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AGENT/EDITOR PITCH SESSIONS

2026 Publisher and Agent Guests

Agent/editor pitch sessions are a great opportunity for adults and teens looking to get a deep-dive critique on their work.

 

WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR PITCH SESSION(S)

  • Attendees are asked to submit a query letter and the first 10 pages of their manuscript to be reviewed by an agent or editor. 

  • Each attendee will have 15 minutes to receive critique from the agent/editor and ask questions regarding their work and publishing. 

HOW REGISTRATION WORKS

Step 1:

Attendees must purchase a StoryCon ticket (Adult, Educator, or Teen) and select the Pitch Session add-on option. (Act fast! There are only a few spots left.)

 

Step 2:

  • Registered attendees will receive an email for their Pitch Session selection at the end of December. At that time, attendees will then be given the opportunity to choose their agent or editor of choice.

  • Selection priority will be determined by purchase date. Please note that there are limited spots, so you'll want to purchase your ticket as soon as possible.

  • Once you've chosen your agent or editor, instructions on how to send your query and your first 10 pages will be emailed to you.

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(Please note that although the agents/editors should never be overly harsh, they will expect the attendees to want honest feedback. Plan to take into consideration if you are ready to receive a critique that might have a different point of view than yours.)

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AGENTS & EDITORS

Alexandra Houdeshell

Alexandra Houdeshell

Hachette Book Group

Coming soon...

















Estelle Laure

Estelle Laure

Folio Literary Management

Estelle is a Senior Content Development Editor/ Agent at Folio Jr., as well as being the acclaimed author of more than ten books of her own. She works with established authors who are bestsellers and award winners, as well as new talent, to bring a fresh perspective to their stories.












Sabine Berlin

Sabine Berlin

Roan & Weatherford

Sabine is an author, editor, and co-publisher at Mad Cat an imprint of Roan and Weatherford. A self-proclaimed nerd with a deep love for K-dramas and storytelling, she’s on a mission to turn her home office into a personal library—one book at a time.



Alicia Brooks

Alicia Brooks

Alicia Brooks Literary Agency

Alicia is a member of the Association of American Literary Agents (AALA). She graduated magna cum laude from Wellesley College with a B.A. in English and Philosophy. She has a Master’s Degree from Columbia University in the Teaching of English Grades 7-12. She was raised in Los Angeles and now lives in Manhattan with her writer husband Michael Londra and their cat Tut Baby.





Jon Cobb

Jon Cobb

HG Literary

Jon Cobb is a literary agent at Hannigan Getzler Literary. He reads all genres of fiction but has a particular interest in contemporary middle grade and YA, science fiction and fantasy, African-American fiction, literary fiction, and mysteries and thrillers. He also has a soft spot for anything related to track and field, geek culture, weird science or cutting-edge technology. In addition to being an agent, Jon also coordinates HG Literary’s internship program.






Amy Jameson

Amy Jameson

A + B Works

Amy Jameson is an editor, literary agent, copywriter, and publishing advisor. She began her career in publishing at Janklow & Nesbit Associates in New York City, where she launched Shannon Hale's career, and later founded creative services agency A+B Works with her husband Brandon.








Lisa Mangum

Lisa Mangum

Shadow Mountain Publishing

Lisa Mangum has worked in publishing for more than twenty-five years. She is also the author of four national best-selling YA novels. Her most recent book, Write Fearless. Edit Smart. Get Published.: A Master Class for Fiction Writers, was awarded Utah’s Best of State award for nonfiction in 2024.












Chris Schoebinger

Chris Schoebinger

Shadow Mountain Publishing

Chris Schoebinger has worked in the book and publishing industry for more than thirty-six years. As the publisher for Shadow Mountain Publishing, he has discovered and launched the writing careers of numerous best-selling authors, including Alan Markham who was discovered at StoryCon in 2025.

Chris has worked as children’s writing consultant and also a #1 New York Times best-selling co-author of two children’s picture books and another, THE LAUGHING GAME, scheduled to release in 2025.

Lindsay Flanagan

Lindsay Flanagan

Roan & Weatherford

Lindsay Flanagan is the co-publisher of Mad Cat Books and Radiance Books, the young adult and romance imprints of Roan and Weatherford Publishing.

She is also a published author, and her debut novel, AnnaGrey and the Constellation, earned the first runner-up of the Eric Hoffer Book Award in the middle reader category. She’s edited for traditional publishers, worked for literary agents, and has taught about writing, editing, and publishing at numerous conferences. She is an award-winning senior editor at Eschler Editing and specializes in developmental and substantive editing.

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