Profile
Leslie
Wilson
Writer
- Producer
Since completing
her Ph.D. in American literature and film,
Leslie Wilson has worked as a writer, producer, and consultant
with AMI. Deeply committed to the art of writing
for social action, social change, and social justice,
she
also teaches writing at Pepperdine
University where she has directed the undergraduate creative
writing program, the MFA in screenwriting, WordFest, and
the Fall Literary Arts Festival.
She serves as Film Studies faculty as well. In recent years, she
has had several scripts produced for stage and screen,
presented papers at regional, national, and international
conferences, and published in every genre. In
addition
to her work with AMI,
she has edited creative writing and American Studies publications
for Americana:
The Institute for the Study of American Popular Culture.
Due to her interests, experience, and expertise,
Leslie is often interviewed
on various aspects
of American creative writing, publishing, production, and
culture by producers and reporters from such media organizations
as
CNN,
BBC, Channel 4
(UK),
Bloomberg News, ABC News, the Speed
Channel, the Discovery Channel, The Associated Press, The
New York Times, Newsday, the Christian Science Monitor,
and the Chicago Tribune.
Leslie wrote and produced Mississippi
Son,
which has won three Telly
Awards and film festival honors. Broadcast by Halogen TV, TVN, and European television, the film is now available on DVD, distributed by Passion River. The soundtrack is on iTunes and other digital platforms, distributed by Dualtone Records.
As Pensacola Wilson, the pen name she uses when she writes Southern literary fiction, she has written a novel about one woman's journey through a hurricane, a journey that forces her to make the most difficult decision of her life. You can read more about The Quilt here.
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