journalism. As a professor and teacher, I'm interested in helping students find ways to enjoy writing. I believe in helping students gain confidence in making choices about writing. I'm also interested in helping students retain the skills they hone and practice in their writing and apply those skills in other classes and writing situations.

My own writing has appeared in many publications. Creative writing, including personal essays and short stories, have appeared in Fourth Genre, Rappahannock Review, Juked, and The Fourth River, among other publications. My professional and journalistic writing has appeared in Walter Magazine and The News & Observer, among other publications.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Lecturing Fellow of Thompson Writing Program · 2020 - Present Thompson Writing Program, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published September 23, 2016
Leslie Maxwell: Native vs. newcomer -- how N.C. politicians seek to divide us
Published October 16, 2015
When We Silence Women
Published August 21, 2014
NC Homeschools and Abandoning the Common Good

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Recent Publications


Some May Be Infinite

Journal Article Fourth Genre: Explorations in Nonfiction · October 1, 2017 Featured Publication Cite

Home-Grown Lessons

Other Meredith Magazine · February 1, 2017 Link to item Cite

“part of a little counterculture”: An Interview with Musician Turned Writer Nic Brown

Journal Article North Carolina Literary Review · January 20, 2017 Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


George Mason University · 2012 M.F.A.