Agent Round Tables

We know how important seeing the right agent, editor, or publisher can be, and that’s why we give you ample opportunity to meet them at network dinners, lunches, social gatherings, and classroom sessions. Our goal is for you to reach your goals. However, we do provide a way for you to meet agents one-on-one to talk about YOUR work: the Killer Nashville Agent / Editor / Publisher Round Tables.

Each round table will consist of five writers, one agent, publisher, or editor, and a volunteer to read submissions. When submitting your offering, please remember the following:

• We ask writers to provide a minimum of 7 copies of the first two pages of their manuscript for each member of the group to bring the day of their round table. Killer Nashville does not provide copying services; however, copying services are available for a fee in the guest business office of the hotel.
• Please use double spacing with reasonable font sizing, such as 12 pt New Times Roman, with one-inch margins.
• In the header area of the first page, include your name, book title, genre or subgenre, email address and/or phone number, and a one-sentence logline/description of the book to give the reader context. (Note: You may start the text at the top of the first page, rather than dropping down a number of lines to begin a chapter in standard manuscript format.)

After each manuscript is read, the agent, publisher, or editor will give constructive feedback on the pages. Each agent, publisher, and editor has been asked to keep comments instructional, helping writers see both their strengths and where they need to improve. Agents and editors may request partial or full manuscripts if they think a manuscript has promise.

Since it is understood that these sessions are educational in nature, in practice, each session serves as a pitch without penalizing a writer whose work is not yet ready for representation or publication. In addition, each writer can learn from what is said to other authors.

Authors may register for as many sessions as they wish, however, multiple sessions with the same agent or editor are discouraged. You must be a four-day paid full registrant of the Killer Nashville Conference to participate in any Agent Round Tables. Each session is $45. 

Visit our Agent/Editor/Publisher page to see who is coming in 2024.