From MANUSCRIPT to SUCCESSFUL PITCH: A Literary Agent’s Perspective with Gina Maccoby (Zoom)
This is the 2nd installment of the Summer Publishing Series (a 5-part series that can be purchased in its entirety or session-by-session). In this presentation we’ll look at the elements of a well-crafted story and how they come together to tell your story.
A successful pitch requires a well-crafted story. In this presentation we’ll look at the elements of a well-crafted story and how they come together to tell your story. Reverse engineering your manuscript can help you to assess if the project is ready to submit and gives you the opportunity to identify any weaknesses that need fixing before you approach literary agents.
BIO
Gina Maccoby is a New York literary agent representing authors of literary and commercial fiction and nonfiction for adults and children, including New York Times bestselling and award-winning titles. A longtime member of AALA (formerly AAR), Gina served four terms on the AAR Board of Directors, and sits on the Contracts Committee and the Royalties Committee. She is a member of SCBWI and the Authors Guild. Gina grew up mostly in Northern California and graduated with Honors from Harvard College.
If you are a college or university student, we’d love to make the series even more accessible for you. Please email [email protected] from your school email and let me know which sessions you’d like to attend at a discounted rate.
Summer Publishing Series (Available as individual sessions [$75] or in its entirety [$325])
DIY Marketing for Authors (June 16) Diane Goettel
FROM MANUSCRIPT to SUCCESSFUL PITCH: A Literary Agent’s Perspective (June 23) Gina Maccoby
Hit Send: The Art of Submitting Your Work (June 30) Meg Toth
The Writer-Publisher Relationship (July 7) Carey Salerno
Finding Your Digital Writing Voice (July 14) Chris L. Vaughan
**Please note that we will do our best to make a recording of each session available–for one week only–to all who have registered and purchased tickets. Technical and human error does occur–so this is not a guarantee, but our good faith effort to make these sessions as accessible as possible. **
