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Why Literary Agents Attend Writers Conferences (It’s Not What You Think)

By: Karen Dionne

Every week literary agents receive hundreds of query letters from aspiring writers who are hoping to interest the agent in their project. Why then, would agents take time from their busy schedules to go to a writers conference and meet yet more writers in person?

I've worked with over a hundred literary agents during the 9 years I've been organizing the Backspace Writers Conferences held twice-annually in New York City, as well as the newly minted Salt Cay Writers Retreat taking place this October on a private island in the Bahamas. So I asked a few of my favorite agents why they attend writers conferences.

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Happy writing & running, Kathy

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