Alabama Authors Directory

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Leslie Harper Worthington

Lives in: Gadsden, AL

Contact Information

  • Email: leslieworthington034@gmail.com

Address:

    • 107 Valeview Circle
      Gadsden, AL 35904
      United States
  • Phone: (334) 233-1241
  • Preferred Contact Method: Any

 

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About Leslie Harper Worthington

Genres: Nonfiction, Poetry

Available for: Readings, Workshops, School Programs, In Person, Remote

Bio: Leslie Harper Worthington holds a PhD in Southern Literature from Auburn University and recently retired after a 40-year career in higher education as both an English professor and academic administrator. She has published two poetry collections: Why Would You Leave Me? (Finishing Line Press, 2026) and Lingering: A Poet’s Journey through Literary Landscapes (North Meridian Press, 2026). She is also co-editor and a contributor to Red Clay & River Fog: Artists & Writers of North Alabama …Read More forthcoming in Fall 2026 from North Meridian Press.
Now residing in northern Alabama, she enjoys spending time with her children and grandchildren, traveling, and writing. A lifelong writer, she has returned to creative pursuits in retirement, focusing on poetry as a means to explore the depths of the human experience and create honest, meaningful connections. Dr. Worthington writes to remember, to understand, and to leave something that may endure.

Works: Why Would You Leave Me? A Memoir (Finishing Line Press, 2026)
Lingering: A Poet’s Journey through Literary Landscapes (North Meriden Press 2026)
Red Clay & River Fog: Artists & Writers of North Alabama (forthcoming Fall 2026 from North …Read More Meridian Press)
Seeking Home: Marginalization and Representation in Appalachian Literature and Song (University of Tennessee Press, 2017)
Cormac McCarthy and the Ghost of Huck Finn (McFarland, 2012)

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