ASK AN AGENT! April 2024 Special Edition (In Person) Writing Show

Do you have questions you’d like to ask a literary agent, but you’ve never had the opportunity to do so? Well, we’ve got you covered!

This special edition of the Writing Show features literary agent RICK LEWIS of Martin Literary & Media Management and offers writers a chance to get their burning questions answered by a seasoned literary agent with multi-genre experience. Join us in person at the Innerwork Center for a unique opportunity to hear things straight from an expert in the trenches!

When you register for this program, you will be asked to submit your top two questions ahead of time, so please be prepared to do so. While we cannot guarantee we will get to every question submitted, we will do our best. Preference will be given to questions that are applicable to wider audiences. Note that even if Rick doesn’t represent your particular genre, the majority of questions asked of agents can apply to all genres. If we have time, we will also take questions from the audience, but we’ll choose from our pre-submitted questions first.

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.

What: Special Edition of the Writing Show: Ask an Agent

Where: The Innerwork Center | 213 Roseneath Rd, Richmond, VA 23221

When: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Featuring: Literary Agent Rick Lewis | Moderated by Phil Hilliker

Cost: $15 Members | $22 Non-Members

Parking is available in a lot behind the Innerwork building or anywhere on the street.

This program is supported in part by the Virginia Commission for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

LITERARY AGENT

RICK LEWIS is a literary manager representing fantasy, science-fiction, and horror authors, as well as comic book and graphic novel creators. He kicked off his career writing local TV newscasts before escaping into corporate marketing while editing novels on the side. In 2018, he followed his passion for speculative fiction to Uproar Books, where he served as editor-in-chief until becoming an agent in 2022, when he moved to Charlottesville with his spouse and two children.

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MODERATOR

Phillip Hilliker is a creatively restless writer and illustrator with credits spanning many fields and genres. Formerly JRW’s membership coordinator, he is currently a script writer for a video production and marketing firm in central Virginia.