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Pitch & Publish 2025

Sat, March 22 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pm EDT

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Westport Writers’ Workshop (WWW) will return to the Westport Library for their fourth Annual Pitch & Publish Conference on Saturday, March 22. Pitch & Publish is an ideal opportunity for those seeking a literary agent, wanting to be educated about the industry at large, or looking to meet and be inspired by authors, agents, and editors.

There are two types of tickets available:

  1. Conference Only Tickets: Includes all day-of talks, panels, activities, catered lunch, Friday night welcome party, wrap party. Pitching to agents not included. Conference Only Tickets are priced at $350 each.
  2. Conference with Pitches Tickets: Includes all of the above events, plus a one-on-one pitch session with two respective agents. Conference with Pitches Tickets are priced at $600 each (with an early bird discount of $75 if registered by February 3); $675 thereafter.
The Conference schedule is as follows:
Friday, March 21
  • 7-9 pm: Welcome Party for all participants at WWW's locale at 25 Sylvan Road, Suite J in Westport.

Saturday, March 22

  • 9 am: The Library opens for registration and coffee.
  • 10 am-4:15 pm: The conference proceeds. Please refer to the numbered listing below for more information on panels.
  • 4:45 pm: After Party at Basso Restaurant & Wine Bar at 33 Jesup Road in Westport.
The conference will include four main sessions, three of which are interactive panels:
  1. “Ask The Agents,” moderated by literary agent Sarah Landis (Sterling Lord Literistic) with panelists: Samantha Shea (Georges Borchardt, Inc.), Colin Hosten (Woodhall Press), Alexandra Franklin (Curtis Brown Ltd.), Charlotte Wenger (Prospect Agency), and Ronald Gerber (Lowenstein)
  2. “How to Keep Going, How to be Done,” moderated by author, Iain Haley Pollock, with panelists: author Diane Parrish, agent JL Stermer (Next Level Lit), author Adam Wilson, writer/former acquiring editor, Mark Levine
  3. “Adapting Your Prose into a Screenplay” talk by Sharbari Ahmed
  4. “Putting Yourself Out There,” moderated by writer, Brianna Avenia-Tapper with industry panelists, Chris Steib, Kathy Satterfield, Suzanne Farrell Smith, Will Alison, and Kathy Daneman
The keynote speaker will be Amy Shearn, award-winning author of Dear Edna Sloan, Unseen City, How Far is the Ocean From Here, and the forthcoming, Animal Instinct (Putnam, 2025).
Pitch takers include: Coco Freeman (The Linda Chester Literary Agency), JL Stermer (Next Level Lit), Ronald Gerber (Lowenstein) and Charlotte Wenger (Prospect Agency).
“The Westport Writers’ Workshop has turned me into a real writer, but it wasn’t until I attended Pitch & Publish that I understood how to make my publishing dreams a reality. With encouragement and great feedback, I realized my idea had potential. I now have a completed proposal and wonderful book agent,” said Betsey Helmuth, a previous Pitch & Publish Conference attendee.
Westport Writers’ Workshop is an independent literary arts center offering enriching supportive creative writing classes, as well as free literary readings to the public. The organization provides free writing workshops to underserved populations in their own communities. Click here for more information regarding Pitch & Publish, as well as WWW'S year round workshops.
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Date:
Sat, March 22
Time:
10:00 am - 4:30 pm EDT
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Venue

The Westport Library
20 Jesup Road
Westport, CT 06880 United States
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