June 6th: Was Completely Booked!
Our first annual Agents Day was held at the Flamingo Hotel on Sunday, June 6th, from 11:30 to 4:00 pm.
All lined up to pitch!
Jeanne Jusaitis, Chair
Persia Wooley, Keynote Speaker
This was an opportunity to pitch your book for five minutes to a literary agent, an editor, and/or a publisher. Lunch included. Two hours of pitch sessions were followed by wine, dessert, and more networking. The event was open to members at a cost of $55 per person and to non members at a cost of $60. The event was limited to the first seventy attendees.
Thanks to all who signed up for this event. We had 70 attendees and were full!
Chair, Jeanne Jusaitis: agentsday@redwoodwriters.org
List of Agents and Editors
Andrea Brown is President of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency. Founded in New York City in 1981, it was the first literary agency to represent both children’s book authors and illustrators. In 1990, she moved her agency to Northern California. She has sold over 2,000 titles and has been quoted in the New York Post, CNN.com, Yahoo News, Forbes, Good Housekeeping and Reuters. www.andreabrownlit.com
Charlotte Cook, MFA, will be our pitching coach for the day. She is president of KOMENAR Publishing with more than 15 years experience as a publisher, story editor and writing teacher.
April Eberhardt joined Kimberley Cameron & Associates as a Literary Agent in 2008 after five years of editorial work with Zoetrope: All-Story, a literary magazine, and another agency. Her specialty is adult commercial and literary fiction, particularly contemporary urban fiction, ironic family dramas and realistic midlife tales, often with a twist, preferably involving strong female characters.
Georgia Hughes joined New World Library as editorial director in 1999. She acquires and edits nonfiction trade books in the areas of animals, spirituality, personal growth, sustainable business, and women’s issues. www.newworldlibrary.com
Jennifer Joseph has been publisher and editor of Manic D Press since its founding in 1984. Manic D Press is a critically acclaimed, award-winning literary press based in San Francisco, California publishing fiction (novels and short stories), poetry, art, cultural studies, and alternative travel trade titles. www.manicdpress.com
Michael Larsen, co-founder of Larsen Pomada Literary Agents, is eager to find adult nonfiction for big and midsize houses and help transform your writing and your career. He is most drawn to well-written books with social or practical value by writers with platforms who can promote their work. www.larsenpomada.com
Krista Lyons has been in book publishing for 13 years. She is currently the VP, Publisher of Seal Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group and has been working with Seal since late 2003. In her work with authors, Krista’s focus is on non-fiction written by women for women. She specializes in memoir, both serious and humorous, and working with authors developmentally to voice the most difficult experiences honestly and simply in a way that informs readers’ lives. www.sealpress.com
Laurie McLean is an agent at Larsen Pomada Literary Agents. Laurie represents adult genre fiction (romance, fantasy, science fiction, horror, nouveau westerns, mysteries, suspense, thrillers, etc.) as well as middle-grade and young-adult books. She looks for great writing, first and foremost, followed by memorable characters, a searing storyline and solid world building. www.larsenpomada.com
Elizabeth Pomada is a co-founder of Larsen Pomada Literary Agents and a member of the Association of Author’s Representatives. Elizabeth loves good storytelling and welcomes the chance to represent commercial and literary fiction, narrative nonfiction, romance, mystery and women’s fiction.
Pat Walsh is the Editor-in-Chief of MacAdam/Cage, a publisher of fiction and narrative non-fiction. As editor-in- chief, he oversees the acquisitions, editing, and promotion of a list of more than fifty books a year. MacAdam/ Cage is known industry wide for its ability to find and debut new voices to great acclaim.
Ted Weinstein Ted Weinstein is an AAR-member literary agent representing a broad range of non-fiction for adults. Ted’s areas of focus include journalism and narrative nonfiction, popular science, biography and history, current affairs, business and personal finance, health and medicine, food and cooking, entertainment and pop culture (often based on popular Web sites or blogs), and quirky reference books. www.twliterary.com.
