These are some of our growing list of success stories regarding workshop attendees who have found their agent (or editor) match at a Writing Day Workshops event:
“I signed a lovely author after meeting her at the
2017 Writing Workshop of Chicago. I’m thrilled.”
– literary agent Dawn Frederick of Red Sofa Literary
“I love the quality of clients I find at the Writing Day
Workshops events. I signed writer Alicia Bernasconi
from the 2018 Indiana Writing Workshop.”
– literary agent Cyle Young of Hartline Literary
“Hi Jessica, I just wanted to let you know that
I signed an author I met at the 2017 Michigan
Writing Workshop: Theresa Grant. Thanks so much!”
– literary agent Alice Speilburg of Speilburg Literary
“I just signed writer E.J. Lawrence, who I met
at the 2017 Tennessee Writing Workshop!”
– literary agent Lesley Sabga of The Seymour Agency
“[Author] Amber Cowie met [agent] Gordon Warnock of Fuse
Literary and [editor] Alison Dasho of Lake Union Publishing
at the 2017 Seattle Writing Workshop. Amber’s debut
RAPID FALLS is due out from Lake Union in fall 2018.”
– literary agent Gordon Warnock writing on the Fuse Literary blog
“I made an offer of representation to someone who
pitched me at the 2018 Writing Workshop of Chicago.
A million thanks for introducing us.”
– literary agent Tina P. Schwartz of The Purcell Agency
“I got my agent at the 2018 Pittsburgh Writing Workshop. The
conference was a great opportunity to connect with agents in person.”
– writer Caitlin M. Smith
“Yay! I signed two clients from the
2017 Minnesota Writing Workshop!”
– literary agent Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises
“After pitching my picture book at the 2017 Alabama
Writing Workshop, I signed with attending agent Marisa Corvisiero.”
– writer Laura W. Carter
“I was at the 2017 Philadelphia Writing Workshop. I pitched two
agencies that day, and today I signed with one of them! I am now
represented by Brower Literary! Thank you for all you do to
support writers trying to get their stories out in the world.”
– writer Jenny Raphael
“Good news! I signed a client [novelist Aliza Mann]
from the 2017 Michigan Writing Workshop!”
– literary agent Sara Mebigow of KT Literary
“I wanted to let you know I signed a writer who
I met at the 2017 Writing Workshop of Chicago,
Rebecca Rissman. It was a quality conference.”
– literary agent Jennifer Unter of The Unter Agency
“Agent Julie Gwinn [of The Seymour Agency] signed me
from the 2017 Kentucky Writing Workshop! I feel so
blessed and am thrilled beyond belief!”
– writer Sue Reynolds
“I signed writer Julie Tuovi after we met
in person at the 2016 Cleveland Writing Workshop.”
– literary agent Moe Ferrara of BookEnds Literary
“I signed with agent Veronica Park of The Corvisiero Agency after
pitching my manuscript to her at the 2016 Atlanta Writing Workshop.”
– writer Renee Barrow
“I signed an author from the 2016 Writing Workshop of Chicago.
Her name is Georgina Cross and I’m delighted I found her.”
– literary agent Rachel Burkot of Holloway Literary
“I signed with a literary agency [Hartline Literary] after
pitching them at the the 2018 Michigan Writing Workshop.”
– writer Makiko Orser
“I just wanted you to know that I signed writer Brian Roth,
whom I met at your 2018 Indiana Writing Workshop.”
– literary agent Amanda Luedeke of MacGregor Literary
“I signed a writer-illustrator after meeting her
at the Atlanta Writing Workshop in 2016.”
– literary agent Sally Apokedak of Les Stobbe Literary Agency
“I signed a client after he pitched me
his novel at the 2014 Texas Writing Retreat.”
– literary agent Elizabeth Kracht of Kimberley Cameron & Associates
“I am happy to report that I signed a writer after meeting
them through a pitch session at the 2016 Writing Workshop of Chicago.”
– literary agent Marcy Posner of Folio Literary
“I signed writer Mary Barrow after the 2016
Tennessee Writing Workshop. She is wonderful!”
– literary agent Victoria Lea of Aponte Literary
“I sent agent Mark Gottlieb the manuscript for my YA novel after meeting
him at the 2017 Alabama Writing Workshop, and he e-mailed me this week
to sign on with him. You guys are for real. Thank you so much.”
– writer Karim Shamsi-Basha
“My newest client’s name is Leslie Vedder. She pitched me
during the 2016 Colorado Writing Workshop. I read her story afterward
and loved it. I offered representation the week following the event!”
– literary agent Alex Barba of Jennifer De Chiara Literary (formerly Inklings Literary)
“I signed an author [Kate Thompson] that I
met at the 2017 Philadelphia Writing Workshop.”
– literary agent Kimberly Brower of Brower Literary
“I signed a client from the 2016
Writing Workshop of Chicago.”
– literary agent Abby Saul of The Lark Group
“I signed novelist Kathleen McInnis after meeting her
at the 2016 Chesapeake Writing Workshop.”
– literary agent Adriann Ranta of Foundry Literary + Media
“I signed with The Seymour Agency after pitching one
of their agents at the 2017 Tennessee Writing Workshop.”
– writer Tera Bradham
“I took pitches at the 2016 Toronto Writing Workshop and signed Marlo
Lanz from the event. His novel, RAINCHECK, came out in July 2017!”
– literary agent Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Agency
“I met my client Lindsey Smith (The Food Mood Girl)
at the 2016 Philadelphia Writing Workshop.”
– literary agent Eric Smith of P.S. Literary
(Update: Eric sold Lindsey’s book to St. Martin’s Press, and it came out in fall 2017.)
“I signed with my agent, Patricia Nelson [of Marsal Lyon Literary
Agency], after meeting her at the 2014 Arizona Writing Workshop.”
– writer Axie Oh
(Update: Patricia sold Axie’s debut novel, THE AMATERASU PROJECT, to Tu Books. It was released in 2017.)
“I officially signed with agent Renee Nyen of KT Literary.
I met her at the 2014 Colorado Writing Workshop.”
– writer Jessie Hilb Akos
(Update: Jessie’s novel, THE CALCULUS OF CHANGE, came out in early 2018 from Clarion Books.)
“I signed writer Beka Passauer, who I met at a pitch
session at the 2017 Seattle Writing Workshop.”
– literary agent Adria Goetz of Martin Literary Management
“I signed writers Laura Barnaby and Anitra Schulte after
meeting them at the 2017 Kansas City Writers Workshop.”
– literary agent Stephanie Hansen of Metamorphosis Literary Agency
(Update: Attendee Laura Barnaby got a book deal with Clear Fork Publishing.)
“I got to attend your 2015 L.A. Conference [The Writing Workshop of Los
Angeles] and it was a great experience. Thank you for all the information!”
– Tomi Adeyemi, author of CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE (March 2018, Henry Holt Books). Her agent is Alexandra Machinist of ICM Partners
“I met my literary agent, Alice Speilburg of Speilburg Literary, at
the 2015 Kentucky Writing Workshop in Louisville. She is awesome
and I can’t recommend Writing Day Workshops events highly enough.”
– writer Wendy Vogel
“After taking pitches at the 2015 Michigan Writing Workshop,
I signed writer Kyle Prue as a new client.”
– literary agent Veronica Park of Corvisiero Literary Agency
“At the 2017 Tennessee Writing Workshop, I signed a number
of new authors whose books will be published in 2018.”
– editor Mike Parker of WordCrafts Press
“After taking pitches at the 2016 Alabama Writing Workshop, I met
Erin Brown Hollis at a pitch session, and she is now my client.”
[UPDATE:] “I got two publishing contracts for Erin — Broadstreet
Publishing and Vinspire Publishing.”
– literary agent Julie Gwinn of The Seymour Agency
“I am currently signing one of the writers I met
at the 2017 Kansas City Writing Workshop.”
– literary agent J.N. Haskin, formerly of Metamorphosis Literary Agency, now with Corvisiero Literary
We will continue to update the list as success stories trickle in. Will our next success story be you? Join us at an event and pitch your work to agents and editors seeking new writers now!
