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FRIDAY, MAY 5th, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE CDT
EVENING
7:00—8:00 PM
ONLINE COACHING CHATS
(for ALL Spring Thaw attendees / LIVE & Interactive: Attend one live. Recorded for unlimited viewing for up to one month / Not mandatory/ 60 minutes)
2 Concurrent Coaching Chats: 45 attendees each; moderated by Spring Thaw Team
Attend one live. Watch unlimited viewings of recorded CHAT for up to one month.
Agent Coaching Chat
Jennifer Mattson, Agent, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Alexandra Weiss, Agent, Azantian Literary Agency
Editor/ Art Director Coaching Chat
Kelly Barrales-Saylor, Editorial Editor, Sourcebooks eXplore
Josh Gregory, Editor, Albert Whitman & Co.
Jordan Kost, Art Director, Sourcebooks
Alicia Sparrow, Acquisitions Editor, Chicago Review Press
How do I know which I selected during registration? Click here.
SATURDAY, MAY 6th, 2022
ALL TIMES ARE CDT
MORNING
9:00 AM—12:30 PM
IN-PERSON PITCH SESSIONS
(for Pitch N’ Stitch attendees only / IN-PERSON & Interactive/Mandatory. If you miss your in-person PITCH SESSION, it will not be rescheduled)
9:00 AM — 9:45 AM
—PITCH N’ STITCH attendee Check-In
—Pick-up your event badge, table assignment & snack ticket
9:45 AM — 10:00 AM
—Attendees seated
—Table umpires (volunteers) give brief explanation
10:00 — 12:00
PITCH SESSION
(2.0 hours includes 15-minutes per attendee for presentation & feedback; a 15-minute break taken at discretion of professional)
—Attendance mandatory during entire Pitch Session.
—If you miss your session, it CANNOT be rescheduled.
—Attendees are expected to respect the critique process and stay for the duration of the session to offer peer feedback AFTER the professional has spoken.
6 Concurrent Pitch Sessions: One industry professional and 7 attendees at each table; moderated by Spring Thaw Table Umpires
—Jennifer Mattson, Agent, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
—Alexandra Weiss, Agent, Azantian Literary Agency
—Kelly Barrales-Saylor, Editorial Editor, Sourcebooks eXplore
—Josh Gregory, Editor, Albert Whitman & Co.
—Jordan Kost, Art Director, Sourcebooks
—Alicia Sparrow, Acquisitions Editor, Chicago Review Press
12:00 — 12:30
—Allowance for any PITCH SESSION group that goes over time.
—Outdoor thanks and goodbyes with faculty & volunteers
—Door prizes awarded
How do I know which I selected during registration? Click here.