October 11 – October 12, 2014: Out of the Binders
Symposium on Women Writers Today
Speed pitching sessions with Joy Tutela, David Black Agency
May 28Â – May 30, 2014:Â Book Expo America
International Rights Center
By Appointment Only
April 12, 2014:Â University of New Mexico Writers Conference
What You Should Know About Publishing Today
Panel of Editors and Agents
Sarah Smith, David Black Agency
April 8 – April 10, 2014:Â London Book Fair
Rights Table
By Appointment Only
February 4, 2014Â :Â Course Opens the World of Publishing to Students
Antonella Iannarino joined publishing professionals from Tumblr and Open Road Media in “a new class at the Lincoln Center campus is giving students an inside look at the diverse, dynamic, constantly evolving world of publishing—as seen through the eyes of guest speakers who sit down before the class every week to tell their stories.” Read more »
May 30Â – June 1, 2013:Â Book Expo America
International Rights Center
By Appointment Only
April 15Â – April 17, 2013:Â London Book Fair
Rights Table
By Appointment Only
June 4 – June 7, 2012: Book Expo America
International Rights Center
By Appointment Only
April 27, 2012:Â ASJA Annual Writers Conference
Panel:Â “Anatomy of a Winning Book Proposal”
You have an idea for the next bestseller, but your book won’t get off the ground without a killer proposal. Learn what it takes to craft a winning proposal so you snag the deal of your dreams. Hear expert panelists decipher the different sections of a book proposal, including what catches their interest and how to turn around a less-than-perfect proposal.
Daylle Deanna Schwartz, ASJA, Moderator; Joy Tutela, David Black Literary Agency; Michelle Howry, Touchstone/Simon&Schuster; Shannon Welch, Rodale Books and Runner’s World and Bicycling; Tom Mayer, W.W. Norton & Co.
April 21, 2012: University of New Mexico Writers Conference
What You Should Know About Publishing Today
Panel of Editors and Agents
Editors: Peter Joseph, Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press; John Byram, University of New Mexico Press; Christine Pride, Hyperion/Disney
Agents: Katherine Flynn, Kneerim & Williams Literary Agency; Antonella Iannarino, David Black Agency
April 2, 2012: IACP Annual Conference
The Fashion of Food: Where Food, Fashion, and Media Connect
Joy Tutela will be present for pitch sessions.
February 11, 2012:Â Roger Smith Cook Book Conference
Panel: Cooking Apps: Here Today—What about Tomorrow?
Cooking Apps took over the conversation about a year and a half ago, right after iPads were introduced. Everyone — saw the App as the successful merger of cookbooks and TV. Did that happen? The Tech Developers love them, but what about Cookbook Writers and Users? Here Today—What about Tomorrow? If not Apps, then what?  What are cooks looking for?  Recipes? Random House is looking at buying Allrecipes. Cookstr. Yummly. Epicurious. As everyone adds “featuresâ€, what’s the difference between an App and an enhanced e-book, an interactive web-site or vlog?  Are Apps, even the most sophisticated ones, becoming instantly obsolete as features change so rapidly: how will Siri type technology or Cloud access change things.  And combine all of this with what seems to becoming the new food trend: The Rise of the YouTube Chef.  Expect these amateur chefs (and pros, too) to multiply like rabbits in the year(s) ahead at least on the web. As a content creator, how do you compete? As a user, how do you choose and navigate? Â
Chair: Geof Drummond, Television Producer, Writer, Director
Panelists: Dorie Greenspan, Cookbook Author; Andy Schloss, Cookulus / Chef Salt; Tanya Steel, Epicurious, Antonella Iannarino, David Black Literary Agency
June 23 – 26, 2011:Â National Society of Newspaper Columnists
Panel: Selling Your Book Idea
Two of the biggest steps in bringing a book idea to life is crafting a solid book proposal and connecting with the right literary agent to sell that proposal. Learn what makes a proposal work and how to land an agent.
- Lori Perkins, founder of L. Perkins Agency, New York
- Gary Morris of the David Black Literary Agency, New York
- Moderator: Jeff Zaslow, columnist and author of The Last Lecture (with Randy Pausch)
April 14 – 17, 2011: AHCJ Annual Conference
Susan Raihofer will be present for Pitchfest.