Are you ready for an agent to represent your work?
805 Writers’ Conference Agents 1|on|1 program is an opportunity for registered conference attendees to meet agents and receive individual feedback on their writing. Four agents are ready to review, evaluate, and discuss your work. This is your opportunity for a 10-minute discussion about your work with someone who represents your genre and is looking for new writers.

Each writer submits the first five pages of their manuscript plus a one-page synopsis only to an agent looking for that genre. Click here for a list of general genres.

Only registered attendees for the conference may participate. Attendees who purchase full weekend, full day passes or one of the workshops will be given priority for the 12 interview slots per agent.

View the agents participating and the genres they are looking for now.

How to register for Agents 1|on|1

1) Prepare your first five pages and one page synopsis to submit online. They MUST BE IN FOLLOWING FORMAT:

  • Double-spaced in either Times or Times New Roman font in 12 point
  • Page margins MUST show 1” on the top and bottom, and 1.25” on both sides
  • The title of the work and your name in the top header
  • Page numbers in the bottom footer
  • Must be either MS Word or Apple Pages. No PDFs.

Pages submitted not in this format will be rejected with no refund. Pages may be uploaded after registration as long as they are received by October 15.

2) Review the genres each agent is accepting. Click here for list of agents and genres.

3) Submission Fees. The cost for each submission is $50*.  Once you have signed up, no refunds are available, so please consider your choices with care and only register for those agents owho are looking for your genre.

4) Register online.  Select the agent/s interested in your genre. We expect some agents will fill their schedules quickly, so register early. You may submit to as many agents as you like as long as they are interested in your genre.

5) You will be notified by October 25 with the details of the meeting/s plus, the time for each appointment. We will try to make all meeting consecutive when possible. The agent will have received the pages before you meet and be prepared to discuss your writing. This is a one-on-one for 10 minutes, a chance for you to receive feedback. All meetings will take place Saturday, November 2.

6) Be prepared with your elevator pitch. Hone in on the your story. And have your passion flying. Agents love to see someone enthusiastic about their book. Download Five Tips to Help You Craft Your Pitch.

ONLY REGISTERED ATTENDEES MAY PARTICIPATE IN AGENTS 1|on|1.
All others will be rejected with NO REFUND.

PLEASE NOTE: SPAWN makes no promises of representation from agents. We do, however, hope you have a rewarding and enlightening experience, and at the very least, an opportunity to make a personal and professional connection.  

*Some agents are donating this fee to the SPAWN Scholarship Fund.