Leslie Hoffman began her writing career in the ’60s while working after school and summers at The Saratoga News, Saratoga, California. Sherman Miller, publisher of the weekly newspaper and former reporter for The San Francisco Examiner, gave Leslie her first opportunity for publication. Dividing her time between San Jose, CA and Las Vegas, NV, Leslie is an independent copy editor of fiction and nonfiction who moonlights as a poet. Her poems, short stories, and articles have been published in magazines, newspapers, and literary journals. She is a member of Poetry Center San Jose's Caesura Editorial Team; The Willow Glen Poetry Project; California Writers Club, South Bay Chapter; and Henderson Writers’ Group, sponsor of the annual Las Vegas Writer’s Conference.

Publication & Editing Credits:
Contributor, Helen: A Literary Magazine, FNS (2016)
Contributor, Mused—BellaOnline Literary Review, Fall&Winter 2009, Summer&Winter 2010;Summer 2011; Spring 2012; Spring/Fall/Winter 2013; Summer/Winter 2014; Spring 2015; Spring/Summer 2016
Editor, Beware of Memories (2016), a novel by Darlien C. Breeze & Patrick K. Jaynes
Editor, Desires of the Heart (2016), a novel by Deborah Laurent
Editor, All About the Money (2016), a novel by William F. Walles
Co-Editor, Caesura 2015, The Journal of Poetry Center San Jose
Contributor, Third Thursdays, Vol. 3 (2015), The Willow Glen Poetry Project sponsored by Poetry Center San Jose and Arts Council Silcon Valley
Editor/Contributor, Writer’s Bloc II, III, IV, V, VI Anthologies(2008-15
Editor, The Haunted Statue (2015), YA novel by Alba Arango<.com>
Contributor, The California Writers Club Literary Review 2015
Contributor, WritersTalk (2014-16), CWC-South Bay Branch
Editor, The Middle Man (2015), a novel by Gregory A. Kompes
Editor, The Secret of the Mysterious Music Box (2015), YA novel by Alba Arango<.com>
Contributor, 300 Days of Sun (Issue 2, 2015), Nevada State College <300daysofsun.com>
Editor, The Golden Key (2015), a novel by Darlien C. Breeze
Editor, Flash Mob (2015), a novel by Gregory A. Kompes
Contributor, Caesura (2014), The Journal of Poetry Center San Jose
Editor, Sky Pirates (2014), a novel by Gregory A. Kompes
Editor, The Secret of the Alien Tribute (JJ Bennett: Junior Spy Book 2-2014) by Alba Arango