About the Event | February 22-23 2025

In 2023 we hosted our first-ever Pitch and Play: Industry Engagement Day, an incredible online event where several faculty agents signed folks and offered R&Rs in their 1:1s, fulfilling the event mission to get writers their YES or NO in real time. And at 2024's Engagement Weekends we saw over 100+ direct requests to see more more from our talented authors.  

EVENT SCHEDULE

*All times are listed in Central Standard Time.

• 9:00-9:30am OPENING  and ANNOUNCEMENTS
• 9:30-11:00am Picture Book Palooza I Panel
• 11:00-11:15am  Break
• 11:15-12:45pm  Novels & Nonfiction Panel
• 1:00-1:30pm  Lunch Break
• 1:30-3:00pm   Picture Book Palooza II Panel
• 3:00-3:15 pm Break    
• 3:15-4:15   Market Analysis and Takeaways Panel  w/ top Editors and Agents
• 4:15-4:30    Closing Out/1:1 reminders  

How It Works

• Register for the event and choose which panel you want to submit your pitch for (specific pitch requirements will be sent upon registering.)
• Choose to add a 1:1 Critique for Sunday with Faculty. 
• Attend the event live or catch the replay (your pitch will be read and evaluated by faculty regardless of attendance.) 
• Faculty will respond in real time to whether they want to request a full query based on a specific pitch. 
• WB staff will facilitate these requests with these writers after the event.
• Watch replays for insights and submission opportunities. 
• ALL ATTENDING FACULTY will be opening up to submissions for event for a brief window. This is outside of any direct requests. Submission info will be sent after the event.

See faculty bio's and MSWL here.