Leslie Lutz

Leslie Lutz is the author of FRACTURED TIDE (Harper Collins/Blink 2020), which was voted "Best of 2020" by Suspense Magazine in the YA category and was a Junior Library Guild pick. Her new young adult horror novel, SWEETEST DARKNESS (Holiday House) is available September 24, 2024. Her short fiction and poetry have appeared in various journals, Orca Literary Journal, Kaaterskill Basin Literary Journal, Typishly, The Lyric, and Raintown Review.

She lives in Fort Worth, Texas, and when she's not writing, you can find her watching B-horror movies, scuba diving, or taking care of chickens.

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Email: lesliewrites@lesliekarenlutz.com

For rights inquiries, please contact my agent, Amy Bishop, at abishop@dystel.com.

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