Learn about Andie's MSWL, receive feedback on your pitch at our latest Meet & Pitch session!
Meet and Pitch - Andie Smith of Creative Media Agency
Information about our Meet and Pitch Event
Andie will start off our 90-minute session with information about Creative Media Agency as a whole and then move on to information about himself and his manuscript wish list. We will take a few minutes for moderated questions and then move on to the Pitch section of the event. Submissions will be shown on screen without identifying information and read aloud by a moderator. Andie will then take a few minutes to react and provide feedback. We encourage you to watch the live event in case Andie has follow up questions. We will do our best to get through all the submissions.
After the event attendees will receive a replay link good for one week as well as special submission instructions for submitting to Andie at Creative Media Agency.
DATE:
Nov 19th @ 5:30 pm CST. Replay will be available for one week after the event.
$20 – SCBWI premium members
$25 - non members
After the event:
Attendees will receive a replay, special submission instructions for querying Andie Smith.
How to Submit Your Pitch
If you would like us to read your pitch, please submit it via this Google Form by November 16th at noon CST.
Pitches must be 150 words or less. Please include title, genre, and age category (this doesn't count against your 150 words). We will choose as many as time permits. Please note this is a short "elevator pitch," not a query letter.
Deadline: Nov 16th at noon CST
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About Andie Smith
Andie Smith is an associate agent at Creative Media Agency where she represents picture books through adult fiction. Her list includes authors Becky Cummings, Suzanne Beaky, Carole Stivers, Tristen Crone, and more. As an autoimmune advocate, she is passionate about working with authors who share a deep connection with their characters and embrace life through all disabilities, even the invisible ones. She has previously served as a writer and editor for several local newspapers and magazines in Central Florida and is the Founder of Sun & Spines Editorial, where she offers a variety of editing services for authors. When she’s not agenting, Andie is spending time with her husband and two kitties or hanging out at Disney World.