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Ask An Agent with The Rights Factory
Saturday August 17, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Bonavista Ballroom
Join this insightful panel discussion where agents from The Rights Factory will answer your burning questions about the publishing industry. Gain valuable insights into what agents look for in a manuscript, the submission process, and how to effectively pitch your work.
Moderators
avatar for Irena Karshenbaum

Irena Karshenbaum

Writer
Irena Karshenbaum is best known for leading a project that rescued one of the last surviving historic prairie synagogues and giving it as a gift to Heritage Park. She writes stories on history, heritage, culture, books and travel for various publications, gives public talks on history... Read More →
Speakers
avatar for Wayne Arthurson

Wayne Arthurson

Wayne Arthurson is a writer and literary agent of Cree and French-Canadian descent, the author of eight novels, five books of non-fiction and countless articles. His novels have won an Alberta Readers’ Choice Award, an Arthur Ellis Award for Crime Writing and Best Trade Fiction... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Chevais

Jennifer Chevais

Jennifer Chevais is an Associate Literary Agent at The Rights Factory. She's primarily interested in Commercial Horror, Fantasy, SciFi, and all the intersections in between with characters so strong they'll either break your heart or pull it right out of your body.
avatar for Sam Hiyate

Sam Hiyate

Sam Hiyate is keen to discover new voices and help writers prepare their works for market, and to help them build lasting careers. In the past two decades with THE RIGHTS FACTORY his hundreds of book deals have resulted in several bestsellers such as MORE, the memoir by Molly Roden... Read More →
avatar for Stacey Kondla

Stacey Kondla

A life-long bibliophile, Stacey’s experience includes working as a Field Representative for Scholastic Book Fairs, managing at Chapters/Indigo stores, freelance editing, and serving on the organizing committee of When Words Collide (A Festival for Readers and Writers). She joined... Read More →
Saturday August 17, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am MDT
Bonavista Ballroom
  Panel Discussion, Business

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