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Open if you're ready to meet your agent! Open if you're ready to meet your agent! [Web Version »]( [Writer's Digest Annual Conference]( [Pitch Slam]( Save your seat for Pitch Slam before it’s gone! When you imagine yourself sitting across from an agent at the [Writer’s Digest Annual Conference]( how do you feel? Empowered, and maybe a little fluttery with excitement? Yep, that’s the feeling! But if you're anxiously wondering if you really belong at the Pitch Slam, we want to help. Everything at the conference—from the [speakers we select]( to the [programming we carefully curate]( designed with your success in mind. We want you to have a meaningful and positive experience, and the Pitch Slam is a big part of that. Pitching live to an agent is a dream for many attendees, but did you know how much the agents look forward to it? Read on for an inspiring testimonial from an agent who attended the [Pitch Slam](. If you suspect now is the time and this is the year for you, don’t hesitate. [Lock in your Pitch Slam slot and finalize your 2017 registration today.]( [\] “WD 2015 was the first conference I attended as an agent, and the first big pitch slam I was a part of. I walked away unable to forget the pitches I'd connected with and ended up signing three of the authors I'd met that day. Which just goes to show, I think, how finding an agent isn't about competition. It's about connection. You don't have to be the loudest voice in the room, you just have to be authentic and tell your story from the heart. Thanks for letting me be a part of the dream!” —Veronica Park, Corvisiero Literary Agency [\]( Check out [how the Pitch Slam works]( here. If you’re ready for prime time, an agent is ready to listen. [REGISTER]( [HOTEL]( GET TALKING: #WDC17 [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Pinterest]( [Google+]( [WD Community]( This email was sent to: {EMAIL} by: F+W, 10151 Carver Road, Suite 200 Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA [Unsubscribe or Manage Subscriptions]( | [Update Profile]( | [Web Version »]( We respect your right to privacy. [View our policy.](