Leila Philip, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Leila Philip

American writer

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1961

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Leila Philip (born April 18, 1961 in New York City) is an American writer, poet and educator.
She is the author of three books of memoir and narrative non-fiction (A Family Place: A Hudson Valley Farm, Three Centuries, Five Wars, One Family, Hidden Dialogue: A Discussion Between Women in Japan and the United States, The Road Through Miyama) and one collection of poetry (Water Rising).
Philip has been anthologized in a number of books, including: Brief Encounters, Teaching Creative Non-Fiction, Maiden Voyages: Writings of Women Travelers; Family Travels: The Farther You Go the Closer You Get; Japan: True Stories of Life on the Road, A Woman’s Passion for Travel.
She has contributed articles and reviews to newspapers, magazines, research and journals including Ploughshares, The Christian Science Monitor, Studio Potter Magazine, the Yomiuri Shimbun and the Daily Yomiuri.
Philip has written about art for Artcritical, Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas and Art in America.
She is the Contributing Editor of Riverteeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative.