Pitch your book to literary agents and/or traditional publishers. 
REGISTRATION FOR PITCH SESSIONS WILL OPEN IN JANUARY

How Pitch Sessions Work

Pitch sessions will be available on Saturday and Sunday. There is no limit to how many sessions you may register for. Sessions are $30 each. Please review the agents/publishers prior to registering. Keep in mind that each agent/publisher has particular genres/topics they represent (click on letter at left).  

You must be registered for the conference to sign up for pitches.

Each session lasts a total of five minutes. Time will be closely monitored. You will use about two minutes of that time for the description of your book. That will leave the agent/publisher with the remaining time to ask questions and give feedback on your pitch and/or your book project. If a participating agent or publisher finds your pitch compelling, he or she may ask to see your manuscript.

Come prepared with a two- or three-minute description of your finished manuscript.

Fiction Writers: You must have a completed novel manuscript. You are not there to pitch ideas, you are there to pitch a book. 

Nonfiction Writers: Have a completed book proposal, including a brief overview of the book, chapter outline, author statement/platform and potential market. You do not have to have a completed manuscript but you should have several chapters written. 

Memoir Writers: A completed memoir would be best, along with a book proposal. Be prepared to talk about your hook and why you are writing this story.

It's possible that through this process you will end up with agent representation. Whether or not that happens there's tremendous value in participating. You'll learn how a book pitch works and what captures an agent or publisher's interest. If they have recommendations for improvement, that's a bonus. This experience will prepare you to continue pitching to other agents/publishers as you move forward in your writing career.