Leslie Vryenhoek

Leslie
Vryenhoek

Leslie is the acclaimed author of Scrabble Lessons-stories about the desire that punctuates our most ordinary days-and Gulf, a collection of poetry that explores longing and belonging in a transient world.

Leslie is also the founding director of Piper’s Firth: Writing at Kilmory, an intensive writing retreat held every fall on Newfoundland’s spectacular Burin Peninsula.

Leslie is the acclaimed author of Scrabble Lessons-stories about the desire that punctuates our most ordinary days-and Gulf, a collection of poetry that explores longing and belonging in a transient world.

Leslie is also the founding director of Piper’s Firth: Writing at Kilmory, an intensive writing retreat held every fall on Newfoundland’s spectacular Burin Peninsula.

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