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Leila Segal is a British writer and former legal editor/journalist. Represented by Donald Winchester of Watson, Little Ltd literary agency, her debut short story collection Breathe: Stories from Cuba was published by Flipped Eye Publishing in 2016 with support from Arts Council England. The stories in Breathe were inspired by the time she spent living in Havana. Her writing has also appeared in Litro, The London Magazine, Wasafiri, Mechanics' Institute Review, The Lonely Crowd, Generations Literary Journal, Under the Radar, Papeles de la Mancuspia, Loose Muse Anthology, Square Peg, and Ink, Sweat & Tears.

A resident of London, Segal is also known for her activism in marginalized communities around the world. She served as a creative writing instructor for Change the Picture, an aid organization for prostituted women, and The Jaffa Photography Project, a cultural collaboration between Arab and Jewish teenagers. She is the Project Founder and Lead Facilitator of Voice of Freedom, a charity that works with survivors of human trafficking.