• Pitch Session Signup

  • Dawn Frederick (Red Sofa Literary), Cole Lanahan (Seymour Agency), and Ally Robertson (Wild Rose Press) will be accepting pitches at Between the Pages for your proposed book. You will have ten minutes to pitch your story to these agents.

    Ally Robertson will also be holding 10-minute consultation and critique for submissions.

    Please only sign up for one agent/editor. 

  •  Dawn Frederick

    Red Sofa Literary

     

     

     

    Nonfiction: Current affairs, oddball histories, extreme sports, animals

    Fiction: Adult, Young Adult, or Middle-Grade mystery/thriller, historical, humor, pop culture, current affairs

    (See examples below)

  • Dawn Frederick is willing to look at:

    Nonfiction — It needs to be smart, with noticeable platform, and commercial. I enjoy a wide range of topics. Generally the quirkier the idea, the better. I love current affairs, oddball histories, animals, extreme sports, and more. I’m less likely to consider a Memoir, unless it’s a story that truly lines up to my interests and will fill a hole on bookshelves.

    Mystery/Thriller - Less mainstream, more quirk. I absolutely enjoyed MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and THE SUN DOWN MOTEL by Simone St. James.

    History – Books that will engage commercial readers. (I listen to a LOT of MPR and NPR, most of the shows and podcasts).

    Humor – I love a good laugh (I represented the CHOOSE YOUR OWN MISERY series by Jilly Gagnon and Michael MacDonald).

    Pop Culture – I’m a nerd to the core, if it’s a fun and offbeat topic, there’s a good chance I’ll be interested.

    Social Issues/Current Affairs—Women’s Studies, Diverse Narratives, LGTB Studies, Social Sciences, and more.

    Young Adult – Fiction.

    Middle Grade – Fiction, Nonfiction.

  • Cole Lanahan

     Seymour Agency

     

    Cole will look at:

     

    Fiction: Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Romance, Thriller, Young Adult


    Non-Fiction: Crafts/DIY, Humor, LGBTQ, Pop Culture, Psychology, Science
     

    Favorite sub-genres: #ownvoices, Latinx Horror

    • All nonfiction except narrative and biography
    • All genres of adult romance (though I'm not the best fit for historical romance)
    • Adult fantasy (I'm especially interested in contemporary and paranormal)
    • Adult thrillers (Psychological and suspense only. I'm not the best fit for legal, crime, or military thrillers)
    • Adult horror
    • All genres of young adult fiction
  • Ally Robertson

    The Wild Rose Press

     

     Ally will take pitches for great short stories or novels from 7,500 to 100,000 words in any fiction genre in the adult or YA audience. My personal favorite is suspense/mystery/thriller and I love horror.

     Not accepting children's books or nonfiction.

  • Ally Robertson

    The Wild Rose Press

    Receive a critique of your writing!

    Sign up for a special critique session with Ally Robertson (aka Alicia Dean). Ally will edit a sample of your writing. At the conference, she will go over these edits with you one on one and explain what they mean and why. 

     You will receive an email confirmation of your appointment request and the scheduled time. Please retain that information.

     DEADLINE: JUNE 1

    Send three (3) pages, double-spaced, up to seven-hundred fifty (750) words in .doc or .docx format to alicia@aliciadean.com along with a short bio and your genre. Make sure to put BTP STORY EDIT in the subject line. 

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