AgentFest Gets Results!
Before attending ThrillerFest's speed-pitching AgentFest, I developed a list of the top agents I was
hoping to pitch that day. The very first agent on my list was Miriam Kriss of the Irene Goodman Literary Agency. I'm a fan of several of her clients, I'd heard of nothing but positive experiences with her, and I knew she represented the genre of the manuscript I was pitching.
Full of nerves, I sat down at her table first and hurried through my pitch with shaking fingers and a fluttering heart. It was the first time I'd ever pitched an agent even though I'd been through the query process once before. Miriam was extremely nice, and ignored my obvious display of nerves. She put me right at ease, expressed enthusiasm in my premise and requested the full manuscript. I was thrilled. Two and a half months later, she called offering representation! I enthusiastically accepted.
I attended AgentFest with the hopes of making great contacts, experiencing a slice of the publishing industry and learning more about pitching and querying, but it ended up landing me my dream agent. I highly recommend AgentFest to any other writers out there searching for agent representation!
Jenny Smith
www.jenwriter.com
ThrillerFest
ITW's annual celebration of the thriller world is the largest event of its kind, a meeting place for authors, readers, budding writers, and publishing industry professionals.
For 2010, we’ll be back in the heart of New York in July with the ThrillerFest conference including CraftFest and AgentFest.
ThrillerFest V will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
The dates will be July 7-10, 2010. You must register for the conference prior to making hotel reservations. Call the Hyatt at 1-800-233-1234 or 212-883-1234. Ask for the ThrillerFest or International Thriller Writers rate of $199. If you prefer, use the direct online reservation link by clicking here. Conference rates apply July 6-11, 2010. If your stay is longer, please call the hotel to make your reservations.
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