Leslie Dick is the author of two highly regarded novels — Without Falling (1987) and Kicking (1992) and a collection of short stories, The Skull of Charlotte Corday and Other Stories (1995). She was a visiting lecturer in Women's Studies at Vassar College and a Mellon Fellow in Arts Criticism at CalArts. Her writing has appeared in various magazines, art catalogues, and anthologies. She wrote on photography in Real Allegories: Olivier Richon (Steidl, 2006) and most recently, she collaborated with colleague Martin Kersels on a video work entitled Ripcord (2008) which was shown at Acme, Los Angeles.