At the Word by Word Writers Conference, you will have lots of
opportunities to meet and interact with successful agents and editors who may
be interested in representing you and your work. Conference attendees have the
opportunity to have a one-on-one appointment with an agent or editor, take their
favorite speaker to lunch, or share Friday or Saturday night dining tables with
published authors and speakers.
HOW TO GET AN EDITOR / AGENT APPOINTMENT
Coordinator: Carolyn B. Leonard carolynleonard@mac.com
YOUR CONFERENCE FEE MUST BE PAID BEFORE YOU CAN MAKE AN EDITOR OR AGENT
APPOINTMENT.
No appointment requests will be taken before March 1, 2009 or after
April 27, 2009. If you register at the last minute, you can check at the registration
desk when you arrive to see if any appointment slots remain.
One-day attendees must state which day they are attending.
Do not request a special time slot. The only requests we take
for special time slots are for OWFI volunteers, so their appointment will not interfere with
their duties. If you want a special time slot, be a volunteer.
You may make only one appointment in advance—either an
agent or an editor, but not both. Please send a first and second choice in case
of scheduling problems. Additional appointments are sometimes available at the
conference.
Please include your phone number and an e-mail address, and put "OWFI APPOINTMENT REQUEST" in the subject line of your email.
Appointment confirmation. You will receive an email confirmation
of your request. If you do not receive a confirmation within a week, please submit your request again. Sometimes email gets lost to spam filters or
cyberspace.
Your appointment slip. Your appointment day and time information
will be on a colored slip of paper folded in with your name badge at registration.
No appointment information is given out until then, because the schedule is subject
to last minute changes.
Want to volunteer? Don’t be bashful about getting involved.
OWFI runs on volunteers and we really appreciate your help. If you are willing to spend an hour assisting with agent/editor appointments, please include that information in your appointment request.
Make appointments by e-mailing Carolyn during the specified
dates at carolynleonard@mac.com
Later we will post on this page the names of agents and editors who will be
available for one-on-one appointments, ten minutes each, at this year’s conference.
They will be listed along with the fiction/nonfiction they are interested in
seeing. Do your homework! Practice your pitch before you come, and be certain that your manuscript is within the range of work
the editor or agent represents.