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Giselle Leeb

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Short story collection, Mammals, I Think We Are Called (@saltpublishing.bsky.social), Edge Hill Short Story Prize '23 Longlist, Word Factory Apprentice '19, Best British Short Stories '17 https://giselleleeb.com/

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09.03.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Going back to school.

09.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

One of my favourite books!

09.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Memoir Writing Wrangles Why the hell am I doing this?

More thoughts on memoir writing:
giselleleeb.substack.com/p/memoir-wri...

03.03.2026 10:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Memoir Writing Wrangles Getting Going

Some thoughts on memori writing up on my Substack:
giselleleeb.substack.com/p/memoir-wri...

03.03.2026 10:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Given Andy's track record I am in no way surprised to see REMAINS has been publishing some of IMO the best prose stylists working in genre, including @giselleleeb.bsky.social and @seanbirnie.bsky.social

27.01.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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16.09.2025 08:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just reading your wonderful words on a train swaying towards the Fens and intermittently looking out to see fields and rivers and trees…

16.09.2025 08:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Des, great to hear from you. I haven’t been on here much lately. Thanks for the link. πŸ˜€

16.09.2025 08:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

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06.07.2025 12:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I answered some great questions from Joe Bedford, who interviewed me for his 'Writers on Research' series:
INTERVIEW: Giselle Leeb on nature, normality and β€˜Mammals, I Think We Are Called’
You can read the interview, and others, here: πŸ˜€
joebedford.co.uk

03.07.2025 07:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I answered some great questions from Joe Bedford, who interviewed me for his 'Writers on Research' series:
INTERVIEW: Giselle Leeb on nature, normality and β€˜Mammals, I Think We Are Called’
You can read the interview, and others, here: πŸ˜€
joebedford.co.uk

03.07.2025 07:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of Fifty Beasts To Break Your Heart by Gennarose Nethercott

Cover of Fifty Beasts To Break Your Heart by Gennarose Nethercott

Thanks to @jolloyds.bsky.social for recommending this.

Loved it like I love Kelly Link and Sarah Pinsker (perhaps also one for @giselleleeb.bsky.social )

20.06.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, yes! Kelly Links is tops so sure I’ll enjoy it πŸ˜€

20.06.2025 17:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for coming

19.06.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I had my final writing class led by @giselleleeb.bsky.social at @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social in Nottingham last night, and I must say I learned so much and am excited to put it all into my writing going forward.

18.06.2025 07:06 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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07.06.2025 06:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interzone #302 In this issue: stories by SeΓ‘n Padraic Birnie, Rachael Cupp, Bogdan Domakha, Alexandra Grunberg, E F McAdam, Carlos Norcia, Yukimi Ogawa, Kate Orman, Tamsin Showbrook, R.L. Summerling, and Steve Toase...

New @interzone.press issue is out! Featuring work by @seanpadraic.bsky.social, @stevetoase.bsky.social, @giselleleeb.bsky.social, Nick Lowe, β€ͺ@nmamatas.bsky.social,‬ and lots of other cool people, full list here: weightlessbooks.com/interzone-302/

05.06.2025 19:50 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Very happy to have my story β€œNo Shelter Beneath the Searchlights” in the latest @interzone.press alongside with @rlsummerling.bsky.social @seanbirnie.bsky.social, Aliya Whiteley, @giselleleeb.bsky.social and so many other great writers.

05.06.2025 19:08 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some excellently feral stories including @jeffreyford8.bsky.social @giselleleeb.bsky.social and @giantratsumatra.bsky.social

Thanks @jonathangibbs.bsky.social

If anyone has some animal stories they can recommend, I’m all ears - hidden and asymetrical ones like those of an owl

31.05.2025 07:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

#302 of the fab @interzone.press‬ avail. soon. I review 8 new intriguing & uncanny @nightjarpress.bsky.social stories by: @meganjstaylor.bsky.social, J G Lynas, imogenreid.bsky.social‬, @kirstennorrie.bsky.social, Philip Terry, @arthurmandal.bsky.social, @carolynstock.bsky.social, Alex Older

05.06.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

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31.05.2025 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Animal Personal Anthology, by Charlotte Tierney Animals might be considered, broadly, unsophisticated and unremarkable, while also being cosmically bananas, like the rest of the natural world.

And off it goes, Charlotte Tierney’s Personal Anthology, as aloof and detached as a sleep-walker, going faster than the snail, watching the livestream of the goldfinch, staying in the aquarium of the Jardin des Plantes for hours, bellowing for the dog, twisting and snorting...

30.05.2025 14:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Our May submissions window for fantastical flash fiction is now open through 11:59 p.m., May 7.
Full guidelines and Submittable button here: fabulistmagazine.com/about/submis...

#opencall
#speculativefiction
#flashfiction

06.05.2025 07:06 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Check out all of my events upcoming for 2025 - so far - with stacks of online writing courses, workshops and events forthcoming! www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/alex-davis... #writing #writers #writingcommunity #horror #courses #wriitngcourses #writingworkshops #writingclasses

29.04.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, Chuck :-)

29.04.2025 15:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Writing short stories, a six week course with Giselle Leeb – Five Leaves Bookshop

Last few places left on @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social Short Story course. Starts Tue 6 May. I've listed my top 5 books on writing in the course details. What are yours?
fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events/writi...

29.04.2025 15:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Take a photo she said, tote bags, lanyards, badges, tape, bookmarks. Put it on social media she said. What about the books? I thought, too late. Penguin Archive. There are also books.

24.04.2025 12:27 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Events – Five Leaves Bookshop

So... just about finished our events programme for May. Highlights include a couple of events by @robinince.bsky.social, our first writing course by @giselleleeb.bsky.social, a book launch with Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, a lecture on Cavafy by Gregory Woods... www.fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/events

04.04.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

River Trent here. We're taking orders for this edition (UK only) - fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk/product/is-a-river-alive/

21.03.2025 13:42 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0