Leigh Therriault

Leigh is a writer and poet based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. A former dispatcher and creature of the night, she is now up with the sun and works as an analyst.

She earned an MSc in Communication, Behaviour and Credibility Analysis from Manchester Metropolitan University, in partnership with the Emotional Intelligence Academy. She graduated with a BA in Professional Communication from Royal Roads University where she studied language, media, culture, and technology.

She lives with her husband and son near an enchanted duck pond and enjoys watching the geese land at dusk.

Fun Facts About Leigh:

  • I used to self-publish eerie short stories under a secret pen name.
  • As a child, I was once stung by a jellyfish in Florida.
  • I’m certified in transpersonal hypnotherapy.
  • I found something very creepy on a shelf inside a haunted house.
  • I’m also certified in clinical hypnosis.
  • The meaning of my full name is “Meadow Princess Earth & Water.”
  • I climbed a volcano in Italy (Mount Vesuvius).
  • My hometown has the world’s largest skating rink: Rideau Canal Skateway
  • When I was little, I wanted to be a writer………. and a dolphin.
Leigh, age 4
Leigh in Kindergarten
snowflake

“Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.”

~Hans Christian Andersen

crescent moon with stars