Backspace writers conference early registration discount - two weeks left!

If you're looking for an agent, or want to hone your craft, the 2010 Backspace Writers Conference and Agent-Author Seminar might be just the event you're looking for! (In 2009, 7 authors signed with an agent they met at a Backspace event.)

Early Registration Discount through Feb. 1 - save up to $120!

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

Radisson Martinique - New York City - REGISTER for one event, or both!

Questions may be directed to me, Karen Dionne, at karendionne@bksp.org

Keynote speakers:
Lorenzo Carcaterra, #1 New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter
Neil S. Nyren, Senior Vice President, Publisher and Editor in Chief of G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Literary agents:
Paul Cirone (Molly Friedrich Agency), Elizabeth Evans (Jean Naggar Agency), Joanna Stampfel-Volpe (Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation), Adam Chromy (Artists and Artisans Agency), Elana Roth (Caren Johnson Literary Agency), Jennifer DeChiara (Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency), Victoria Horn (Liza Dawson Associates), Brandi Bowles (Howard Morhaim Literary Agency), Lois Winston (Ashley Grayson Literary Agency), Rebecca Strauss (McIntosh and Otis, Inc.), Jeff Kleinman (Folio Literary Management) Kristin Nelson (Nelson Literary), Jamie Brenner (Artists & Artisans Literary Management), Colleen Lindsay (FinePrint Literary Management) and more to come!

Authors:
Gayle Lynds, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Jonathan Maberry, Richard Krevolin, Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Karen Dionne, Elizabeth Letts, Rachel Kramer Bussel, J.E. Taylor, Norb Vonnegut, Rebbie Macintyre, MJ Pearson, Barbara Caridad Ferrer, Randy Susan Meyers, Janice Gable Bashman, Jason Pinter, A.S. King, Stephanie Cowell, Melanie Benjamin

Editors:
Keith Kahla, Executive Editor, St. Martin's Press

Freelance Editor:
Jerry Gross

Publishing professionals:
Bella Stander, Ron Hogan, Don Lafferty

"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 150 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

Video Excerpt: Success!

Brandi Bowles, Emmanuelle Alspaugh, Colleen Lindsay and Jason Allen Ashlock relate encouraging stories of publishing success.



Excerpted from a panel discussion at the November 2009 Backspace Agent-Author Seminar.

Video Excerpt: Mythbusters

Brandi Bowles, Emmanuelle Alspaugh, Colleen Lindsay, and Jason Allen Ashlock address commonly held myths about the publishing industry.



Excerpted from a panel at the November 2009 Agent-Author Seminar.

Announcing the 2010 Backspace Writers Conference & Agent-Author Seminar

Keynote speakers:

Lorenzo Carcaterra, #1 New York Times bestselling author, screenwriter

Neil S. Nyren, Senior Vice President, Publisher and Editor in Chief of G.P. Putnam’s Sons

Literary agents:

Noah Lukeman (Lukeman Literary Management), Paul Cirone (Molly Friedrich Agency), Elizabeth Evans (Reece Halsey Literary Agency), Joanna Stampfel-Volpe (Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation), Adam Chromy (Artists and Artisans Agency), Elana Roth (Caren Johnson Literary Agency, Jennifer DeChiara (Jennifer DeChiara Literary Agency), Victoria Horn (Liza Dawson Associates), Brandi Bowles (Howard Morhaim Literary Agency), Lois Winston (Ashley Grayson Literary Agency), Rebecca Strauss (McIntosh and Otis, Inc.), Jeff Kleinman (Folio Literary Management) Kristin Nelson (Nelson Literary), Jamie Brenner (Artists & Artisans Literary Management), Colleen Lindsay (FinePrint Literary Management)

Authors:

Gayle Lynds, Hank Phillippi Ryan, Richard Krevolin, Eileen Kennedy-Moore, Karen Dionne, Elizabeth Letts, Rachel Kramer Bussel, J.E. Taylor, Norb Vonnegut, Rebbie Macintyre, MJ Pearson, Barbara Caridad Ferrer, Randy Susan Meyers, Janice Gable Bashman, Jason Pinter, A.S. King

Editors:

Keith Kahla, Executive Editor, St. Martin's Press, Jerry Gross

Publishing professionals:

Bella Stander, Ron Hogan, Don Lafferty

and more to come!

"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 150 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