Mary Carroll Leoson is a teacher and writer in the Nashville, TN area. She teaches English composition, creative writing, literature, and psychology at the college level. She holds a Doctor of Arts in English Pedagogy & Literature, an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction), an MS in Psychology, an MA in English and Writing, a Post-Master's Certificate in Adult Education, and a Bachelor's Degree in Criminology. Her first novel, The Butterfly Circle, was published by Manta Press in 2023. Her writing has also been featured in NPR's Series "This I Believe" and has been published in literary journals such as Twisted Vine Literary Arts Journal, Coffin Bell Journal, GNU Journal, and OPEN Journal of Arts & Letters.