Leona Beasley

Lambda Literary Award Finalist for Lesbian Fiction

Leona Beasley was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia, in Athens, Georgia; Mills College in Oakland, California; and the New School University in New York City. Among the many things, she has taught art to the very young and to elders, wrote arts columns, been an educational consultant, and worked in children’s television.

Leona Beasley writes about the eccentric, often queer and funny characters from her Southern youth despite having escaped to the North to get away from them. She now resides with her wife, small son, and mom-in-law near New York City. But she prefers you to keep her location on the down-low.