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.
For more information on our literary agents, visit the one-on-one page.
Monica Cox is a writer and Author Accelerator Certified book coach who firmly believes the real writing happens in revision. She loves helping writers through the thorny process of revision to find the rose of their story. Monica is a graduate of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a proud member of the Women’s Fiction Writers Association and North Carolina Writers Network. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, two teenaged boys, and ornery but adorable cat. Monica is represented by Felice Laverne at ArtHouse Literary Agency. To learn more about Monica, visit her website at www.monicacox.net. You can also connect with her on Instagram, LinkedIn or via her weekly newsletter.
Piper G. Huguley’s biographical historical fiction, By Her Own Design: a novel of Ann Lowe, Fashion Designer to the Social Register (William Morrow Publishing) tells the inspiring story of the Black fashion designer of Jackie Kennedy’s wedding dress. By Her Own Design was a Booklist top 100 Editor’s Choice selection for 2022 and was named one of the top 100 books of 2022 in Canada by the Globe and Mail newspaper.
She is also the author of Sweet Tea by Hallmark Publishing and the author of two historical romance series: “Migrations of the Heart”, about the Great Migration and “Home to Milford College”. Her next historical fiction book, American Daughters (2024), is the story of the decades-long interracial friendship between Alice Roosevelt and Portia Washington, the rebel teenage daughters of President Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington, respectively. She is a literature professor at Clark-Atlanta University and blogs about the history behind her novels at http://piperhuguley.com . She lives in Atlanta, Georgia with her husband and son.
Jessie Fanczi Latimer spent her childhood searching for portals to magical worlds like Hogwarts, Narnia, and Camp Half Blood. She never found one, but writing fantasy worlds of her own turned out to be the next best thing.
After earning her MFA and a brief stint working at a Colorado dude ranch, she settled down in the foothills of Georgia. When she’s not writing whimsical stories with unusual narrators, you can find her hanging out with her husband and son, murdering innocent house plants, and rereading her favorite books eighty-seven times instead of making progress on her TBR. Her debut YA fantasy novel, Again Behold the Stars (Quill and Flame) is set to release in 2026.
Allie Millington is a bestselling author of middle grade novels and picture books. Her debut novel, Olivetti, was an instant USA Today Bestseller and instant Indie Bookstore Bestseller, and received a glowing review in the New York Times written by Tom Hanks. In 2025, Allie released her second middle grade novel, Once For Yes (Macmillan Publishers) and the start of a new picture book series, When You Find A Hope (Hachette). She lives near Atlanta with her husband, a dog called Crumpet, and a collection of clacking machines. You can find more about Allie on her website: alliemillingtonbooks.com or on Instagram: @allieinink.
Broadleaf Writers Association Founder & Executive Director Zachary Steele is the author of four novels, including The Weight of Ashes, nominated for Georgia Author of the Year in 2021, and Perfectly Normal. He has been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Publisher’s Weekly, Writer’s Magazine, Shelf Awareness and City Lights with Lois Reitzes on NPR. Currently, he is hard at work on The Fallen Hero, the first in a series of fantasy novels. You can follow his ramblings on writing and life at http://zacharysteele.com/.