Dani Leshgold
Sterling Lord Literistic
My Manuscript Wish List®
My Manuscript Wish List® Items
Prior to working at Sterling Lord Literistic, Dani received her MFA from Columbia University. Currently building her list, Dani is looking for literary fiction that keeps her up at night, literary horror, grounded fantasy and romance that uncovers real emotion and truths, and books that sweep her off her feet with their atmosphere. Thematically, she is drawn to girlhood, nostalgia, queer romance, body horror, and her native Los Angeles.
Fun facts about me:
I’m from Los Angeles and loooove LA based stories (and nonfiction)
Submission Guidelines
Submissions should be emailed to submissions@sll.com
Please include your query letter and first three chapters.
Vital Info
Favorite sub-genres:
Adult Horror, California, Commercial and Literary, Cozy Fantasy, Cross-genre, Dark Female Friendships, Feminist Horror, Gothic, Gothic Fantasy, Gothic Horror, Grounded, Grounded fantasy, High-Concept Literary Commercial Fiction, LGBT YA, LGBTQ Contemporary, LGBTQ Romance, Literary Crossover, Literary Fiction, Literary Horror, Literary Thriller, Magical Realism, Magical Realism YA, Mothers and Daughters, Occult Horror, Paranormal Horror, Paranormal Romance, Pop Culture, Psychological Horror, Psychological Suspense, Psychological Thrillers, Speculative, Speculative Fiction, Speculative Thriller, Women's Fiction, YA Contemporary, YA Contemporary Romance, YA Crossover, YA Thrillers, YA horror, YA thriller/mystery, body horror, coming of age, crossover, dark academia, gothic romance, horror, literary, literary suspense, queer, queer horror, slow burn romance, upmarket genre fiction, whimsical, witchcraft, witches
I’d like the next…
ACOTAR with mermaids, The Silent Patient, Jawbone by Monica Ojeda, Carmen Maria Machado
