Literary agent Ashley Lopez MFA ’18 (Massie McQuilkin & Altman) will talk us through the basic do’s and don’ts around drafting query letters, including recognizing if you’re ready to query agents and how to find an agent’s client list and manuscript wish-list. Students will walk away with an understanding of a basic query letter structure they can adapt and personalize, as well as several examples of successful query letters.
Ashley Lopez received her MFA in Fiction from Sarah Lawrence College and has over a decade of publishing experience. Formerly the Director of Foreign Rights and an agent at WLA Books, she has worked on international and New York Times bestsellers, bringing a global perspective to her authors. She loves writers who aren’t afraid to raise the stakes, and smart people sharing their obsessions. Ashley is a member of AALA. She represents literary and book club fiction, grounded speculative, horror, thrillers, narrative and practical nonfiction, as well as select poetry and YA.
This event is colloquium credit eligible.
Note: Graduating students who plan to participate in the student-agent pairings in May are highly encouraged to attend this talk.
Heimbold Visual Arts Center HEIM 202 Donnelley Film Theatre
Open to the public
/ Tuesday