Danny Leonard is a Boston-based writer, storyteller, and filmmaker. Danny’s short story "Of Tides and Melons" was runner-up in Solstice Literary Journal’s 2022 annual contest. He wrote and produced Demi's Panic, an award-winning animated short film. He was a selected participant at Stowe Story Labs where he worked on his feature-length script titled Fire and Thirst. Danny appeared on World Channel’s nationally televised program Stories from the Stage. He has a BA in English literature and an MA in Japanese language and literature from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. When not writing, Danny spends time with his wife, two daughters, and a pesky rescue mutt named Blue.