Backspace Agent-Author Day - May 28

2009 Backspace Writers Conference - May 29 & 30

Radisson Martinique, New York City

David Morrell, former professor of English literature, award-winning author and creator of the character "Rambo" - keynote speaker

John Searles, author, Deputy Editor Cosmopolitan Magazine - keynote speaker

Get the latest conference news on the 2009 Backspace Writers Conference blog !

The 2009 Backspace Writers Conference brings together literary agents, acquisitions editors, best-selling authors, and publishing professionals for a two-day, two-track program of workshops, panels, and networking in the heart of the publishing world. Attendance limited to 200. REGISTER NOW! The conference is filling fast, but there's still room!

The Backspace Agent-Author Day is an EXTRA program of small-group agent-author meetings. Authors will have the opportunity to have their query letters and opening pages critiqued by a minimum of 12, and up to 18 literary agents. Attendance limited to 75. REGISTRATION for the May 28 Agent-Author Day ONLY is now CLOSED. For an explanation of the opportunities to meet with agents at the May 29 & 30 Backspace conference, see this post on the 2009 Backspace Writers Conference blog.

Attendees may register for one program, or both. See the Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.
conference panel

Jeff Kleinman (Folio Literary Management) • Kristin Nelson (Nelson Literary Agency) • Michelle Brower (Wendy Sherman Associates) • Matthew Mahoney (Ralph M. Vicinanza Ltd.) • Emmanuelle Alspaugh (Judith Erlich Agency) • Sharlene Martin (Martin Literary Management) • Susan Schwartzman (Susan Schwartzman Public Relations) • Stephanie Cowell (author, MARRYING MOZART) • Bella Stander (Book Promotion 101) • Ron Hogan (GalleyCat) • Sheila O'Shea (Director of Publicity, Knopf) • Stephen Barbara (Foundry Literary + Media) • Stephany Evans (FinePrint Literary Agency) • Maya Rock (Writers House) • Jennifer DeChiara (Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency) • Jocelyn Kelley & Megan Kelley Hall (Kelley & Hall Book Publicity and Promotion; author SISTERS OF MISERY) • Scott Hoffman (Folio Literary Management) • Paige Wheeler (Folio Literary Management) • Alex Glass (Trident Media Group) • Jonathan Maberry (multiple Bram Stoker Award-winning author) • Caroline Leavitt (author , GIRLS IN TROUBLE) • Leora Skolkin-Smith (author, EDGES) • Jenny Bent (Trident Media Group - BKSP Conf. only) • Elisabeth Weed (Weed Literary LLC) • Gina Panettieri (Talcott Notch Literary) • Jerry Gross (Gerald Gross Associates) • Colleen Lindsay (FinePrint Literary Management) • Alexandra Machinist (Linda Chester Literary Agency) • Clea Simon (book reviewer; author, Theda Krakow mysteries) • Dan Lazar (Writers House) • Tish Cohen (author, INSIDE OUT GIRL) • Karen Dionne (author, FREEZING POINT) • David Morrell (author, THE SPY WHO CAME FOR CHRISTMAS; FIRST BLOOD) • Adrienne Kress (author, TIMOTHY AND THE DRAGON'S GATE) • Jason Pinter (author, THE STOLEN) • John Searles (author, BOY STILL MISSING; STRANGE BUT TRUE; books editor, Cosmopolitan Magazine) • Judith Lindbergh (author, THE THRALL'S TALE) • Elizabeth Evans (Reece Halsey Literary Agency) • S.G. Browne (author, BREATHERS) • Neil S. Nyren (Senior Vice President, Publisher and Editor in Chief of G.P. Putnam’s Sons) • Mark Tavani (Senior Editor, Random House) • Adam Chromy (Artists and Artisans Inc.) • Jamie Brenner (Artists and Artisans Inc.) • Natalee Rosenstein (Vice President, Senior Executive Editor, The Berkley Publishing Group) • Holly Root (Scott Waxman Agency)

"Unquestionably the best of all writers’ conferences, this two-day annual conference has leaped to the top with its emphasis on quality, not quantity. No more than 200 novelists can attend, and there are no formal pitch sessions. Instead, you’ll have the opportunity to attend quality workshops and mingle with some of the best editors, agents and other publishing professionals in the industry in a comfortable, non-aggressive atmosphere." -- BiblioBuffet

NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS!

If you're considering signing up for The Backspace Agent-Author Day or the 2009 Backspace Writers Conference, be sure to read Scott Hoffman's "How to Get the Most Out of Your Writers Conference Experience" and Jeff Kleinman's "Guide to Good Conference Attendeeness" (scroll down to the June 16 post) to learn how to get the most out of these and similar events.

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