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My Home Run at the Writer’s Digest Conference Pitch Slam

Author Jen Ruiz shares how taking a chance on the Writer's Digest Conference Pitch Slam event connected her with her agent and a book deal.
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My Home Run at the Writer's Digest Conference Pitch Slam

Author Jen Ruiz shares how taking a chance on the Writer's Digest Conference Pitch Slam event connected her with her agent and a book deal.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jul 20, 2025
My Home Run at the Writer’s Digest Conference Pitch Slam https://www.writersdigest.com/my-home-run-at-the-writers-digest-conference-pitch-slam #Writer'sDigestAnnualConference #FindaNonfictionAgent #WritingTipsForTravel #nonfictionagents #travelwriting #GetPublished #pitchslam #travel
My Home Run at the Writer's Digest Conference Pitch Slam

Author Jen Ruiz shares how taking a chance on the Writer's Digest Conference Pitch Slam event connected her with her agent and a book deal.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Sep 17, 2019
How to Write Successful Queries for Any Genre of Writing https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/how-to-write-successful-queries-for-any-genre-of-writing #NarrativeNonfictionAgents #HistoricalFictionAgents #LiteraryFictionAgents #UpmarketFictionAgents #ScienceFictionAgents #WomensFictionAgents #PublishingInsights #MiddleGradeAgents #NonfictionAgents #YoungAdultAgents #FantasyAgents #MysteryAgents #RomanceAgents #MemoirAgents #querywriting #HumorAgents #Submissions #queryletter
How to Write Successful Queries for Any Genre of Writing

Learn how to write successful queries for any genre of writing. In this post, we look at what elements go into a query letter and 39 real examples of query letters that have worked for writers with commentary from their agents.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Aug 31, 2019
Food and Cookbook Literary Agents Open to Submissions https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/food-and-cookbook-literary-agents-open-to-submissions #PublishingInsights #NonfictionAgents #nonfictionagents #CookbookAgents #CookingAgents #foodwriting #FoodAgents #cookbooks
Food and Cookbook Literary Agents Open to Submissions | Writer's Digest

Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find food and cookbook literary agents open to submissions in this post. List will be updated regularly.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Aug 29, 2019
Memoir and Narrative Nonfiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/memoir-and-narrative-nonfiction-literary-agents-open-to-submissions #NarrativeNonfictionAgents #narrativenonfictionagents #PublishingInsights #NonfictionAgents #MemoirAgents #memoiragents
Memoir and Narrative Nonfiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions | Writer's Digest

Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find memoir and narrative nonfiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. List will be updated regularly.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Aug 28, 2019
How Literary Agents Agree and Differ: Lessons From the Annual Writer’s Digest Conference https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/how-literary-agents-agree-and-differ-lessons-from-the-annual-writers-digest-conference #HistoricalFictionAgents #GeneralInterestAgents #LiteraryFictionAgents #ScienceFictionAgents #WomensFictionAgents #PublishingInsights #NonfictionAgents #SuspenseAgents #ThrillerAgents #literaryagents #FantasyAgents #MysteryAgents #RomanceAgents #HorrorAgents #MemoirAgents
How Literary Agents Agree and Differ: Lessons From the Annual Writer's Digest Conference | Writer's Digest

There are some things all agents want to see from writers, but they don't agree on everything. Here's how literary agents agree and differ on what they want from writers.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Aug 21, 2019
Agent Alert: Amaryah Orenstein of GO Literary https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/agent-alert-amaryah-orenstein-of-go-literary #HistoricalFictionAgents #CurrentAffairsAgents #PublishingInsights #NonfictionAgents #HistoryAgents #MemoirAgents #FoodAgents #agentalert
Agent Alert: Amaryah Orenstein of GO Literary | Writer's Digest

Literary agent alerts (this one with Amaryah Orenstein of GO Literary) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Aug 10, 2019
Agent Alert: Abigail Frank of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/agent-alert-abigail-frank-of-sanford-j-greenburger-associates #PublishingInsights #MiddleGradeAgents #PictureBookAgents #NonfictionAgents #YoungAdultAgents #agentalert
Agent Alert: Abigail Frank of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates | Writer's Digest

Literary agent alerts (this one with Abigail Frank of Sanford J. Greenburger Associates) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Aug 2, 2019
Nonfiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/nonfiction-literary-agents-open-to-submissions #PublishingInsights #NonfictionAgents #nonfictionagents
Nonfiction Literary Agents Open to Submissions | Writer's Digest

Literary agents are gatekeepers of the publishing industry. Find nonfiction literary agents open to submissions in this post. List will be updated regularly.

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Writers Digest (unofficial)Jul 30, 2019
Agent Alert: Heather Carr of The Friederich Agency https://www.writersdigest.com/publishing-insights/agent-alert-heather-carr-of-the-friederich-agency #NarrativeNonfictionAgents #LiteraryFictionAgents #PublishingInsights #NonfictionAgents #agentalert
Agent Alert: Heather Carr of The Friederich Agency | Writer's Digest

Literary agent alerts (this one with Heather Carr of The Friederich Agency) are golden opportunities for new writers because each one is a literary agent who is likely building his or her client list.

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