Welcome! I’m Leticia Urieta

Leticia, a fat light skinned woman with dark brown curly hair and green eyes is looking into the distance with her hand on a mossy tree. She is wearing a blue sweater and a multicolored scarf. She stands against the tree in a wooded area on the coast of Maine.

Welcome! I’m Leticia Urieta. I am a writer of horror, speculative fiction, comics, poetry and more! I am also write freelance and work as a teaching artist, leading community writing workshops across genres. I also offer editorial services and publish a monthly blog, Leticia’s Creative Obsessions.

I’d love to work with you to support your creative project or lead a workshop for your community!

The Road So Far

This newsletter is a long one, so buckle up! I find myself beginning my day with questions. Not just the every day questions like “what will I make for breakfast this morning?” or “what do I feel like reading?” but invitations to ponder where I want to go or what I feel creatively pulled to…

Ancestors

Learning about the rich and complex histories of the towns we visit has me thinking about our relationship to ancestors, both living and dead. In my last newsletter, I talked about how I struggled with the all the historic monuments and memorials we saw that upheld the myth making of “great men” in American history…

Chapbook Release Day!

I am excited to announce that my poetry chapbook, Offerings to the Tumbled Temple, is out now from Purple Ink Press! You can purchase a copy here. Chapbooks like these make great gifts for the holidays! And if you love your local library, you can request that they stock a copy. I am now booking…

Leticia Urieta

Writer and Community Teaching Artist

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