• Kim Boykin enticed three publishers, and inevitably, a strong agent as a result of the conference. THE WISDOM OF HAIR was signed by Marsal Lyon literary who in late December 2011 sold it to Berkley Books represented by Leis Pederson, a New York Pitch acquisition editor pitched by Kim at the conference. Commentary by Kim can be found here.
  
  
• At last count, an estimated 33 total manuscripts are currently in the process of being reviewed by publishing house editors. Recent manuscripts workshopped, discussed and requested include Martin Wilson's THE TEN YEAR CONTRACT; Alfred Jones, THE BARONESS OF IRON; Kim Boykin, THE WISDOM OF HAIR; Loretta Bivens, A COWBOY'S HEART; Bruce Amberson, PARTING THE AETHER; Kris Rudolph, STUMBLING THROUGH PARADISE; Todd Zalkins, KINDRED REVENGE; Shoilee Khan, BIDRESH; and Angela Prough's, SQUIRRELS IN THE ATTIC. More than 35% of total ms presented and discussed at length at the September event were requested, and 50% of all ms requested were requested by more than one editor.
  
  

  I'm writing to say a long-overdue thank you! Now that I'm getting into the more tangible aspects - copyediting, cover designs, etc. - it's feeling more and more that this is real and it's actually happening, and really, I have you and your workshop to thank for getting the whole ball rolling ... And even now, all this time later, I'm still using the pitch that I wrote and worked on that weekend - a large portion of the cover copy is based on it.

  - Gina Damico, author
  

  
  
• From Algonkian Writer Conference alum, Gillian Royes: "Did you get my news about being signed by Simon and Schuster after the workshop in 2009? I followed the advice and, voila, I sold the rewritten novel! It will appear in October 2011. Thank you, thank you for the miracle! I couldn't have done it without you and editor Ginger Buchannan, I swear!"
  
  
  
• New from NYC alum, Roberta Gately: "Though I already had an agent when I attended, the Pitch & Shop was my first writers' group and conference and there I found writer friends with whom I continue to stay in touch. The support and mentoring I found at the Pitch & Shop was invaluable. It wasn't just the writing tips, which were so valuable, but it was the sense of belonging. Our workshop leader gave each us a sense of what we needed to accomplish in order to realize our dreams. With the November 2010 release of my first novel - Lipstick in Afghanistan - by Simon & Schuster, my dream is coming true.
  
  
• From NYC Pitch alum, Talia Carner: "The Pitch Conference helped me constructively in channeling the information into a focused pitch, which I used successfully, and as a consequence, my novel, JERUSALEM MAIDEN, will be published by HarperCollins in June 2011!"
  
  
• Viking has recently acquired pitch conference novel (and Amazon Contest Placer), IN MALICE QUITE CLOSE, by Algonkian vet, Brandi Lynn Ryder. And she won't stop thanking us! Well, she will, but we're not sure when.
  
  
• NYC Pitch/Algonkian veteran, Amy Satterfield, just had her novel, IS THAT ALL THERE IS PEGGY LEE?, picked up by literary agent Victoria Sanders. According to Amy, "Your conference gave me a sense of how to proceed, a really good pitch letter (it was the first thing Ms. Sanders commented on), and the confidence to go forward ..."
  
  
• Berkley Books now informs us they have two books under contract from the NYC Pitch. The latest is an upscale fiction by by Katharine Britton (the title currently in flux). Thanks to agent Jennifer Unter for representing this fine novel to Jackie Cantor, Berkley editor.
  
  
• "A small misstep derails several lives ..." David Klein's debut novel, Stash, from Broadway Books by way of the New York Pitch Conference. Now available from Amazon. This kind of success is habit forming. Thanks to David for his kind words in the acknowledgements.
  
  
• The hits keep coming! New York Pitch Conference alum, Ann Garvin's novel, ON MAGGIE'S WATCH, was bought by senior editor Jackie Cantor at Berkley--a member of the NYC pitch faculty. NYC staff connected Ann with agent Eve Bridburg of Zachary Shuster Harmsworth, and following rewrites, the manuscript was reintroduced to Ms. Cantor, and the rest is history. Our huge congrats to Ann for all her talent and tenacity and we look forward to helping her promote her new work!
  
  
• Sujatha Hampton's new novel, As it Was Written (formerly Evermore), is now available from Amazon. Congrats to Sujatha and Thomas Dunne Books. NYC Pitch take a bow! Read her views on GalleyCat concerning the NYC conference. Congrats Sujatha!
  
  
• Randy Meyer's new novel, Murderer's Daughters (once Adopting Adults), is now available from Amazon. Congrats to Randy and her editor Hilary Teeman. HUGE CONGRATS to the NYC Pitch!
  
  
• A flash from Loretta Marion, NYC alum, who has recently signed a contract with a major agent: "Agent Jill Grosjean requested to read my manuscript, ESCAPE TO LORELEI, one month ago. And today, I’m proud and excited to tell you that she is my agent ... Jill made a point of addressing the well written pitch and I was quick to mention the Algonkian event ... I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to participate in the NYC Pitch conference. What I learned from the experience is invaluable."
  
  
• Meanwhile, networking news from NYC Pitch alum, Rosemary DiBattista (THE MARRIAGE PLOT): courtesy of a strong recommendation from an NYC editor-in-attendance who believed in her novel, Rosemary has just signed with Kim Lionetti at Bookends; and to quote from Rosemary's recent letter: "What I learned has been invaluble ... Without the conference, I'd be a full year behind where I am now in this process, sliding backwards down that steep learning curve."
  
  
• In keeping with our mission to set writers on a realistic path to publication, the following writers attending Algonkian's NYC Pitch events have signed contracts with major publishing houses as a result of their attendance: Sujatha Hampton [EVERMORE - Thomas Dunne Books], Randy Susan Meyers [ADOPTING ADULTS - St. Martins], John Ford [THE MORGUE AND ME - Viking], Kate Gallison [THE EDGE OF RUIN - St. Martins], Christina Meldrum [MADAPPLE - Knopf], Will Lavendar [OBEDIENCE - Shaye Areheart], James Hayman [THE CUTTING - St. Martins], and Susan Breen [THE FICTION CLASS - Plume].
  
  
• NYC alum, Kate Gallison will also be published by St. Martins. Her novel, THE EDGE OF RUIN, is a cozy historical about the efforts of an evil Thomas Edison to maintain control of the film business at any cost, even murder. Peter Rubie, an Algonkian faculty member, is the agent on the deal.
  
  
• After honing her novel (WOLF IN THE ROAD) and pitch at Algonkian and the NYC, Jenny Milchman wrote and told us she is now represented by Elaine Markson agency. Congrats Jenny!
  
  
• After working with conference faculty, Amy Hanson signed with Atchity Entertainment in Los Angeles. They will represent her novel WHAT NORMAL LOOKS LIKE. Joan Baril and Susan Sands, veterans of the same workshop, have signed with the Larsen-Pomada Agency in San Francisco as a direct result of networking with Algonkian Conferences. Congrats! ... Futhermore, Rachel Willen, NYC Pitch attendee, has signed with Levine Greenburg Literary Agency while Amy E. Fischer has signed with Emily Kim of the Prospect Agency.
  
  
• At last, a flash photo gallery of NYC greats. Pics of Ripley Greer studios, pitch sessions in progress, AMERICAN IDOL day, group pics, + faces showing large amounts of teeth. To the left we have Charles Salzberg being flirtacious with Emmy winner Cindy Roesel.
  
  

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