Leslie Larson
American novelist (born 1956)
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Leslie Larson (born 1956) is an American novelist. Originally working in the publishing industry, she began working as a freelancer while writing fiction. She wrote two novels: Slipstream (2006) and Breaking Out of Bedlam (2010). She is a two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist, receiving both nominations for the former novel.
Biography
Larson was born in 1956 in San Diego[1] to a working-class family.[2] She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from University of California, San Diego.[1] While working for Marion Boyars Publishers in London, she "did everything: typed, answered phones, read manuscripts, edited books, wrote promotional copy."[2] She left the company because the excessive amount of workload involved distracted from her ability to pursue her writing passions, and then moved to San Francisco.[2] Larson also worked freelance in fields such as advertising and newsletters, while simultaneously writing fiction.[1][2]
In 2006,[1] Larson released her debut novel Slipstream, taking place at Los Angeles International Airport while exploring the paranoia associated with the aftermath of the September 11 attacks.[3] She had gotten the idea for the book when she spent a few hours at an airport bar after missing a flight.[4] She won a Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice award in 2006.[1] At the 19th Lambda Literary Awards in 2007, she was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction and Lesbian Debut Fiction for Slipstream.[5]
In 2010, Larson wrote another novel titled Breaking Out of Bedlam, focusing on an elderly assisted living facility resident as well as both her past and the present.[6]
Larson has worked at University of California Press as a senior writer.[1]
Larson is lesbian.[7]