About
LESLIE
STEPHENS
After graduating from Wellesley College and the Columbia Publishing Course, Leslie worked on the Editorial team at Food52 in New York before heading west to Los Angeles, where she served as the Vice President of Content for the brand, cupcakes and cashmere. Her writing has also appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Eater, Apartment Therapy, and Tasting Table. Her weekly newsletter, Morning Person is among Substack’s most popular paid newsletters and her debut novel You’re Safe Here will be released in June 2024 by Scout Press.
Leslie is currently earning her Master's in Professional Mental Health Counseling with a Specialization in Addictions from Lewis and Clark College. With her degree, she hopes to treat adults and adolescents struggling with addictions, through nature-based therapy. She currently lives in Portland, Oregon with her hyperactive pit-mix Toast.