Leah Ranada’s stories have been published in On Spec (#115, vol 31 no. 1), Room Magazine (Issue 38.2), Santa Ana River Review, Scarlet Leaf Review, emerge 2013, eastlit.com, and elsewhere. Born in the Philippines, she moved to Vancouver in 2006 and made writing her permanent home. She attended The Writer’s Studio (TWS) at SFU. Her debut novel, The Cine Star Salon, was released October 2021.