Thursday November 2
GALA KICK-OFF DISCUSSION AND RECEPTION
6:00-8:00 PM
Featuring Sara Nelson with Jonathan Burnham, Morgan Entrekin, Jonathan Galassi, Sonny Mehta
Leading publishers from HarperCollins, Grove/Atlantic, FSG, and Knopf in conversation with the Editor-in-Chief of Publishers Weekly
Friday November 3
- A WRITER'S PUBLISHING TEAM
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Featuring Jonathan Lethem with Richard Parks, Alison Rich, and Bill Thomas
An inside look at an award-winning author’s relationship with his agent, editor, and publicist
- COMPILING THE POETRY BOOK
2:00-3:15 PM
Featuring Kazim Ali, Catherine Barnett, and Sarah Manguso
Three poets and former members of the Alice James Books board discuss how to best prepare a collection of poems for publication
- UNMASKING THE EDITOR/WRITER RELATIONSHIP
2:00-3:15 PM
Lorin Stein with translator Patricia Wimmer
An FSG Editor and writer on their long-term working partnership
- BEHIND THE SCENES: EDITING WITH YOUR AGENT
2:00-3:15 PM
Featuring Nat Sobel and Judith Weber with Mindy Friddle
A behind-the-scenes perspective on the editorial relationship between writer and agent
- 101: LITERARY AGENTS
2:00-3:15 PM
Featuring Ira Silverberg with Sarah Burnes
Two leading literary agents tell you all you need to know about finding and working with an agent
- INSIDE INDIE LIT
3:30-5:00 PM
Featuring Jeffrey Lependorf with Karen Braziller, Barbara Epler, and Fiona McCrae
CLMP Executive Director and editors from three exemplary small presses give their take on literary publishing
- THE BRASS TACKS OF CONTRACTS
5:15-6:30 PM
Featuring William Clark and Alex Glass
Two noted agents explain the fine print of author contracts
- PUBLISHING TO PUBLISH
5:15-6:30 PM
Featuring Robert N. Casper with Martha Rhodes, Hannah Tinti, and Rebecca Wolff
CLMP Membership Director talks with three writers about how their work as editor/publishers serves their own writing
- BEHIND THE SCENES: SHAPING YOUR CAREER
5:15-6:30 PM
Featuring Lisa Dierbeck and Irene Skolnick
A discussion between a popular writer and his powerhouse agent about how to develop a successful career
- 101: PERSPIRATION VS. INSPIRATION
5:15-6:30 PM
Featuring Jill Bialosky, Alan Burdick, and Elliot Figman
Three writers talk about effectively balancing their literary writing with other work
- SMALL PRESS VOICES: A CELEBRATORY READING
8:00-10:00 PM
Featuring Jeffrey Lependorf with Bob Hershon and Paul Violi, Richard Nash and Wayne Koestenbaum, and Joanna Yas and Rachel Sherman
Small Press editors introduce three outstanding writers, followed by a moderated discussion
Saturday November 4
- 101: MARKETING TEAM MATTERS
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Featuring Nicole Dewey and others
Doubleday Vice-President of Marketing and her team on how a marketing department promotes its literary titles
- THE ART OF GIVING A READING
2:00-3:15 PM
Featuring Robin Beth Schaer and Lea Thau
Academy of American Poets Chief Online Editor and the Executive Director of The Moth highlight the dos and don'ts of public reading
- THE STATE OF REVIEWING
2:00-3:15 PM
Featuring Herb Leibowitz, Albert Mobilio, and Craig Teicher
Editors from Parnassus: Poetry in Review, Bookforum, and Publishers Weekly address reviews in the literary landscape
- BEHIND THE SCENES: BOOKSELLERS ON MARKETING
2:00-3:15 PM
Featuring Sarah McNally, Margarita Shalina, and Marcella Smith
Representatives from Barnes & Noble and independents McNally Robinson and St. Marks Bookshop give a bookseller's perspective on literature in the marketplace
- THE POWER OF BLOGGING
2:00-3:15 PM
Featuring Ron Hogan, Maud Newton, and Sarah Weinman
How blogs promote new literary works, with representatives from Maud Newton, Beatrice, and Alleycat/Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
- GRASSROOTS MARKETING
3:30-4:45 PM
Featuring Tyehimba Jess, Amanda Stern, and Michael C. White
Three writers on the innovative ways they promote their work, connect to literary organizations such as Cave Canem, and start their own reading venues
- POETS & WRITERS FORUM
3:30-4:45 PM
Featuring Jessie Koester, Kevin Larimer, and Bonnie Marcus
Poets and Writers' Senior Editor, Information Services Director, and Writers Exchange Director discuss the organization's wealth of resources for writers
- WORKING WITH AN OUTSIDE PUBLICIST
3:30-4:45 PM
Featuring Alison Granucci and Rose Marie Morse
Two literary publicists on promoting literary authors
- PUBLISHING IN LIT MAGS
3:30-4:45 PM
Featuring Brigid Hughes, Ravi Shankar, Beth Harrison, and Paula Deitz
Editors from A Public Space, Drunken Boat, Spinning Jenny, and Hudson Review discuss publishing in literary magazines
- THE TALENT IN THE ROOM: THE FUTURE OF WRITING
5:00-6:30 PM
Featuring Harold Augenbraum with Christopher Sorrentino, Cole Swenson, Lynne Tillman, Monique Truong, and Jean Valentine
The Executive Director of the National Book Foundation introduces five acclaimed authors, to discuss the present state and future possibilities of literature in America
FEATURING } Harold Augenbraum
(The National Book Foundation). Jill Bialosky
(W.W. Norton). Karen Braziller
(Persea Books). Alan Burdick. Jonathan Burnham
(HarperCollins). Sarah Burnes
(The Gernert Company). Robert N. Casper and Jeffrey Lependorf
(Council of Literary Magazines and Presses). William Clark
(Wm Clark Associates). Nicole Dewey, Alison Rich, and Bill Thomas
(Doubleday). Paula Dietz
(The Hudson Review). Morgan Entrekin
(Grove/Atlantic). Barbara Epler
(New Directions). Elliot Figman, Kevin Larimer, Jessie Koester, and Bonnie Marcus
(Poets & Writers). Mindy Friddle. Jonathan Galassi and Lorin Stein
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux). Alex Glass
(Trident Media). Alison Granucci
(Blue Flower Arts). Beth Harrison
(Spinning Jenny). Bob Hershon
(Hanging Loose). Ron Hogan
(Beatrice/Galleycat). Brigid Hughes
(A Public Space). Tyehimba Jess. Wayne Koestenbaum. Jonathan Lethem. Herb Leibowitz
(Parnassus: Poetry in Review). Fiona McCrae
(Graywolf). Sarah McNally
(McNally Robinson). Sonny Mehta
(Knopf). Albert Mobilio
(Bookforum). Rose Marie Morse
(Morse Partners). Richard Nash
(Soft Skull). Maud Newton
(Maud Newton). Richard Parks
(The Richard Parks Agency). Sara Nelson and Craig Teicher
(Publishers Weekly). Robert Polito
(New School Graduate Writing Program). David Rakoff. Martha Rhodes
(Four Way Books). Robin Beth Schaer
(Academy of American Poets). Margarita Shalina
(St. Marks Bookshop). Ravi Shankar
(Drunken Boat). Rachel Sherman. Ira Silverberg
(Donadio & Olson). Irene Skolnick
(Irene Skolnick Agency). Marcella Smith
(Barnes & Noble). Nat Sobel and Judith Weber
(Sobel Weber Associates). Christopher Sorrentino. Amanda Stern
(Happy Ending Reading Series). Cole Swenson. Lea Thau
(The Moth). Lynne Tillman. Hannah Tinti
(One Story). Monique Truong. Jean Valentine. Paul Violi. Sarah Weinman
(Galleycat/Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind). Michael C. White. Natasha Wimmer. Rebecca Wolff
(Fence). Joanna Yas
(Open City)
LWC}NYC is a program of the Council of Literary Magazines and Presses [CLMP]. Cosponsored by Donadio & Olson, The National Book Foundation,
New School Graduate Writing Program, Poets & Writers, and Sobel Weber Associates, Inc.
