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WORD: Backspace Author-Agent Seminar on November 3 in NYC
Edited Press Release

Literary website Backspace announced it is holding the Backspace Author-Agent Seminar on November 3 at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City. The one-day event offers an intense program of panels and workshops to educate and assist authors in search of a literary agent to represent their work.

Participating agents include Jenny Bent, Rolph Blythe, Michael Bourret, Paul Cirone, Katherine Fausset, Irene Goodman, Scott Hoffman, Miriam Kriss, Dan Lazar, Sharlene Martin and Jennifer Unter.

Unlike most conferences that do formal pitching sessions, the Backspace seminar instead offers the opportunity to network, ask questions, listen, and learn from the people who make their living selling books.

Backspace Administrator Karen Dionne noted in the press release that, "Many conferences have various scripted ways of meeting agents, giving rise to the feeling that the agent will discover the author, wave a magic wand, and make all their dreams come true. The reality is, this rarely happens."

With only agents on the program, a full 15 minutes between program parts, an afternoon mixer, small-group agent-author sessions, and an unusually high number of agents with a ceiling of 100 registrants, the Backspace Agent-Author Seminar offers plenty of face time with attending agents.

The registration fee for the Backspace Agent-Author Seminar is $165, which includes all workshops and panels as well as refreshments during the afternoon mixer. Check out the conference website for further information.

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