Want to have lunch with 29 agents and editors? (Of course you do!)
Maybe you’d like to mix and mingle with a cocktail in your hand and have the opportunity to pitch your book in a relaxed atmosphere to 29 agents and editors? (Because being relaxed is better for everyone!)
How about have a delicious lunch while be regaled by keynote speaker Angela James, Executive Editor of Carina Press? (The food is always great and Angela is a fabulous speaker!)
Door prizes? We’ve got ‘em.
Free books? Yes, we’ve got them too!
Have I mentioned 29 agents and editors eager to hear your pitch in an informal atmosphere – with no timers or someone standing over your shoulder ready to tell you your allotted time is UP!
Want to know how you can join us?
Sure you do!
So, here’s the details…
If you live, work or play anywhere near Long Island, NY (we’re a short ferry ride from CT, RI, NY, MA and a short train ride from NYC, NJ or PA) We just might be the perfect place for you to pitch that masterpiece you’ve been slaving over these last few months (or years!)
What: The Long Island Romance Writers Annual Agent/Editor Luncheon
When: June 8th. 12:00 – 4:00
Where: The gorgeous Waterfall Room at the Inn at Foxhollow
Price: $50 LIRW members, $60 non-members
Agent/Editor guest list:
GUEST AGENTS
Frances Black – The Literary Counsel
*NEW* Hannah Bowman – Liza Dawson Associates
*NEW* Claudia Cross – Folio Literary Management
Marisa A. Corvisiero, Esq. – Corvisiero Literary Agency
Jita Fumich – Folio Literary Management, LLC
*NEW* Evan Gregory – Ethan Ellenberg Agency
Jill Grosjean – Jill Grosjean Literary Agency
Erin Harris – Irene Skolnick Literary Agency
Anne Hawkins – John Hawkins & Associates, Inc.
Emily Keyes – The L. Perkins Agency
*NEW* Victoria Marini – The Gelfman Schneider Literary Agency
Jennifer Mishler – The Literary Counsel
Lori Perkins –- The L. Perkins Agency
Katie Shea – Donald Maass Agency
Becky Vinter – FinePrint Literary Management
*NEW* Sarah E. Younger – Nancy Yost Literary Agency
GUEST EDITORS
Stacy C. Abrams – Editorial Director, Entangled Publishing, LLC
Crissy Brashear – founder of Samhain Publishing
Marlene Castricato – Marketing Director – Co-Founder – Crescent Moon Press
Lindsay Faber – Publisher of Samhain Publishing
*NEW* Leah Hultenschmidt – Sourcebooks, Inc.
*NEW* Christopher Keeslar – Editor in Chief, Boroughs Publishing Group
Lauren Plude – Editorial Assistant, Grand Central Publishing
*NEW* Aubrey Poole – Sourcebooks, Inc.
Pat White – Publisher of Arrow Publishing
Irene Williams – Editor in Chief, Loose Id
*NEW* Abby Zidle – Senior Editor for Gallery and Pocket Books
Still need more information?
Take a look at the LIRW website.
Only a few seats left, so reserve your spot now! Will I see you there?
