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Manuscript Mart: Fall Conference 2007
Fall Conference 2007 was held in Winston-Salem, NC, at The Hawthorne Inn.
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.
Saturday and Sunday, November 17 - 18, 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, 20-minute pitch and Q & A
session will be scheduled for you, to take place on Saturday, November
17, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm or Sunday, November 18, 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 24, 2007.
Guidelines
- Submit a one-page query letter and 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, minus related charges.
Manuscript Mart Reviewers
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.
| Literary Agents |
Organization |
Genres |
| Susanna Einstein |
LJK Literary Management, Senior Agent |
Historical fiction, literary fiction, Young Adult, narrative non-fiction, memoir |
| Ellen Pepus |
Ellen Pepus Literary Agency, Owner |
Nonfiction and fiction including science fiction, Chick Lit, Young Adult |
| Bess Reed |
Regal Literary Inc., Agent |
Southern Fiction, narrative non-fiction especially self-help and women's issues, not memoir |
| Editors |
Organization |
Genres |
| Stephen Kirk |
John F. Blair, Publisher, Editor-in-Chief |
Biography, memoir, cookbooks, history, folklore, humor, travel |
| Lauren Mosko |
Writer's Digest Books, Editor |
Inspirational, how to |
| Amy Rogers |
Novello Press, Founder, Publisher |
Fiction, nonfiction, anything except poetry or childrens' literature |
| Kevin Watson |
Press 53, Co-Owner, Publisher, Editor |
Short fiction, novels, novella, and creative nonfiction |
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