Margot Leitman

Margot Leitman is the author of the best-selling book “Long Story Short, the Only Storytelling Guide You’ll Ever Need” and “Gawky, Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase.” Her next book, “What’s Your Story” releases August 2019. She has written for Dreamworks TV, the Hallmark Channel, the Pixl Network and NBC. In 2016 she worked for “This American Life” as the west coast story scout. She is the founder of the storytelling program at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade Theatre and is a five time winner of the Moth Storyslam and a winner of the Moth Grandslam receiving the first ever score of a perfect 10. She travels all over the world teaching people to tell their stories. www.margotleitman.com