Congratulations on joining PitchFest 2024 and a heartfelt WELCOME to you!
We're delighted you've joined our community and look forward to helping you on your publishing journey.
Below are the details you need for the next step of choosing the 3 best literary agents to hear your pitch. Please read carefully to the end of this page.
PITCHFEST 2024 at STORYFEST, SEPTEMBER 22, 2024
WHERE: Westport Library, Westport, Connecticut OR VIRTUAL
9.30 AM - 5 PM ET
Presented by authors Tessa Smith McGovern and Marcia Bradley
Conference Moderator, Cynthia Manson
Cynthia Manson Literary Agency
THE PANELISTS
EDITORS
Peter Borland, Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, ATRIA BOOKS, Simon & Schuster
AGENTS
Roz Foster, Senior Agent, Frances Goldin Literary Agency
Elizbeth Kaplan, Elizabeth Kaplan Agency
GUEST SPEAKER: Patricia Dunn, Author
“Building Your Brand Makes a Difference”
LITERARY AGENTS TAKING PITCHES AT PITCHFEST 2024 - HOW TO CHOOSE YOUR AGENTS:
You have two options:
Please review the agents listed below, Google each agent's name to see what they've sold and what they're interested in and choose your top 4. Then send those 4 names to the email below.
OR
If you do not indicate your preferences, send an email with your genre and two sentences about your book and agents will be assigned to you prior to the conference. However, please do remember that, as the author, you have the in-depth knowledge of your book and career goals and only you can ultimately know what is best for your book.
EMAIL TO:
LITERARY AGENTS TAKING PITCHES AT PITCHFEST 2024
Heather Osborn
Spencerhill Associates
https://www.spencerhillassociates.com/our-team
Reiko Davis
DiFiore & Company
https://www.defliterary.com/clients
Tamara Kawar
DiFiore & Company
https://www.defliterary.com/clients
Nour Salam
P.S. Literary Agency
https://www.psliterary.com/
(Recommended listening: https://tinyurl.com/2x8aeh5w)
Roz Foster
Frances Goldin Literary Agency
https://www.goldinlit.com/recent-titles
Al Longdon
Albert T. Longden Agency
http://www.1000literaryagents.com/literary-agent.php?id=1436
https://literary-agents.com/albert-longden-literary-agent/
La Sheera Lee
SBR Media
https://www.sbrmedia.com/our_authors/
Sharon Pelletier
Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC
https://www.dystel.com/
https://www.dystel.com/our-books
Lauren Albury
Holloway Literary
https://hollowayliterary.com/lauren-albury/
https://hollowayliterary.com/our-team/
Elizabeth Kaplan
Elizabeth Kaplan Agency
https://www.elizabethkaplanlit.com/
https://www.elizabethkaplanlit.com/books
Claire Romine
Trident Media Group
https://www.tridentmediagroup.com/
Carleen Geisler
ArtHouse Literary
https://arthouselit.com/clients
Katie Gisondi
Laura Dail Literary Agency
EMAIL YOUR TOP 4 CHOICES/YOUR REQUEST FOR HELP TO:
PITCHFEST at STORYFEST
We look forward to helping you on your journey to publication!
Warmest wishes,
Marcia and Tessa
Marcia Bradley, MFA. Author of THE HOME FOR WAYWARD GIRLS (HarperCollins), Instructor at The Writing Institute, Sarah Lawrence College.
Tessa Smith McGovern, MFA. Author of LONDON ROAD LINKED STORIES (eChook Digital) and COCKTAILS FOR BOOK LOVERS (Sourcebooks). Instructor at The Writing Institute, Sarah Lawrence College.
