Finding the Perfect Match: The Agent/Client Relationship with Sera Rivers and Brooke Hartman
Oct 08, 2026
Online event
Finding the right agent is much like dating. You must first ask questions about yourself and what you’re looking for in an agent. What makes a successful match? In this workshop, literary agent Sera Rivers and bestselling, award-winning author Brooke Hartman will discuss key components that create a successful client-agent relationship and share tips on finding the right agent for you. This workshop will be interactive; participants should come prepared with questions. This webinar will be recorded. A recording will be sent to participants shortly afterwards and will be available for 30 days.
About Sera Rivers
Sera Rivers (she/her) the Creative Content and Inclusive Storytelling agent at Speilburg Literary, an AALA member, and a writer. She represents books for the children’s and adult markets and is especially interested in inclusive narratives. She prioritizes queries by authors and illustrators who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ and other underrepresented and marginalized identities and cultures. She holds an MFA in writing for children from Simmons University. Prior to agenting, she was an editor in educational publishing. She lives in Connecticut with her partner and their island rescue pups Jett and Marty. Check out her full MSWL and status updates, and sign up for her newsletter WRITE Agent at SeraRivers.com. Follow her on socials @writeloudly.
About Brooke Hartman
Brooke Hartman is an award-winning author of silly, serious, and sometimes strange books for kids. Born and raised in the wild state of Alaska, she lives with her family at the base of Alaska’s Chugach Mountains along with a velociraptor masquerading as a puppy and a guinea pig who plots to eat every vegetable in the universe. Follow her Alaska writing adventures on social at @brookesbooksak or online at BrookeAHartman.com.