Leighann Darville

Writer / Publisher

Leighann Darville, born in The Bahamas in 1996, moved to the Okanagan in 2023 to pursue a career in writing.

Since they were a child, Leighann was interested in books and the words they contained. Given the climate of The Bahamas, they set that dream aside and settled into accounting as a lifelong career with a maybe about writing on the side. Leighann worked over 6 years at Deloitte & Touche before realising that they needed a change. They packed up their home, spouse, and cats and flew to the Okanagan to attend Okanagan College. Since joining the Writing and Publishing Program they have gained a number of skills which are demonstrated across this website.

Leighann is unemployed and about to graduate.

The future is unknown and full of potential.

2023-2025

Okanagan College | Writing and Publishing Diploma

2014-2019

The Univeristy of The Bahamas | Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

2008-2014

N.G.M. Major High School | Diploma

2001-2008

Mangrove Bush Primary School | Diploma

Career

2023-2025

Real Canadian Superstore | Cashier

2017-2023

Senior Consultant | Deloitte & Touche

2017 (Mar-May)

Administrative Assistant | The Dundas Centre for the Preforming Arts

2016-2017

The Plait Lady | Sales Clerk

2015 (May-Aug)

Atlantis Bahamas | Cartoon Network Atlantean

2008-2014

Cartwright's Food Store | Cashier

Detailed Curriculum Vitae

leigh ann

writer and relucant poet currently writing from the unceded and traditional territory of the Syilx Okanagan peoples (officially recognized as Vernon, BC.)

leighannnicoled [at] gmail [dot] com

leighannnicole.com

Honours

Commonwealth Short Story Prize | A Walk with Ma Jane | Longlisted 2025

The Eco Justice Project | prayer to | Published 2025