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April 2025 Writing Show (In Person): Literary Agent Intel
Join Lisa Hagan, literary agent extraordinaire, with over two decades of experience, and her client, JRW member, author, and editor Kris Spisak, in conversation about all things agenting. Find out what it’s like to work with an agent, the questions you must ask when starting that relationship, and what you can and can’t expect once you sign. Lisa will talk about what makes a book, query, or nonfiction proposal stand out; what questions you should ask when you get “the call;” and what you should expect (or not) from agent communication. With plenty of time for audience questions, this will be an informative and inspiring evening!
Speakers: Literary Agent Lisa Hagan and Author/Editor Kris Spisak
Date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern Time
Location: IN PERSON at the Visual Arts Center | 1812 W Main St, Richmond, VA 23220
Cost: $12 Members | $17 Non-members
Registration is required and space is limited. Ample parking is available on site.
If you are a Writing Show Member, please be sure to register and claim your spot. This will ensure we have enough seats for all who wish to attend.
The Writing Show includes a social time from 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm. This portion of the evening is optional. If you choose to only attend the panel discussion, please arrive in time to find parking and be seated before the panel discussion begins at 6:30 pm.
PRESENTERS
Lisa Hagan has worked as a literary agent for the past 25 years in New York City and Virginia. She focuses on self-help, spirituality, and health titles. Her books foster learning and growth as a person and are perfect for book clubs and discussion groups. She chooses authors who write thought-provoking books and give the reader actionable advice. Lisa is passionate about helping authors find their voice and get published.
Kris Spisak wrote her first three books—Get a Grip on Your Grammar, The Novel Editing Workbook, and The Family Story Workbook—to help writers of all kinds sharpen their storytelling and empower their communications. Her award-winning debut novel, The Baba Yaga Mask, was inspired by her family’s experience in the post-WWII Ukrainian diaspora, and her fifth book, Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods, explores the complex origins of this Slavic folktale character.
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This program is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
See Richmond CultureWorks for other literary events in the area.