[3] After giving birth to her children in 1996 and 2000, boredom as a stay-at-home mother motivated her to sketch a first draft of what would become Ancillary Justice for National Novel Writing Month 2002.

[3][9] Leckie has published numerous short stories, in outlets including Subterranean Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Realms of Fantasy.

[10] She edited the science fiction and fantasy online magazine Giganotosaurus[11] from 2010 to 2013, and is assistant editor of the PodCastle podcast.

It follows Breq, the sole survivor of a starship destroyed by treachery and vessel of that ship's artificial consciousness, as she attempts to avenge herself on the ruler of her empire.

[3] She has since held various jobs, including as a waitress, a receptionist, a land surveyor, a lunch lady, and a recording engineer.