2007 Speakers List > Detail about Presenter

2007 Presenters (Authors, Agents, Editors & Producers)

Kristin Nelson, Agent

Kristin established the Nelson Literary Agency in 2002. In such a short time, she has sold more than 60 books to such publishers as Random House, Hyperion, Harlequin, Simon & Schuster, Hachette/Warner and the Penguin Group. She has landed several film deals and has contracted foreign rights on behalf of her clients in all the major territories. Her authors are RITA-award winners and USA Today bestsellers. She specializes in representing commercial fiction (romance, women’s fiction, science fiction, fantasy, young adult) and high caliber literary fiction. She also considers a few nonfiction projects that tend to be story-based, such as memoir and narrative nonfiction. Member: AAR, RWA, SFWA.

Workshop(s)

SiWC Idol (workshop) How’s your pitch? Bring in the first 2-3 pages of your manuscript to this panel of agents and find out what the experts really think when they see your work, and if they can separate a published opening from the slush. All selections are read anonymously.
Say Goodbye to the Slush Pile: Email Query Pitches that Get Results (workshop) Tired of getting rejection letters just on your query? Want agents begging to read your sample pages without spending money on postage? Look at the fastest growing trend for authors--sending queries to literary agents by email.