Lisa Leshne An agent with The Leshne Agency (see other agents at this agency). About Lisa Leshne has been in the media and entertainment business for over three decades. Just after Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution in 1990, she co-founded and was Publisher of The Prague Post, the largest English-language newspaper in Central Europe, along with its book division and website. She subsequently held positions in NYC at Accenture’s Entertainment & Media Group, Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal, where she oversaw advertising, marketing and circulation for WSJ.com in Europe and Asia. Lisa spent the year after Sept. 11, 2001 at the Partnership for New York City’s Financial Recovery Fund, evaluating grant applications and providing strategic advice to small businesses destroyed in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. Lisa began her career as a literary agent in 2008 at LJK Literary and established The Leshne Agency in 2011.Lisa’s clients include a diverse list of #1 New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer and Polk award-winning, and debut authors across many genres. She especially loves working with journalists and is most passionate about narrative non-fiction and memoir that highlight extraordinary stories from diverse voices, women, underdogs, and leaders. She mainly acquires in the sports, business, political, health, prescriptive and pop-culture genres, and is always seeking exceptional literary and commercial fiction. This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting 60 days, assume your submission will not be accepted. Country of Publication United States Professional Associations Member of AALA AI Policy Unknown AI policy Collapse section Fiction Open Lisa enjoys literary and commercial fiction and some young adult and middle-grade books that take the reader on a journey and are just plain fun to read.Audience:Open to a broad Audience, including: Adults, Middle grades, Young adults.Genres: GeneralLengths: NovelStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream.Topics: Open to all/most Topics.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Collapse section Nonfiction Open An avid reader of blogs, newspapers and magazines in addition to books, Lisa is most interested in narrative and prescriptive non-fiction, especially on social justice, sports, health, wellness, business, political and parenting topics. She loves memoirs that transport the reader into another person’s head and give a voyeuristic view of someone else’s extraordinary experiences.Audience:Open to a broad Audience.Lengths: BookStyles:Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Mainstream, Personal.Topics: Open to all/most Topics including... Business/Finance: Business. Children/Family: Parenting/Child care. Health/Medicine. Memoir. Politics/Political Science. Society/Culture: Social issues. Sports/Recreation.Submissions:Method: QueryTracker. Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed. Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary. Go to agent's webpage Report: Submission/Query Correction/Update New Cover ArtSocial:Facebook FacebookInstagram @leshneagency For the Agent: Request Interview Duosuma Submission Manager Link to Duotrope Agent Impersonation Scams are becoming commonplace.A legitimate agent will not contact you and request money to represent you. Never pay an agent an up-front fee. That is not how literary agent representation works. Agents earn a commission only after they've landed a publishing deal for you. Also, agents scarcely ever contact writers. If an agent that you haven't queried contacts you about representation, be suspicious. Look up the agent and check if the email address is correct for that agent/agency. Lisa Leshne Submission Statistics The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the agency or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics. Filter: Category: All Categories Fiction Nonfiction Group by submission Include outliers Include other agents at the same agency Accuracy We have received 2 reports from 2 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information. Other Information The agent will try to make a decision within 60 days. (100.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 60 days.) This agent may not respond to all queries. After waiting the time indicated above, assume your submission will not be accepted. Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 05:06 UTC (4 hours, 53 minutes ago). Work submitted to this agent was also submitted to...This section is available to subscribers only. Sign up and start your free trial today!Members accepted by this agent also had work accepted by...This section is available to subscribers only. Become a member and start your free trial today! 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