Description
So you’ve signed up for a pitch session with a literary agent…. How do you make the best use of those fifteen minutes?
In this workshop, a literary agent who’s been on the receiving end of many, many pitches will share tips and tricks on what makes a strong impression with agents, and what turns them off. We’ll learn how to succinctly and professionally contextualize your book and pitch it authoritatively, improving your chances of receiving a request for material. Time will be allotted for practicing pitches, allowing you to go to your pitch session with greater confidence and less nerves, and maybe even have a little fun while you’re at it (remember, agents are people just like you!).
About Anna Knutson Geller
Anna Knutson Geller has over twenty years of experience in the publishing industry, ranging from editor to literary scout to rights director to agent. In 2016, she founded Write View, a literary agency with a focus on practical nonfiction, spirituality, and inspirational memoir.
Anna began her publishing career in Paris, working as an assistant at the literary agency Agence Michelle Lapautre and as a junior editor at Editions Plon. In 2008 she moved to New York to join Maria B. Campbell Associates, where she scouted books for international publishers as well as for Warner Bros. As Director of Foreign and Subsidiary Rights at The Book Group, she negotiated translation, film, and audio deals on behalf of bestselling authors such as Joshua Ferris, Paula McLain, Madeline Miller, Celeste Ng, and Kevin Wilson. She has been on the faculty of the Columbia Publishing Course since 2011.
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