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Fall 2008
“Agents' Day”
in Ottawa
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Our Agents’ Day in Ottawa on October 4, 2008
was a success. Nearly 50 participants, both writers
and illustrators, gathered at the National Library
to hear agents Kendra Marcus of BookStop Literary
and Rebecca Sherman of Writers House.
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Starting
off the morning, Kendra Marcus told us all about what
an agent does. If you thought selling your manuscript
was the only thing an agent does then we quickly found
out that is only part of the pictures.
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Kendra Marcus, Agent,
Bookstop Literary Agency, California
www.bookstopliterary.com
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Following that, Rebecca Sherman told
us how to go about acquiring an agent giving us specific
examples of query letters that worked. We learned what
an agent expects from a prospective client and what
a client can expect from an agent.
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We were
then able to listen in on the agents’ thoughts
as anonymous participants’ manuscript first pages
were read aloud by Rachel Eugster. The agents provided
us with specific strengths and weaknesses of each piece
so that we could all learn from each other. |
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| The afternoon finished up with prearranged one-on-one
teaching sessions, the book sale sponsored by Collected
Works, and group round table discussions. |
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Lizann Flatt and Alma Fullerton, chapter
advisors, want to thank all our volunteers, without
whom this event would never have happened: Ellie Arscott,
Peggy Collins, Rachel Eugster, Deborah Jackson, Michelle
Jodoin, Stephanie Rainey, Connie Topper, Christine Tripp,
and Noreen Violetta.
Thank you to all who attended!
And if you missed this event, please
watch the Events page for future
event announcements.
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