Who gets to choose which books will be published – and how do they do it? Editors from three publishers will discuss how they decide what to publish, and how writers can improve their chances. Simon & Schuster children’s book editor Yashaswi Kesanakurthy, Baraka Books’ fiction and nonfiction editor Leila Marshy, and Curtis John McRae, fiction editor at Véhicule Press, will give us the inside scoop on what acquisitions editors really do.
With:
Leila Marshy, Baraka Books
Curtis John McRae, Véhicule Press
Yashaswi Kesanakurthy, Simon & Schuster Canada
Moderated by Tawhida Tanya Evanson

Writers, bring your pitch and get ready to present it to a range of local publishers. Introduce yourselves, and then you’ll have three minutes to tell your publisher “date” what your book is all about. Don’t forget to leave time for questions or a little discussion. When the bell dings, move to the next available seat and do it again. Whether you find a home for your manuscript or not, you’ll make contacts and gather information that may serve you now and in the future.

Note that authors will be asked to sign up at the welcome table on Sunday in order to participate.

With:

Yashaswi Kesanakurthy, Simon & Schuster Canada
Firoze Manji, Daraja Press
Leila Marshy, Baraka Books
Curtis McRae, Véhicule Press
Shannae Nitti, Crackboom! Books
Moderated by Lori Schubert, Quebec Writers’ Federation