The Muse & the Marketplace 2016: Full Schedule

2:00pm EDT

3G: A Marketplace Primer for the Aspiring Writer of Literary Fiction

Limited Capacity full

In this session, editor Peter Blackstock (Grove Atlantic) and Soumeya Roberts (Writers House), as well as additional guests TBA, discuss the publishing of debut fiction at a traditional house—the challenges and opportunities, what to do and what to avoid as a first time fiction writer. They will talk through the trajectories of some of the debuts they have agented and published, discuss the general publishing climate, and take questions from the audience.

Presenters

Peter Blackstock

Editor, Grove Atlantic

Peter Blackstock is a senior editor at Grove Atlantic in New York. His list includes fiction, nonfiction, and drama, with a focus on international writing and books in translation. Among his authors are the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen, the Academy Award-nominated... Read More →

Soumeya Roberts

Literary Agent, Hannigan Salky Getzler Agency

Soumeya Bendimerad Roberts is both agent and rights director at the Hannigan Salky Getzler Agency. She worked formerly for Writers House, where she represented a diverse list of non-fiction, memoir, literary fiction, upmarket/book club fiction, and select realistic young-adult and... Read More →

Friday April 29, 2016 2:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
White Hill Room

Block 3, Discussion Class, Fiction, Publishing

The Muse & the Marketplace 2016

2:00pm EDT

Peter Blackstock

Soumeya Roberts

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