Fall 2026 Pitch Sessions
Session Schedule
Members may sign up for TWO pitch sessions. Note that times are listed in EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST). Of your two sessions, only ONE may be with a book publisher or literary agent (that is, you may either take two pitch sessions with a journal editor, OR one with a journal editor + one with EITHER a press editor OR literary agent.)
Monday, September 14
10:00-11:00am ET
Michelle Johnson ✷ World Literature Today
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Graphic Lit | Creative Nonfiction | Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
11:00am-12:00pm ET
12:00-1:00pm ET
Alexandra Bentzien ✷ Europe Editions
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
1:00-2:00pm ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
2:00-3:00pm ET
Elianna Kan ✷ MMQA Literary Agency (NOTE: Elianna is an agent, not a publisher–see below)
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
While literary agents don’t traditionally represent translators per say, having an agent behind a project, working in collaboration with a translator, can help broaden the scope of possibilities for placing said project. As a literary agent specializing in work in translation, Kan utilizes her broad range of publishing contacts to connect translators and international authors with potential publishers. Whether the underlying rights holder for your project is an international publisher, primary agent, or the author themselves, Kan works with all parties to ensure the best home for the work in English.
3:00-4:00pm ET
Yael Berstein ✷ Tapioca Stories
Genre(s): Children’s Lit
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes (We’re currently producing original titles, so we are happy to hear about interesting Latin American short stories that we could adapt to picture books.)
4:00-5:00pm ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
5:00-6:00pm ET
Carrie Paterson & Bria Purdy & Christopher Michno✷ DoppelHouse Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Art/Architecture/Design/Music/Memoir/Biography
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
Tuesday, September 15
10:00-11:00am ET
Tim Schaffner ✷ Schaffner Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
11:00am-12:00pm ET
12:00-1:00pm ET
Brittany Torres Rivera ✷ Graywolf Press
Genre(s): Fiction|Poetry|Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: No
1:00-2:00pm ET
Tim Schaffner ✷ Schaffner Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
2:00-3:00pm ET
Laura Hart ✷ Bellevue Literary Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction (Please note that Bellevue Literary Press does not consider proposals of the following genres: memoir, self-improvement, popular reference, handbooks, cookbooks, plays, or poetry.)
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
3:00-4:00pm ET
Nancy Naomi Carlson ✷ On the Seawall
Genre(s): Fiction|Poetry|Drama/Theater|Children’s Lit|Graphic Lit|Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
4:00-5:00pm ET
Sarah Booker ✷ Southwest Review
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Graphic Lit | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
5:00-6:00pm ET
Wednesday, September 16
10:00-11:00am ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
11:00am-12:00pm ET
Jennifer Alise Drew ✷ Restless Books
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Children’s Lit | Graphic Lit | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: No
12:00-1:00pm ET
Elianna Kan ✷ MMQA Literary Agency (NOTE: Elianna is an agent, not a publisher–see below)
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
While literary agents don’t traditionally represent translators per say, having an agent behind a project, working in collaboration with a translator, can help broaden the scope of possibilities for placing said project. As a literary agent specializing in work in translation, Kan utilizes her broad range of publishing contacts to connect translators and international authors with potential publishers. Whether the underlying rights holder for your project is an international publisher, primary agent, or the author themselves, Kan works with all parties to ensure the best home for the work in English.
1:00-2:00pm ET
Abigail Storch ✷ Yale University Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
2:00-3:00pm ET
Genre(s): Poetry
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes (*Please only pitch* if you are translating poetry from a Latin American writer into English.)
3:00-4:00pm ET
4:00-5:00pm ET
5:00-6:00pm ET
Susan Harris ✷ Words Without Borders
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Drama/Theater | Graphic Lit | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
Thursday, September 17
10:00-11:00am ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Children’s Lit
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
11:00am-12:00pm ET
Christopher Nelson ✷ Green Linden Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Drama/Theater | Creative Nonfiction | Hybrid genres
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
12:00-1:00pm ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
1:00-2:00pm ET
Elianna Kan ✷ MMQA Literary Agency (NOTE: Elianna is an agent, not a publisher–see below)
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
While literary agents don’t traditionally represent translators per say, having an agent behind a project, working in collaboration with a translator, can help broaden the scope of possibilities for placing said project. As a literary agent specializing in work in translation, Kan utilizes her broad range of publishing contacts to connect translators and international authors with potential publishers. Whether the underlying rights holder for your project is an international publisher, primary agent, or the author themselves, Kan works with all parties to ensure the best home for the work in English.
2:00-3:00pm ET
Laura Hart ✷ Bellevue Literary Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction (Please note that Bellevue Literary Press does not consider proposals of the following genres: memoir, self-improvement, popular reference, handbooks, cookbooks, plays, or poetry.)
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
3:00-4:00pm ET
Will Morningstar ✷ Diptych Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Children’s Lit
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
4:00-5:00pm ET
Susan Harris ✷ Words Without Borders
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Drama/Theater | Graphic Lit | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
5:00-6:00pm ET
Sacha Idell ✷ The Southern Review
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: No
Friday, September 18
10:00-11:00am ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: No
11:00am-12:00pm ET
12:00-1:00pm ET
1:00-2:00pm ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
2:00-3:00pm ET
CJ Bartunek ✷ The Georgia Review
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
3:00-4:00pm ET
4:00-5:00pm ET
CJ Bartunek ✷ The Georgia Review
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
5:00-6:00pm ET
Daniel Owen ✷ Ugly Duckling Presse
Genre(s): Poetry | Experimental Performance | Hybrid Writing
Currently Accepting Submissions: No
Literature from South Asia
In partnership with the SALT Project, two days of pitch sessions (Sept 22 and 23) have been set aside for editors wishing to meet with translators of literature from South Asia. The two-session limit still applies for those translating literature from South Asia. Please do NOT sign up for these slots unless you are a translator of literature from South Asia. Thank you!
Tuesday, September 22 (Literature from South Asia)
9:00-10:00am ET
Bria Purdy ✷ DoppelHouse Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
10:00-11:00am ET
Michelle Johnson ✷ World Literature Today
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Graphic Lit | Creative Nonfiction | Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
11:00am-12:00pm ET
12:00-1:00pm ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
1:00-2:00pm ET
Carrie Paterson & Christopher Michno✷ DoppelHouse Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction | Art/Architecture/Design/Music/Memoir/Biography
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
2:00-3:00pm ET
Laura Hart ✷ Bellevue Literary Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Creative Nonfiction (Please note that Bellevue Literary Press does not consider proposals of the following genres: memoir, self-improvement, popular reference, handbooks, cookbooks, plays, or poetry.)
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
3:00-4:00pm ET
4:00-5:00pm ET
Susan Harris ✷ Words Without Borders
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Drama/Theater | Graphic Lit | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
Wednesday, September 23 (Literature from South Asia)
9:00-10:00am ET
Neelanjana Banerjee ✷ Kaya Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Nonfiction | Performance
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
10:00-11:00am ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
11:00am-12:00pm ET
Genre(s): Fiction | Poetry | Creative Nonfiction
Currently Accepting Submissions: No
12:00pm-1:00pm ET
12:00pm-1:00pm ET
Will Morningstar ✷ Diptych Press
Genre(s): Fiction | Children’s Lit
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
1:00-2:00pm ET
Maxine Betteridge-Moes ✷ Translator Magazine
Genre(s): Nonfiction | Journalism & Reportage | Reviews
Currently Accepting Submissions: Yes
2:00-3:00pm ET
Peter Constantine ✷ World Poetry
Genre(s): Poetry
Currently Accepting Submissions: We accept submissions every year throughout the month of June.
3:00-4:00pm ET
4:00-5:00pm ET
Daniel Owen ✷ Ugly Duckling Presse
Genre(s): Poetry | Experimental Performance | Hybrid Writing
Currently Accepting Submissions: No