Edward Leschke is a Minnesota screenwriter and playwright. He is also the writer and publisher of THE RUTABAGA PRESS, an on-line humor publication which can be found on Facebook and Instagram.
A 2011 winner of a Minnesota McKnight Fellowship, Edward’s screenplay, THE LATE SEASON, was a 2004 and 2006 Nicholl Fellowship Semi-Finalist and his screenplay, KING OF CRAPPOLA, was a 2004 Austin Film Festival Screenplay Finalist. A long-time member of the Minnesota Screenwriters’ Workshop, Ed attends its Saturday Script group and currently serves as its Treasurer.