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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 |
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