(Please note that this is an in-person event. We at Writing Day Workshops plan both online/virtual as well as in-person events. This next WWSF is an in-person event happening in San Francisco on April 11, 2026. See you there.)
PITCH YOUR BOOK TO A LITERARY AGENT:
These one-on-one in-person meetings at the 2026 Writing Workshop of San Francisco are an amazing chance to pitch your book face-to-face with an agent, and get personal, individual feedback on your pitch/concept. If the agent likes your pitch, they’ll request to see part/all of your book — sending you straight past the slush pile. It also gives you an intimate chance to meet with an agent and pick their brain with any questions on your mind. More 2026 agents to be announced as they are confirmed. You can sign up for pitches at any time, or switch pitches at any time, so long as the agent in question still has appointments open.
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Lily McMahon is a literary agent with The Watermark Agency. She is passionate about nonfiction books that address big-picture questions about morality and wellbeing as well as contemporary social, political and economic issues. Lily started her career as a Publications Intern at the United Nations before spending several years at Bloomsbury Publishing as an Assistant Editor, where she commissioned new titles for the religious studies list and managed the editorial process from proposal to publication. Learn more about Lily here.
Laurie McLean is a literary agent with Fuse Literary. Laurie specializes in representing authors of entertaining and interesting middle grade, young adult, and adult genre fiction. The genres she represents include fantasy, science fiction, mysteries, thrillers, suspense, psychological and supernatural horror, and weird Westerns. Laurie is a founding partner at Fuse Literary representing New York Times and international bestselling authors, as well as indie published authors who want to also publish traditionally, and debut authors with promise. Learn more about Laurie here.
Jeanne De Vita [SOLD OUT OF PITCH APPOINTMENTS] is a literary agent with Martin Literary Management. I’m currently open to most commercial genre fiction, and I especially encourage new authors, indie authors, and authors underrepresented in traditional publishing to pitch. I am always open to LGBTQIA+ authors and #OwnVoices stories. Genre fiction is my happy place: romance, romantasy, thriller, horror, mysteries, speculative fiction, and more. (She is not a good fit for contemporary YA, most memoir, middle grade, picture books, or Christian/inspirational.) Learn more about Jeanne here.
Maeve MacLysaght [SOLD OUT OF PITCH APPOINTMENTS] is a literary agent with Aevitas Creative Managament. She is looking for strong commercial genre concepts with beautiful prose in horror, fantasy, sci-fi, and graphic novels for all age ranges. She is drawn most to stories with big, campy stakes but surprising emotional cores, lovably immoral characters, queer coded villains, and people kissing while things explode. She reads widely across genre and age range and is particularly looking for queer and POC authors taking on genre tropes in commercial fiction. Learn more about Maeve here.
D. Patrick Miller is a literary agent with Linda Chester Literary Agency. Seeking nonfiction, his fields of interest include spirituality, human potential, health and wellness, creativity, and the arts. Also, he is happy to use the 10-minute attendee meetings to offer publishing guidance to writers who seek information on transitioning from indie-publishing option to the mainstream route. Learn more about D. Patrick here.
Jen Newens is a literary agent with Martin Literary Management. In her role as senior literary manager, Jen applies her 360-view of the publishing business to MLM, seeking out fresh, original voices and developing exciting new talent. On the children’s side, Jen is interested in picture books with sharp writing and compelling messages; middle grade & young adult stories that resonate with the challenges faced by today’s youth; and graphic novels with quirky narration and original art. In the adult nonfiction food and drink space, Jen is keen to find original takes on popular topics, books that reveal a riveting personal story, and books with a health and wellness slant. Learn more about Jen here.
Jen Babakhan is a literary agent with Books & Such Literary Management. She loves women’s fiction with strong female leads and unique hooks, including: romantic comedies, historical romance, romantic suspense, cozy mysteries, historical, and contemporary. She also seeks nonfiction with a unique point of view including: Christian living, self-help, Bible studies, devotionals, cookbooks, and gift books. Learn more about Jen here.
Andy Ross [SOLD OUT OF PITCH APPOINTMENTS] is a literary agent and founder of Andy Ross Agency. “I represent authors who write books in a wide range of subjects including: narrative non-fiction, science, journalism, history, current affairs, contemporary culture, religion, children’s books and commercial and literary fiction. I am eager to work with projects in most genres as long as the subject or its treatment is smart, original, and will appeal to a wide readership. In narrative non-fiction I look for writing with a strong voice and robust narrative arc. I like books that tell a big story about culture and society by authors with the authority to write about their subject. For literary, commercial, and children’s fiction, I have only one requirement–a simple one–that the writing reveal the terrain of that vast and unexplored country, the human heart.” Learn more about Andy here.
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ADDED ONLINE PITCHING: To ensure that writers have a robust and diverse lineup of agents & editors to pitch, 2026 Writing Workshop of San Francisco attendees will have the ability to also pitch literary agents at a specific Writing Day Workshops *online* event that follows the 2026 WWSF on our calendar.
That event is the 2026 (Online) New England Writing Workshop, July 24-25, 2026, which will have 30-40 agents taking one-on-one Zoom virtual pitches.
This means that 2026 WWSF attendees can have access to pitching all those online New England WW agents — pitches still at $29 each — without being a formal registrant for the online July 2026 event. (That said, if you want to formally register for the July 24-25 New England Writing Workshop and have access to all classes and panels, let us know, as there is a discount for confirmed San Francisco attendees.)
If you are interested in this added pitching opportunity, the first step is to get formally registered for San Francisco. Following the conference on April 11, 2026, we will be in touch with all San Francisco attendees and ask them if they want to partake in pitching online agents at the 2026 NEWW (July 24-25). At that time, you can communicate your pitch requests and purchase meeting time.
More 2026 agents to be announced as they are confirmed. You can sign up for pitches at any time, or switch pitches at any time, so long as the agent in question still has appointments open.
These one-on-one meetings are an amazing chance to pitch your book face-to-face with an agent, and get personal, individual feedback on your pitch/concept. If the agent likes your pitch, they’ll request to see part/all of your book — sending you straight past the slush pile. It also gives you an intimate chance to meet with an agent and pick their brain with any questions on your mind.
(Please note that Agent/Editor Pitching is an add-on, separate aspect of the day, for only those who sign up. Spaces are limited for these premium meetings.)