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Leah Myers is a member of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe of the Pacific Northwest. She earned her MFA in creative nonfiction from the University of New Orleans where she was won the Samuel Mockbee Award for nonfiction two years in a row. In 2024, she was presented with the Rupert Costo medal for her impact on indigenous communities. Leah now lives in Alabama, with roots in Georgia, Arizona, and Washington. Her work has previously appeared in The Atlantic, Craft Literary Magazine, Fugue Journal​, and elsewhere. Her debut memoir, THINNING BLOOD, is published by W.W. Norton and received a rave review in the New York Times.