Agent Fest Online 2023: November 1-4
2023 SCHEDULE COMING SOON
Take A Look At 2022 Schedule:
Wednesday – November 2, 2022
[ALL SESSIONS EASTERN TIME] [Agent pitches/query letters throughout the day; scheduled by agent assistants]
10:00 am, ET – 11:30 am, ET
- Welcome, Introduction of agents. AGENT PANEL: Q&A with all agents
12:00 pm, ET – 1:00 pm, ET
- Practice Pitch (board members)
2:30 pm, ET – 3:30 pm, ET
- PANEL: “How to Pitch; Common Mistakes; What Not to Do When You Pitch” — through Role Play (Host Angela Jackson-Brown will present “good” and “not so good” pitches and agents Heather Carr and Zabé Ellor will respond.)
7:00 pm, ET – 8:30 pm, ET
- “First Page Read – Love It or Leave It, “Okay, Stop” – with Tess Callero, Haley Casey, Jessica Felleman. This is a chance to get your first page read (anonymously — no bylines given) with our attending agents/editors commenting on what was liked or not liked about the submission. Get expert feedback on your incredibly important first lines and know if your writing has what it needs to keep readers’ attention. We will choose pages at random for as long as time lasts. All attendees are welcome to SUBMIT BY EMAIL by Oct 23rd:
- midwestwriters@yahoo.com / “First Page Read” in subject line
- One submission only
- Attach Word document without your name
- Page MUST be in Standard Manuscript Format. Include the genre in the top right. First Page Read example)
Thursday – November 3, 2022
[ALL SESSIONS EASTERN TIME] [Agent pitches/query letters throughout the day]
10:00 am, ET – 11:00 am, ET
- Practice Pitch (board members)
12:00 pm, ET – 1:00 pm, ET
- “Query Dos & Don’ts” – Eva M. Scalzo, Speilburg Literary Agency
2:30 pm, ET – 3:30 pm, ET
- “What Agents are Looking for in a Query Letter” – Haley Casey, Creative Media Agency
4:00 pm, ET – 5:00 pm, ET
- “Debut Authors and the Author/Agent Relationship” – Hannah Strouth, Jane Rotrosen Agency
7:00 pm, ET – 8:30 pm, ET
- “First Page Read – Love It or Leave It, “Okay, Stop” – with Hannah Strouth, Zabé Ellor, Jolene Haley. This is a chance to get your first page read (anonymously — no bylines given) with our attending agents/editors commenting on what was liked or not liked about the submission. Get expert feedback on your incredibly important first lines and know if your writing has what it needs to keep readers’ attention. We will choose pages at random for as long as time lasts.
Friday – November 4, 2022
[ALL SESSIONS EASTERN TIME] [Agent pitches/query letters throughout the day]
10:00 am, ET – 11:00 am, ET
- Practice Pitch (board members)
12:00 pm, ET – 1:00 pm, ET
- “From Brainstorming to Book: A Complete Look at the Path to Publication” – Tess Callero, Europa Content
2:30 pm, ET – 3:30 pm, ET
- “What Agents Do for Authors” – Zabé Ellor, The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
4:00 pm, ET – 5:00 pm, ET
- “How to Build Your Nonfiction Book Proposal” – Jessica Felleman, Jennifer Lyons Literary Agency
7:00 pm, ET – 8:30 pm, ET
- “First Page Read – Love It or Leave It, “Okay, Stop” – with Eva Scalzo, Heather Carr, Marisa Corvisiero. This is a chance to get your first page read (anonymously — no bylines given) with our attending agents/editors commenting on what was liked or not liked about the submission. Get expert feedback on your incredibly important first lines and know if your writing has what it needs to keep readers’ attention. We will choose pages at random for as long as time lasts.
Saturday – November 5, 2022
[ALL SESSIONS EASTERN TIME] [Agent pitches/query letters throughout the day]
10:00 am, ET – 11:00 am, ET
- Practice Pitch (board members)
12:00 pm, ET – 1:00 pm, ET
- “Building Your Author Platform to Elevate Your Career” — Jolene Haley
2:30 pm, ET – 3:30 pm, ET
- “Demystifying Publishing Deals” — Marisa Corvisiero, Corvisiero Literary Agency
4:00 pm, ET – 5:00 pm, ET
- CLOSING/WRAP-UP/FINAL Q&A with Agents
Speakers and program sessions subject to change
Every effort will be made to adhere to this schedule; however, all programs and times are subject to change.
