Radisson Martinique - New York City

May 27, 2010  - Agent-Author Seminar

query letter and opening pages small-group workshop critiques (10 authors, 2 agents) and panel discussions with ONLY literary agents on the program - PLUS keynote speaker, #1 NYTimes bestselling author Lorenzo Carcaterra

 

May 28, 29 - 2010 Backspace Writers Conference

panel discussions with literary agents, authors, and acquisitions editors, agent workshops, master classes taught by NYTimes bestselling authors, and opening pages workshop critiques (5 authors, 2 agents) - PLUS Friday evening booksigning and cocktail reception

REGISTER for one event, or both!

Congratulations to Helen DePrima - the SEVENTH author to sign with an agent in 2009 through a Backspace event!

 

From a Backspace conference scholarship winner:

The Fall 2009 Backspace Agent-Author Seminar was the most phenomenal conference I have ever attended. I was a winner of the previous scholarship contest, and I now have representation.

While I was there, I was impressed with the amount of personal and individual attention every attendee received on both query letters and opening pages. It's one thing to have someone try to explain what should go into queries and opening pages. It's another thing entirely to have professionals break down YOUR query and pages and tell you exactly what's wrong and right about them.

The mixers with agents were wonderfully informal and comfortable, nothing like nerve-wracking pitch sessions. They provided a great opportunity to network with agents and other writers.

I recommend this conference to all my writer friends and suggest they attend if they possibly can, whether they win a scholarship or not.

-- Lisa Iriarte

Backspace Writers Conference

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Pick up a copy at newsstands or read the online interview with co-founders Christopher Graham and Karen Dionne.

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If you've been looking for a large, diverse group of talented writers who talk about writing and the challenges and successes involved in getting published in a private, ungoogleable corner of the Internet, this is it.

 

  • Over 1,200 members in a dozen countries.
  • One-third of the membership is agented and/or published.
  • Nearly 200 members log into the discussion forums every day.

 

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