Reviews of professor Leila Mansouri

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I had her for intro to fiction writing and she wanted to make sure it was a good experience for everyone. Decent amount of reading but it was a lot of short stories which made it really interesting. Def enjoyed her class; she's pretty relaxed and flexible. just do your work and you'll be fine

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
Professor Mansouri structures her fiction writing workshops in a really unique and helpful way for writers, allowing them to shape the feedback they receive. The readings for the course were great. However, at times she was condescending or harsh to students in class discussions and this lead to stilted conversation.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
She is a really sweet person! An all right discussion facilitator. She often assigns a ton of reading, most of which we wouldn't end up discussing in class bc we ran out of time. Her expectations for papers can be confusing/vague. She isn't the most accessible outside of class -- it's hard to find time to meet w/ her if you can't make office hours.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really loved Gendered Prose with Professor Mansouri. She is kind and obviously very passionate and caring about the content and her students. Welcoming/inclusive class environment, great feedback on drafts. Incredible class, learned so much.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really enjoyed Professor Mansouri's fiction writing class! For someone whose never written a short story, her structure of the class involving workshops and reading other authors' works really helped me to discover my own writing style and voice. I found her feedback very helpful and supportive. She's inspired me to follow my passion in writing.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Great readings, really approachable, and flexible with expectations if you are experiencing difficulties. During Gendered Prose I ended up having to miss a lot of class for health reasons, and Leila help make reasonable accommodations for my learning. Genuinely enjoyed this class and the discussions a lot!