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Agent Pitch Sessions & Individual Consultations

One-on-one time with literary agents and consultants — a rare opportunity to get direct feedback from industry professionals. Agent Pitch Sessions are 15 minutes long and Individual Consultations are 30 minutes long.

These sessions are NOT included in any conference package.

Limited slots across all session types. Book early — slots fill quickly.

Agent Pitch Sessions

Whether you're sharpening your story hook, gauging the commercial viability of a project, or looking for feedback, nobody is better positioned to understand the current literary marketplace than an agent. We've brought some of the top literary agents to San Miguel.

$100 USD/15 minutes (ENGLISH)

Agent Pitch

Aemilia Phillips

Fiction and Non-fiction

$100 USD/15 minutes (ENGLISH)

Agent Pitch

Anna Ghosh

Literary & International Fiction, Narrative Nonfiction, Memoir, History, Psychology, Science, Natural History, and Culture.

$100 USD/15 minutes (ENGLISH)

Agent Pitch

Anna Knutson Geller

Exclusively nonfiction, with a focus on spirituality, personal development, and inspirational memoir.

$100 USD/15 minutes (ENGLISH)

Agent Pitch

Dan Conaway

Literary Agent

$100 USD/15 minutes (ENGLISH)

Agent Pitch

Jackie Kaiser

Upmarket and literary fiction and nonfiction for adults, and illustrated books for young readers.

$100 USD/15 minutes (ENGLISH)

Agent Pitch

Jessica Friedman

Literary and upmarket fiction, narrative nonfiction, and graphic novels for adult readers

Lisa Leshne

$100 USD/15 minutes (ENGLISH)

Agent Pitch

Lisa Leshne

Nonfiction, spanning memoir, narrative, current affairs, politics, business, culture, sports, humor, biography, health, self-help, and prescriptive.

$100 USD/15 minutes (ENGLISH)

Agent Pitch

Martha Webb

Upmarket commercial fiction Narrative non-fiction of all kinds, but especially investigative reporting, adventure, and science & nature Literary fiction Martha is currently not seeking: Children’s books or YA

$100 USD/15 minutes (ENGLISH)

Agent Pitch

Ryan Harbage

Literary Agent

Individual Consultations

The publishing industry can sometimes feel impenetrable, especially for authors hoping to break in. We are removing the gatekeepers and offering private thirty-minute consultations with some of the top editors, publishers, and marketing consultants in the business. This is a rare opportunity to meet one-on-one with industry professionals whose expertise can reshape your publishing career.

$120 USD/30 minutes (ENGLISH)

Faculty Consultation

Cindy Spiegel

Demystifying the Publishing Process; Understanding the Editorial Process; the Marketplace; writing in general

Dawn Davis

$120 USD/30 minutes (ENGLISH)

Faculty Consultation

Dawn Davis

Consultant

$120 USD/30 minutes (ENGLISH)

Faculty Consultation

Heidi Pitlor

Fiction, short stories, memoir, publishing, coaching

$120 USD/30 minutes (ENGLISH)

Faculty Consultation

Jynne Dilling

Craft, Publishing Strategy

$120 USD/30 minutes (ENGLISH)

Faculty Consultation

Lisa Sharkey

Consultant, Faculty

$120 USD/30 minutes (ENGLISH)

Faculty Consultation

Maddie Pillari

Memoir, narrative nonfiction, self-help, and cookbooks.

$120 USD/30 minutes (ENGLISH)

Faculty Consultation

Megan Williams

Consultant, Faculty

$120 USD/30 minutes (ENGLISH)

Faculty Consultation

Michelle Wildgen

Literary fiction, upmarket fiction, memoir, food writing, narrative nonfiction, general essays, general editorial work, literary journal publishing, traditional book publishing.

$120 USD/30 minutes (ENGLISH)

Faculty Consultation

Miriam Parker

Literary fiction, nonfiction, memoir, poetry and cookbooks.

$70 USD/30 minutes (SPANISH)

Faculty Consultation

Verónica Flores

Selling of publishing rights, Press campaigns, Cultural management in Mexico, Tour coordination, Public relations in the publishing world

$70 USD/30 minutes (SPANISH)

Faculty Consultation

Verónica Maza

Circulation of works in different markets, both national and international. Training and professionalization of the sector: conducts workshops to support and develop fiction works.

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