We hosted our first-ever Pitch and Play: Industry Engagement Day in 2023 to connect writers with agents and editors reviewing pitches in real time.
Through pitch sessions and more, several agents signed folks and offered R&Rs, fulfilling the event mission to get writers their YES or NO, plus direct industry feedback they could use to grow.
At the following years' Engagement Days we saw numerous direct requests to see more from our talented authors, resulting in multiple book deals and agent offers.
We hosted our biggest Industry Engagement Day yet on Saturday, July 18!
In case you missed it live, you can still purchase all replays and submission opportunities from this event. Those will be available until September 20, 2026.
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Watch & Learn - No Pitch - $175
Watch all panels live on ZoomAccess limited-time replaysSubmission instructions from all faculty post-eventAdd a written critique for an additional $99
Full Event + Pitch Submission: Novels and Nonfiction Panel [Sold Out]
Carina Licon, Associate Editor, Macmillan Children's Publishing GroupJenna Satterthwaite, Agent, Storm Literary AgencyJessica Mileo, Agent Inkwell ManagementCTC discount availableAdd a written critique for an additional $99
Full Event + Pitch Submission: Picture Book Palooza I [Sold Out]
Sam Farkas, Agent, Jill Grinberg Literary ManagementBonnie Swanson, Agent, FinePrint Literary ManagementJin Soo Chun, Assistant Editor, Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Simon & Schuster)
Full Event + Pitch Submission: Picture Book Palooza II Panel [Sold Out]
Shulokhana Khan, Assistant Editor, Scholastic Inc.Amy Stern, Agent, Sheldon Fogelman AgencyKelly Thomas, Literary Agent, Serendipity Literary Agency
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