Panel Info

FRIDAY, April 24th

Registration/Breakfast

INDIE PRESSES:           

Editors, authors, and publishers discuss the exciting future of independent presses.

• Diane Goettel- Dzanc Books/ Black Lawrence Press
• Hesh Kestin- author
• Henry Chang- author
• Laura Hruska- Soho Press
• Stephanie Dickinson- author
• Nava Renek- Spuyten Duyvil Press
• Rigoberto Gonzalez- Rutgers University, moderator

BIRTH OF A BOOK: BUFFALO LOCKJAW

The author, literary agent, publicist and reviewer of Buffalo Lockjaw, will be on hand discussing the steps that it took to create and launch this book.

• Greg Ames- author
• Scott Moyers- agent, Wylie Agency
• Rachel Durfee- publicist, Hyperion
• Matt Goodlett- reviewer, Paste Magazine
• Jessica Stockton Bagnulo- McNally Jackson Books, moderator

FICTION AGENTS: A NOVEL APPROACH

Expert literary agents discuss the current market for fiction novels.

• Jenni-Ferrari-Adler- Brick House Literary Agents
• Josh Getzler- Writers House
• Renee Zuckerbrot- Renee Zuckerbrot Literary Agency
• Peter Selgin- moderator

NON-FICTION AGENTS: A REAL LOOK

Expert literary agents discuss the current market for non-fiction novels.

• Yfat Reiss Gendell- Foundry Media
• Rita Rosenkranz- Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency
• Caren Johnson Estesen- Caren Johnson Literary Agency
• Madeleine Morel- 2M Communications, moderato

LUNCH

• Speaker:Lee Woodruff

FICTION EDITORS: CHAMPIONS OF THE STORY

Fiction writers get an inside look and advice from editors of major publishing houses.

• Michael Signorelli- HarperCollins
• Emily Griffin- Hachette
• Katherine Nintzel- William Morrow
• Helen Atsma- Henry Holt
• Jofie Ferrari-Adler- Grove/ Atlantic, Moderator

NON-FICTION EDITORS: CHAMPIONS OF THE TRUTH

Non-fiction writers get an inside look and advice from editors of major publishing houses

• Nichole Argures- St. Martin’s
• Adrienne Avila- Berkeley Press
• Jake Morrissey- Riverhead
• Molly Jong-Fast- author, moderator

THE TECHNOFILE: ONLINE WRITING AND BLOGGING

Popular online literary website writers and bloggers come together to discuss the online writing outlet.

• Guy LeCharles Gonzalez- Spindle Magainze
• Pamela Skillings- About.com
• Rebecca Fox- MediaBistro
• Julie Trelstad- Plain White Press
• Roy Sekoff- Huffington Post, moderator

MAKING THE PITCH WORKSHOP

• Katharine Sands- Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency

Cocktail Reception/Dinner/Speaker

• Wally Lamb

SATURDAY, April 25th

Registration/Breakfast

GETTING THE WORD OUT: MARKETING & PR FOR WRITERS

Marketers and publicists from major publishing houses discuss how writers can create buzz about their newly published work.

• Sarah Reidy- Simon & Schuster
• Bryan Christian- HarperCollins
• Rachel Rokicki- Random House
• Peter Constanzo- Perseus, moderator

LIT MAGS: TAKING A LOOK INSIDE

Journal and literary magazine editors discuss this prestigious writing outlet.

• Donald Breckenridge- The Brooklyn Rail
• Maria Gagliano & Celia Johnson- Slice Magazine
• Jenine Gordon Bockman- Literal Latte
• Nathaniel Rich- The Paris Review
• Tim W. Brown- NYCIP, moderator

HOW-TO: SELF-PUBLISHING

A DoItYourself on how to successfully publish yourself – explained by those who have!

• Stephanie Gunning- Consultant
• David Carnoy- CNET Reviews
• Maggie Calonico- Lenox Road Publishing
• Isobella Jade- author
• Carol Hoenig- author, moderator

THE WRITING PROCESS: A Q&A

Published authors discuss the different process of creating and writing a book.

• Greg Downs- author & historian
• Hannah Tinti- author
• Arthur Phillips- author
• Justin Courter- author
• John Reed- The Brooklyn Rail, moderator

LUNCH

• Speaker: Alan Zweibel

ART OF THE MEMOIR: REMEMBERING AND WRITING

Published memoirists discuss the difficulties of writing about their life experiences.

• Alyse Myers- memoirist
• Reverend Jen- memoirist
• Martha Frankel- memoirist
• Lionel- radio personality and author
• David Henry Sterry- memoirist, moderator

FIRST PAGE WORKSHOP

Author and editor Peter Selgin holds a workshop on making that all-important first page attractive to readers.

• Peter Selgin- author

WHAT’S NEXT? THE FUTURE OF PUBLISHING

Experts discuss the exciting new changes that publishing is going through and what is to come.

• Laura Dawson- The Big Picture
• Paul Biba- TeleRead
• Mike Shatzkin- Idea Logical
• Jeff Rivera- GumboWriters.com
• Christopher Kennealy- Copyright Clearance Center, moderator

GETTING PAST THE GATEKEEPER: CATCHING THEIR EYE

Tips from the people who get the first look at your query letters and manuscripts!

• Celia Johnson- Hachette
• Beth Miller- Writers House
• Jordan Hamessley- Penguin Young Readers
• Janet Reid- Fine Print Literary Management, moderator

Cocktail Reception