Leila Levinson

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From 2002–2008, Levinson taught a Holocaust literature course at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. A freelance commentator on cultural issues, her work has appeared in The Austin American Statesman, The Texas Observer, WWII Quarterly, and War, Literature, and Art. In 2006, the Writers League of Texas named her manuscript of Gated Grief the “Best Narrative Nonfiction Manuscript.”

Levinson is also the founder of veteranschildren.com, a website where veterans and their children are invited to share their stories. She lives with her husband and two sons in Austin, Texas.

Prize anthology mentions

Best American Essays 2012*

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