Leila Philip

Leila Philip is Professor of Creative Writing and Literature in the English Department at the College of the Holy Cross. Philip is the bestselling author of award-winning nonfiction books that have received national glowing reviews. She has received numerous awards for her writing, including fellowships from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, The National Endowment for the Arts and The National Endowment for the Humanities. Philip works across genres, publishing poetry, essays and theatrical script for off-broadway and co-founded the ongoing art collaboration, Water Rising. Her essays have been widely anthologized and included in numerous collections, including Brief Encounters, Creating Nonfiction, Why We're Here, and Maiden Voyages. Philip was a contributing columnist at the Boston Globe and has taught at a number of universities, including Princeton, Columbia, Vassar, and Colgate.