Annual Conference for Novel and Nonfiction Book Authors to be Held at Sarah Lawrence College

The third annual “Publish and Promote Your Book” conference will be conducted at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville on Saturday, June 25, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Panel discussions at the conference will cover how to find and pitch literary agents and ways book authors can publicize and attract attention to their work. The conference will be conducted in the college’s Donnelley Film Theatre at The Monica and Charles A. Heimbold Visual Arts Center. The registration cost is $425 which includes a buffet lunch.

Panel discussions will be moderated by Caitlin Alexander (a session with editors as panelists), Cynthia Manson (a session with literary agents as participants), and Julia Trelstad will moderate a panel discussion covering digital and social media.

To help writers get ready to meet with literary agents or editors on June 25 (same day as the conference), “Pitch Prep Sessions” are scheduled for June 23-24, 2016 but June 24 is sold out. The cost to attend a session is $75.

At a Pitch Prep Session, the emphasis is on refining the attendee’s pitch. What agents and editors look for is covered as well as how to turn a pitch into a query letter, and how to follow up requests to receive a manuscript.

Conference attendees who register for Pitch Sessions will have the opportunity to discuss their work with up to three agents/editors for 10 minutes each.

Conference Participants

Caitlin Alexander, Panel Moderator
Hannah Bennett, Pitch-Taker
Caroline Bleeke, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Amanda Brower, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Danielle Burby, Pitch-Taker
Lyn Chamberlin, Panelist
Patricia Dunn, Director
Diana Fox, Pitch-Taker
Miriam Goderich, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Peter Golden, Panelist
Elle Keck, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Cynthia Manson, Panel Moderator
Evan S. Marshall, Pitch-Taker
Kate McKean, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Meryl Moss, Panelist
Philip Rappaport, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Kathy Sagan, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Wiley Saichek, Panelist
Steven Salpeter, Pitch-Taker
Rebecca Scherer, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Marya Spence, Pitch-Taker
Alexa Stark, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Julia Trelstad, Panel Moderator
Alice Whitwham, Pitch-Taker
Hannah Wood, Panelist/Pitch-Taker
Registration

To register for the conference, click here.

For more information, call 914-395-2205 or email sorefice@sarahlawrence.edu.