Lesley Meirovitz Waite

Lesley’s first novel Walking on Train Tracks, about teens on a road trip based on a cross-country trip Lesley took as a teen, was published in 2013 and met with critical acclaim. It was described as “a compelling read” with “characters authentic and easy to love”. Kirkus Review wrote, “Young-adult readers may be fascinated to learn about a relatively recent era when parents had no way to track or communicate with their wandering children, and some parents may react with horror at the same freedoms they had as teenagers.” Lesley has published her poetry in various independent journals and has read both her fiction and poetry in NY cafes and libraries. She has a BA from UMASS Amherst, an MA in Educational Theater from NYU, and an MSW from Hunter School of Social Work. Lesley has studied writing at Sarah Lawrence, The New School, and Smith College. From Boston, Lesley moved to New York in her early 20’s where she currently lives and works on her writing and as a social worker/drama therapist with teens and young adults. In summers you can find her on the South Shore of Massachusetts, writing and riding waves on her boogie board.

visit her website: lesleymwaite.com