Being a member of Liberty State Fiction Writers affords me the opportunity to go to a great writers conference each year (ours), and to also meet up with editors and agents. Although I’m fortunate to already have a literary agent, there’s always the chance to meet up with editors and other industry professionals, and this affords a lot of opportunities. Like finding out who is buying what, current market trends, new authors and hot titles, and too many perks to mention here. I must say that going to a writers conference that offers chances to sit down with editors or agents, gives you an edge in scoring one if you already don’t have one, or even if you do, and are looking for alternate routes to sell. This year’s LSFW conference on March 24-25 has a great line-up of industry professionals, affording writers a chance to pitch in person. And take it from someone who sold a series of books this way: nothing is better than meeting up in person, so an editor or agent can connect a face to a project. Here’s the line up so far coming to this year’s Liberty States Conference:
Attending Editors
- Elle Keck – Assistant Editor, Avon Romance
- Yelena Casale – Executive Editor, City Owl Press
- Tina Moss – Executive Editor, City Owl Press
- Jennie Conway – Editorial Assistant, St. Martin’s Press
- Tiffany Shelton- Swerve/St. Martin
- Alexandra Hess – Assistant Editor, Skyhorse Publishing
Attending Agents
- Marisa Corvisiero – Corvisiero Literary Agency
- Michelle Grajkowski- 3 Seas Literary Agency
- Lauren Galit – LKG Agency
- Caitlen Rubino-Bradway – LKG Agency
- Stephanie Hansen- Metamorphasis Agency
- Annie Bomke, Annie Bomke Literary Agency
- Eva Scalzo, Speilburg Literary
Appointments will take place on Saturday, March 24, 2018. You must be registered for the conference writers track to be eligible for an appointment. They are assigned on a first come first serve basis, so be sure to register early. Don’t miss your chance to pitch your book to one of our exciting collection of industry professionals. See Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference page for more info.