Workshops & One-to-One Sessions 

When booking your ticket to the conference, we ask that you choose two workshops for the afternoon.

For the one-to-one sessions, we ask that you select 3 genre choices from the options below, and that you have at least an idea of a pitch or discussion points for all of these choices.
We have given our attending agents the same list of genres, and asked them to select which are of interest to them - this is how we will match you for your one-to-one session.

When allocating agents to writers, we will prioritise your first choice, then your second, then your third, and we will endeavour to allocate you at least your second choice. 

Genres to pick from when booking are:

Novel (trade/commercial)
Novel (historical)
Novel (literary)
Novel (crime)
Children’s
Middle Grade Children's (8-12)
Young Adult (12+)
Science Fiction / Fantasy
Short Stories (incl. Flash fiction)
Creative non-fiction (biography, autobiography, any other prose)

Please note that these sessions are for discussing, practicing and developing your pitches/works-in-progress with professional insight. Agents and Editors are not expected to read manuscripts either during or after the event.

Watch How to Pitch Your Work with James Spackman (The Pitch Doctor) for his invaluable advice to aspiring writers on pitching their work to a literary agent ahead of the National Creative Writing Industry Day 2022. 

In order to get the most out of your pitching sessions, we ask that you prepare a pitch for the agent that you will be paired with. Think of it like an 'elevator pitch' - what are the core points about your manuscript, work in progress or idea that you think the agent needs to know about to give you feedback. Your pitching session is only 15 minutes long, so make it count!

All of the literary agents, editors and publishers attending will have a wealth of experience and knowledge to share with you during your pitching sessions, so don't worry too much if you don't get matched with someone who you want – they will still be able to offer valuable feedback. We'll let you know in advance who you're meeting with so you can do some background research, but we ask that you please don't contact them before the conference. Anyone found contacting their agent will lose their pitching session. 

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