LESLIE, Roger (James) 1961-

PERSONAL: Born May 5, 1961, in Lincoln Park, MI; son of Richard Paul (an architect and builder) and Joann Geraldine (a banker) Leslie; married Jerry Lynn Roberts (a singer and counselor), August 4, 1984. Ethnicity: "White." Education: University of Houston, B.A., 1984, M.L.S., 1997; Antioch University, M.A., 1995. Hobbies and other interests: "Spirituality and self-improvement, swimming, weight training and fitness, film studies, popular culture, travel, theater."

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Bayou Publishing, 2524 Nottingham, Houston, TX 77005-1412. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Freelance writer, book reviewer, editor, writing coach, and public speaker. Galena Park Intermediate School District, Houston, TX, teacher, 1985-96, librarian, 1996-2000, 2002—. Guest on media programs. School Library Information Science Alumni Board, founding member, 1997—.

MEMBER: Association of Authors and Publishers, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Children's and Young Adult Book Writers Cooperative, American Book Cooperative, Texas Library Association.

AWARDS, HONORS: District Teacher of the Year, Galena School District, 1989; Teacher of the Month, North Channel Chamber of Commerce, 1989; Outstanding Teacher in Texas Award, University of Texas, 1992; winner of one-act play writing contest, Scriptwriters Houston, 1993, for Pardon This Interruption, Teachers; special citation, City of Galena Park, TX, 1993, for Galena Park: The Community That Shaped Its Own History; Outstanding Volunteer Service Award, Project Hope of Houston, 2001-02.

WRITINGS:

(With Sue Elkins Edwards) Galena Park: The Community That Shaped Its Own History, privately printed, 1993.

(With Patricia Potter Wilson) Premiere Events: Library Programs That Inspire Elementary Patrons, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2001.

(With Patricia Potter Wilson) Igniting the Spark: Library Programs That Inspire High School Patrons, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2001.

(With Patricia Potter Wilson) Center Stage: Library Programs That Inspire Middle School Patrons, Greenwood Press (Westport, CT), 2002.

Drowning in Secret (a novel), Absey and Co. (Spring, TX), 2002.

Isak Dinesen, Gothic Storyteller, Morgan Reynolds (Greensboro, NC), 2004.

Success Express for Teens: Fifty Activities That Will Change Your Life, Bayou Publishing (Houston, TX), 2004.

Author of Pardon This Interruption, Teachers, a one-act play published in the magazine English in Texas.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Five Minutes from Home, a novel; a motion-picture history book; other books in the literary genre.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Booklist, April 1, 2004, Terry Glover, review of Isak Dinesen, Gothic Storyteller.

ONLINE

Roger Leslie Home Page,http://www.rogerleslie.com (July 23, 2004).