What if the whole query-letter-fangando just isn't for me? Is there are way to pitch my work directly to New York Publishing Editors?
The New York Pitch Conference provides the answer...
Yes, we get it. Drafting the perfect query letter, trolling through our AQ database, reviewing each agent's genre preferences and submissions guidelines, and fretting over every agent rejection — or worse, every day that passes without a reply from Ms. Dream Agent — may not be for everyone. If fact, you have to have a lot of patience, an unhealthy addiction for research, and a slight affinity for masochism in order to endure the query letter grind.
So what's the alternative? If you'd like to cut to the chase, skip the agent middle-man, and pitch your work directly to New York Publishing Editors, then we highly recommend attending one of several "pitch" events hosted by long-time AQ Sponsor, Algonkian Writers Conferences.
If you're the kind of writer who prefers to network face-to-face with the editors who have the power to publish your book (or tell you straight-up what your manuscript needs to make it more saleable), then attending one of Algonkian's New York Pitch Conferences offers you that opportunity.
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The New York Pitch Conference is held four times a year and features publishing house editors from major houses such as Penguin, Random House, St. Martins, Henry Holt, and many more, who are looking for new novels. It focuses on the art of the novel pitch as a best method for having your work taken seriously, and as a diagnostic workshop method for exploring the elements of the story itself to determine the quality and marketability of your novel (or your work-in-progress) as you dialogue and network with the best industry professionals in New York. |
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Simply put, the goal is to set you on a realistic path to publication. Visit our How It Works page for comprehensive list of benefits, and stop by the New York Pitch News page for the latest updates on projects and contracts. Also, be sure to check out the reviews of past AQ attendees regarding their experience at the Pitch Conference!
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