Leslie Gardner

About

Leslie co-founded Artellus Ltd in 1986 and handles writers internationally for fiction, non-fiction, film and periodicals.

She previously worked at American publishing houses, London Management, Columbia Pictures and The National Theatre. She set up the TV drama Tenko, worked with Salman Rushdie and Anthony Burgess, and handles the estate of Robert Aickman. She holds an MA from the University of Iowa's International Writers Workshop and a PhD in Rhetoric.

Genres

Agency submission guidelines

Submission enquiries from new fiction and non-fiction writers are welcomed. Postal submissions are not accepted. Send an enquiry, synopsis, and first three chapters by email to submissions@artellusltd.co.uk. The agency does not handle film or television scripts.

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Clients include

• Robert Aickman

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