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WRITING

Whether I'm writing a research story, marketing campaign, feature article, or novel, I’m interested in the same fundamental question: How can a story make someone care?
Good writing informs. Great writing creates a connection.

Professional Writing

I’m a writer with experience creating content for higher education, research, marketing, and public-facing audiences.

My professional writing focuses on translating complex ideas into accessible, engaging stories while maintaining each organization’s voice and goals.

Recent Article Publications

By Leah Shosteck/Oct 09, 2025

Faculty Spotlight 2025-2026

By Leah Shosteck/Feb 17, 2026

Hub Fund for Advancing Research Awards

By Leah Shosteck/April 08, 2026

Faculty Grants Program: Research & Creative Practice Fund

By Leah Shosteck ’25, MA ’26 for the Office of Research and Creative Scholarship

Srinivas Wins Grant to Study Impact of South Asian Groceries

By Office of Research and Creative Scholarship (ORCS) Senior Associate Director for Grants and Proposals Diana Potter and Leah Shosteck, MA’26.

Emerson CSD Leads the Conversation at the 2026 Meeting on Language in Autism

By Leah Shosteck/Nov 14, 2025

Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) Program: AY2025-26 Recipients

By Leah Shosteck/April 07, 2026

Mass Cultural Council Artist Awards

By Leah Shosteck/April 30, 2026

Student Researchers Making an Impact Across Emerson

By Leah Shosteck ’25, MA ’26 for the Office of Research and Creative Scholarship

Luyster to Explore How Autistic Parents Communicate with Kids in NSF-Funded Study

Creative Writing

My creative work explores darker subject matter, unconventional perspectives, and genre-blending storytelling, with a particular interest in dystopian fiction, psychological thrillers, horror, and stories about identity and human relationships.

we are the irregulars

Award-Winning Completed Novel
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we are the irregulars is the first book in my Irregular Stories series that recently won the Emerson College Graduate Writing Award for Distinguished Publishing (2026).

 

In a world where revenge is a way of life, five rebellious Irregular teenagers set out to take down T.A.D. Co., the most notorious mind-hacking corporation in their society. But as they uncover the company's secrets, they discover that its darkest truths are connected to their own forgotten pasts.

 

The novel explores identity, memory, rebellion, dysfunctional families, revenge, and the consequences of manipulating the mind.

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The manuscript is complete and currently being queried to literary agents.

Short Stories & Poetry

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I wrote "The Jacket" as semi-fictional travel writing story in July 2023 during my time in the Kasteel Well travel writing program.

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I wrote "Messy Obsession" as a short thriller in 2021 and published it in the 2022 issue of Erudite, Thomas A. Edison High School's literary and arts magazine. 

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I wrote "The Cabin" during the COVID-19 lockdown, and it takes a metaphorical approach to how life was for me at that time. 

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"One Word" was written in 2020 for my confirmation service. I expand on what peace means to me through this poem. 

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