You have a lot of questions. You need answers. But it isn’t always possible to get your questions in during panels. So, what can you do?
Back for 2025, Broadleaf Writers offers you the opportunity to sit with an agent or author of your choice, for a ten-minute mentoring session! Now you can take the time you need, without the pressure of a pitch, to gather more information, resources, and guidance from industry professionals! This a rare and invaluable opportunity, so be sure to sign up before slots fill!
The one-on-one sessions will be scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis until all slots are filled. One mentoring session is free-of-charge for conference participants, but registration is required. Each additional session scheduled will cost $25. These sessions will fill up quickly, so ensure your opportunity and sign-up now!
Please keep in mind, these sessions are designed to offer you the opportunity to speak to an agent or author without the added pressure of pitching your work. We ask that you respect the nature of these sessions, and do not pitch any work with your mentor. All pitches must be discussed during a one-on-one pitch session. Inability to abide by the rules may result in cancellation of your mentoring sessions.
All Mentoring Sessions will be held on Sunday, September 21st. 2025.
Our list of mentors will be available by Spring 2025.
Amy Bishop-Wycisk joined Trellis Literary Management in 2023 after eight years with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. She represents a wide-ranging list in fiction, nonfiction, and YA. Across the board, she has a special interest in underrepresented voices, especially from the AAPI community. In fiction, she’s seeking upmarket and book club fiction (to her, this means a high concept, commercial hook with more upmarket or literary writing), stories with an element of mystery or suspense, and is always looking for a propulsive plot married with beautiful writing. She’s eagerly looking for historical fiction, literary horror, and SFF written by women of color, coming-of-age-stories, and retellings from around the world. In nonfiction, her tastes trend toward expert-driven narrative nonfiction, cultural criticism, history, and pop culture; regardless of genre, books that are engaging with a contemporary conversation are always of interest. In YA, she’d love books with murder and intrigue, featuring unexpected places and unexpected heroines; more immigrant stories; queer stories; girls quietly (or loudly) working for justice, and of course, a light-hearted contemporary romp to balance out all the murder. Her incredible clients have been NYT, USA Today, and Indie Bestsellers, a Reese’s Book Club pick, and winners of the James Beard Award and Edgar Awards.
Before diving into the world of publishing, she graduated from SUNY Geneseo with degrees in Creative Writing and German. Though she grew up upstate, she currently resides in Woodside, Queens with her sweet husband and very demanding cat.