Leonora Desar

Leonora Desar is a seasoned creative writing teacher and editing coach, currently serving at Pioneer Writer Valley Writers' Workshop since February 2023. Desar also holds the position of developmental editor at SuperSummary since January 2022, where editing study guides and providing feedback to freelance writers are key responsibilities. Previous experience includes serving as a fiction editor for Pidgeonholes and an adjunct professor at New York University, where Desar taught prose and poetry. Earlier roles include assistant editor at LD+A, as well as various internships in editorial positions at Parenting.com, Psychology Today, and Oprah.com. Desar holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from New York University, a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English from New York University.