2017 Agents & Editors Conference  
Update 5/18/17- REMINDERS
You can now purchase a second consultation.
Book your hotel room before the block rate expires.
RSVP for our Sunday luncheon. 
Hello, 2017 A&E Conference Registrants!

June is just around the corner, and preparations for the 24th annual Agents & Editors Conference are in full swing.

In this mailer, you'll find the following:
  • information on purchasing a second agent/editor consultation (plus an introduction to agent Laurie McLean, a recent addition to our faculty)
  • the chance to RSVP for our Sunday Closing Luncheon
  • a reminder about hotel room reservations (act fast, before our block sells out or the special rate expires)
  • a reminder about purchasing Saturday Keynote Luncheon tickets (now available)
  • a link to the Facebook event page (please join!).
Of course, if you have questions on anything here--or anything else A&E Conference related--give us a call. We're always happy to hear from you.

We're looking forward to seeing you in Austin next month!

-- WLT Staff
IMPORTANT UPDATE ON AGENT AND EDITOR CONSULTATIONS  
At this time, all registrants for the A&E Conference are allowed up to two (2) one-on-one consultations with agents and editors (Previously, this was capped at one consultation, and we're happy to be able to increase this to two for those who are interested). Yes, this means that if you received a complimentary consultation or have already purchased one, you may now purchase a second consultation. We can also happily confirm that, at the time of this mailer, every registrant who has submitted a consultation form to date will be meeting with their first choice. Keep that in mind if you decide to purchase an additional slot.

For an up-to-date list of agents and editors with available consultation slots and a link to the Consultation Purchase Form, click here.
  • To meet our agents, click here.
  • To meet our editors, click here.
  • To read agent and editor Q&As, click here.
In addition, we're excited to announce that agent Laurie McLean from Fuse Literary has joined our conference faculty (replacing her colleague, Tricia Skinner, who is no longer be able to attend).

Laurie McLean spent 20 years as the CEO of a multi-million dollar marketing agency and 8 years as a literary agent/senior agent at Larsen Pomada Literary Agents before co-founding Fuse Literary in 2013. At Fuse Lit Laurie specializes in adult, middle grade, and young adult genre fiction. Laurie is also the co-director of the San Francisco Writers Conference, in its fifteenth year, and co-founded two ePublishing companies: JoyrideBooks.com for romance, and Ambush Books for tween and teen books (acquired by Short Fuse Publishing in 2015). Find out more at FuseLiterary.com and AgentSavant.com, and follow her on Twitter @FuseLiterary and @AgentSavant.
 
Actively Seeking
Fiction: Mystery/Suspense, Thrillers, Romance, Science Fiction/Fantasy  
Children's: YA Fiction, MG Fiction
JOIN US: Sunday Closing Luncheon
(It's free! But please RSVP)
We'll close the 2017 Agents & Editors Conference with a Sunday Closing Luncheon that's free to all registrants and will include a buffet lunch. Hosted in the Hyatt's Texas Ballroom at 12:15pm on Sunday, July 2, this event offers you an opportunity to share highlights from the weekend, mix and mingle with fellow attendees, and enjoy one last general session to share a meal and a few parting words before we head back home. Oh, and in addition to final announcements from the conference staff we'll also have some special guests on hand to entertain and inspire.

The Closing Luncheon will cap a Sunday program that begins with coffee and breakfast treats in the Texas Foyer and Ballroom, where we'll encourage you to sit with other writers with projects in your category or genre. After breakfast, you will be able to choose from 10 presentations from agents, authors, and publishing professionals.

Important: While this luncheon is open to all registrants at no extra charge, we do require that you RSVP no later than Thursday, June 22, so that we can share attendance information with the hotel. Not everybody can stick around to share this meal, and we completely understand. But if you do plan to be there, please RSVP in a timely manner. This will be a ticketed event and only those who RSVP will receive tickets. Questions? Call us at 512-499-8914.
PLUS: Don't Forget These Deadlines and Opportunities. 
1. Reserve Your Hotel Room.
The conference venue, the Hyatt Regency Austin, has set aside a block of discounted rooms for A&E Conference registrants for dates before, during, and after the event. The special group rate expires after June 1. Only a few rooms remain, so book now!

To learn about the hotel and book your rooms, click here.
 
2. Purchase Your Saturday Keynote Luncheon Ticket.
We're thrilled to bring acclaimed and award-winning author Ken Liu to the 2017 A&E Conference for a Saturday Keynote Luncheon speech, Three Times My Career Almost Ended and How I Learned to Love This Unpredictable Life.

Ken Liu's novels and stories have been widely praised and have earned him a long list of awards, but he nearly quit writing (more than once) before winning any of them. No stranger to the rejection, self doubt, and setbacks that all writers face, Ken will share with us his own eye-opening and inspiring story, including the highs and lows of his journey to being a published author and what it is about "this unpredictable life" of a writer he just can't quit.

To purchase a ticket (which includes a 3-course meal and a complimentary copy of Ken's novel, The Grace of Kings), click here.

 3. Follow the 2017 Agents & Editors Conference on Facebook to get up-to-the-minute updates.
Find the event page here.
Conference Updates to Come
Be looking for more emails with this information.
Presenter and Panelist Bios: Nearly 100 authors, publicists, booksellers, and other industry professionals will speak at the conference. We'll be sharing information about these participants in the weeks leading up to the event.

A Sneak Peak at the Conference Program: Panels, presentations, genre sessions, exhibitors, receptions, the Pitch Lab, and more. The conference program will be available on the website no later than June 15.

Finally, be sure to visit our website for past conference mailers and check out the A&E Conference FAQs for the answers to questions you may not even know you have. (And, remember, you can also call us at 512-499-8914 anytime!)


This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department. Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com.

 
Writers' League of Texas classes and workshops are also funded in part by the Texas Commission on the Arts - Investing in a Creative Texas. For more information, go to  www.arts.texas.gov .  
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