Leslie Hinson is an American ghostwriter, fiction writer, and editor living in Lisbon, Portugal. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in fiction from Sewanee, University of the South. In an effort to marry her two biggest passions, writing and travel, she started Travels With, a company that facilitates writing retreats in France and Portugal, with plans to expand to other European countries. She teaches fiction and ghostwriting classes for The Porch Writing Collective in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lived for 14 years.
Leslie’s debut novel, Salomé, is forthcoming from Putnam in 2026. She is currently working on the screenplay.