Leila.C.Nadir.PhD
@leilanadir.bsky.social
Afghan-American Writer | Artist | Fiction & Nonfiction Editor
Editor, Los Angeles Review of Boolks
MacDowell | Hedgebrook | Periplus | Art Omi | VCCA Fellow
rep: AyeshaPandeLiterary
https://linktr.ee/leilanadir
www.leilanadir.com
Editor, Los Angeles Review of Boolks
MacDowell | Hedgebrook | Periplus | Art Omi | VCCA Fellow
rep: AyeshaPandeLiterary
https://linktr.ee/leilanadir
www.leilanadir.com
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“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
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BREAKING: Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum opened all 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing. These lands are sacred to the Gwich’in Nation, home to irreplaceable wildlife and wilderness, and have never seen industrialization.
October 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
BREAKING: Today, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum opened all 1.56 million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing. These lands are sacred to the Gwich’in Nation, home to irreplaceable wildlife and wilderness, and have never seen industrialization.
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I talked with Dave Miller @opb.org about my reporting on open adoption and what it was like growing up as a transracial adoptee in Oregon. Thanks to Think Out Loud for having me back on the show! You can listen here:
Exploring the intricacies of open adoption
Author Nicole Chung joins us to talk about her reporting on open adoptions for The Atlantic.
www.opb.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I talked with Dave Miller @opb.org about my reporting on open adoption and what it was like growing up as a transracial adoptee in Oregon. Thanks to Think Out Loud for having me back on the show! You can listen here:
🌟 I’m teaching a new class on one of my favorite craft topics: How To End Things for WritingWorkshops.com! Monday nights, 7-9pm EST, in November. Starting in 2 weeks. For all fiction and nonfiction genres, including TV/film. 🌟🌟 #writingworkshops
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October 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🌟 I’m teaching a new class on one of my favorite craft topics: How To End Things for WritingWorkshops.com! Monday nights, 7-9pm EST, in November. Starting in 2 weeks. For all fiction and nonfiction genres, including TV/film. 🌟🌟 #writingworkshops
Info: writingworkshops.com/products/how...
Info: writingworkshops.com/products/how...
INTIMATE GEOPOLITICS: October 7! Online Maine Lit Fest panel about the rocketing + ricocheting of US imperial policies, bombs, + drones across continents, oceans, generations, diasporas, language. With Jen Soriano, Sahar Muradi, Hala Alyan. More info + register link: mainewriters.org/calendar/geo...
September 5, 2024 at 4:34 PM
INTIMATE GEOPOLITICS: October 7! Online Maine Lit Fest panel about the rocketing + ricocheting of US imperial policies, bombs, + drones across continents, oceans, generations, diasporas, language. With Jen Soriano, Sahar Muradi, Hala Alyan. More info + register link: mainewriters.org/calendar/geo...
My recent @writehedgebrook residency was one of the most blissful and magical experiences of my writing life. One more day to apply! Happy to give application advice or answer any questions via DM. hedgebrook.org/writers-in-r...
September 10, 2023 at 7:03 PM
My recent @writehedgebrook residency was one of the most blissful and magical experiences of my writing life. One more day to apply! Happy to give application advice or answer any questions via DM. hedgebrook.org/writers-in-r...