Contact:
Jim Elledge
MAPW Director
Lisa M. Russell
Administrator
Georgia Writers Associaiton
The Agents:
David Groff
On the staff of Rob Weisbach Creative Management.
David Groff scouts and develops fiction and nonfiction writers for the company, provides editorial expertise to company clients, and offers editorial services to outside clients.
David Groff is looking for compellingly written narrative—all kinds of fiction (except fantasy and sci-fi), memoir, and literary journalism—along with well-focused books on topics such as parenting, business, politics, history, science, etc.
Melissa Lee
An agent with Sullivan Maxx Literary Agents Group, Lee has worked in New York city honing her skills in marketing, public relations, proofreading, and editing
Ms. Lee is interested in submissions within the following categories: Suspense/Thriller, YA, Spiritual/Religious, Fiction and Historic Fiction.
IMPORTANT!!!!!
Manuscript Submission Guidelines:
Once you've paid for a face-to-face with an agent, send
- The name of the agent with whom you've made an appointment
- Your contact information
- The first 20 double-spaced pages of your manuscript
- A 1-page synopsis or a 1-page query letter in one doc. or docx. file attached to an email to Jim Elledge (jelledg1@kennesaw.edu)
DEADLINE: Monday, October 1, 2012.
Where
Kennesaw State University
Social Science Building Room 1019
1000 Chastain Road
Kennesaw, GA 30144
It's Time to Get Serious about Publishing
SCHEDULE
Oct. 20, 2012
8:00 - 8:45—Registration
9:00 - 10:00— Ahmad Meradji
Booklogix Publishing Services, Inc.
10:10 - 11:10— Marc Jolley,
Mercer University Press
11:20 - 12:20 — Bob Babcock
Deeds Publishing
12:30 - 2:00 Lunch (Lunch on your own)
Agent Appointments all day in 15 minute slots.
REGISTER NOW AND SAVE!
Conference Registration: $100.
Georgia Writers Association Members recieve a $10.00 DISCOUNT.
KSU faculty, staff, and students are admitted FREE.
Conference Registration AT THE DOOR: $150.00
Additional cost: $50 to schedule a Meeting with a Literary Agent - Agent appointments end on Sept. 15
DISCOUNTS TO KSU OR GWA MEMBERS DO NOT APPLY TO AGENT FEES OF $50.00. This is a separate registration and a separate fee. You must register for the entire conference to make an agent appointment.
SPECIAL SAVINGS FOR KSU STAFF/STUDENTS/FACULTY ONLY.
This event is partially sponsored by the College of Humanities and Social Science. KSU staff, students, and faculty will have free admission to this event with ID at the registration. However, the Agent appointments are NOT FREE to KSU and must be made by October 1, 2012. SELECT THE "KSU ONLY" registration for Agent Appointments on the registration page.
AGENT APPOINTMENTS
Registration to the conference does not include the 15 minute agent appointment.
To meet with an agent and pitch your book idea select this option when you register. Deadline for agent appointments is October 1, 2012—NO appointments may be made after this date.
A pitch meeting with an agent lasts 15 minutes and cost $50. Manuscripts must be sent by October 1, 2012 to Dr. Jim Elledge.
Registration for Conference is open to the morning of the event. Register early and save $50.00 All prices at the door are $150. This does not include an agent appointment.
IMPORTANT!!!!!
Manuscript Submission Guidelines:
Once you've paid for a face-to-face with an agent, send
- The name of the agent with whom you've made an appointment
- Your contact information
- The first 20 double-spaced pages of your manuscript
- A 1-page synopsis or a 1-page query letter in one doc. or docx. file attached to an email to Jim Elledge (jelledg1@kennesaw.edu)