Leyla Brittan is the author of the young adult novel Ros Demir Is Not the One (Holiday House 2024) and the forthcoming Crown of Antlers (Holiday House 2027).

Originally from Chappaqua, New York, she received an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Wyoming in 2023, and she graduated from Harvard College in 2019 with an A.B. in English and a secondary concentration in computer science.

Her short fiction has appeared in Pigeon Pages, 5x5, and The Harvard Advocate, and has been nominated for Best American Short Stories. She has attended Jentel Artist Residency, and she has participated in workshops in fiction writing, screenwriting, playwriting, and journalism through Tin House and Harvard University.

Leyla is also an actor and singer; she most recently appeared onstage in Relative Theatrics’ productions of Black Sky and Arsonist.

She has a background in outdoor sports, and has written for the rock climbing magazines Rock and Ice and Gym Climber. She is an avid rock climber, skier, and hiker, and an enthusiastic dabbler in a wide array of sports, including snowboarding, surfing, and kiteboarding.

She’s represented by Madeline Wallace at Sanford J. Greenburger Associates.

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