| Give a Gift |
Read Poets & Writers Magazine on your iPad, Mac, or PC
Available for your Kindle or Kindle Fire
Get new issues downloaded to your NOOK automatically
Home » Tools for Writers » Literary Agents » Leigh Feldman
Leigh Feldman
New York, New York 10010
Submission Guidelines
Send a query letter with the first ten pages of the manuscript via e-mail to jgarnett@writershouse.com.
Tips From the Agent
I like it when a writer tells me why they are querying me, in particular; it shows they have done their homework and they understand the kind of book they've written. The best queries manage to be both concise and elegantly written, and at the same time present a compelling conflict at the heart of their story.
Agent Advice
5.20.13
For an unpublished writer, does it cost more to seek a literary agent abroad or would it be safer to self-publish first in the home country before seeking an agent in another country?
5.13.13
What is the best advice you can give young writers who are applying to MFA programs?
5.6.13
Do agents really read synopses? Isn’t a ten-page sample more useful?
Speakeasy Threads
- Before you send your work to an agent -- added April 25
- Agent Follow-up Question added April 11
- Editors & Agents added March 22
- Time frame for replying to partial? added January 30
- Can you really find an agent with a query letter? added January 25
- Expand your clientele added January 20
Speakeasy Search
- Re: [aiyamei] Just wanted to share....
... lucky to have people like Robin Desser and Leigh Feldman (my editor and agent respectively) in my corner. ...
Savoring the Sweet Smell of Success - 01/27/2008
- Just wanted to share....
... children inherit, to Robin Desser at Knopf, by Leigh Feldman at Darhansoff, Verrill, Feldman (NA)." I wanted...
Savoring the Sweet Smell of Success - 11/14/2007