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Fall Conference 2006

Fall Conference 2006 was held in Durham, NC, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel. The conference is over, but we have left this conference information on the site so that you can refer to it as a model of what our Fall Conference is like.

Manuscript Mart: Fall Conference 2006

Saturday, November 11, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sunday, November 12, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm


Manuscript Mart provides writers with the opportunity to pitch their manuscripts and get feedback from an editor or agent with a leading publisher or literary agency. A one-on-one, 25-minute pitch and Q & A session will be scheduled for you, to take place on Saturday, November 11, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm or Sunday, November 12, between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm.

Note: Manuscript Mart sessions are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. You must register for Manuscript Mart by mail, with manuscript and payment enclosed, by a postmark date of October 2, 2006.

Guidelines

  • Submit 20 double-spaced pages of your fiction or nonfiction manuscript (for book-length projects, you must include a one-page synopsis of the work as a whole). You may include a book proposal or query letter as part of your 20 pages. Make sure your name is on each page of your submission. NUMBER YOUR PAGES.

  • All submissions must be double-spaced with 12-point font, on 8 1/2x11" paper, 1 inch margins.

  • You must be registered for the conference for your Manuscript Mart session to be scheduled.

  • Download and print the Manuscript Mart Cover Sheet, which you may download from the "Online Registration" form listed on the right of this page. Mail it with two hard copies of your submission to:

    North Carolina Writers' Network
    Manuscript Mart
    PO Box 954
    Carrboro, NC 27510

  • Checklist: 2 copies of manuscript; registration form; check to cover Manuscript Mart ($120) (and a separate check to cover all other conference fees if you are registering for the conference through the mail).

  • NOTE: If Manuscript Mart fills, your check will be returned to you.

From the names below, select your first, second, and third choice on your registration form. We will try to accommodate your first choice; if we cannot, we will select an appropriate editor or agent for you. You will be notified two weeks before the conference as to your assigned editor or agent, and the time and location of your session.

Manuscript Mart Reviewers
Chuck Adams Editor, Algonquin Books, fiction and nonfiction
Amy Cherry Editor, W.W. Norton, fiction and nonfiction
Stephen Kirk Editor, John F. Blair, fiction and nonfiction
Sally Hill McMillan Literary agent, McMillan Agency, fiction and nonfiction
Jeannette Pascoe Publicist, Sarabande Books, literary fiction and poetry collections
Rita Rosenkranz Literary agent, Rosenkranz Agency, nonfiction only
Emily Saladino Literary agent, Writers House, fiction and nonfiction
Douglas Stewart Literary agent, Sterling Lord Literistic, fiction and nonfiction