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AGENTS
&
EDITORS
CONFERENCE
WRITERS’ LEAGUE OF TEXAS
JUNE 26–28, 2015 | HYATT REGENCY | AUSTIN, TEXAS
On behalf of everyone here
at the Writers’ League of Texas,
welcome to the 22nd annual
Agents & Editors Conference.
This weekend is the culmination of several months of planning and anticipation,
and we are excited to share the results with you now. Our conference has been
a success for over twenty years, but as a creative team, we continue to make
additions and revisions to the event footprint so that we might even better fulfill
our mission.
This year we bring back “Genre Meet-Ups” — a chance to gather with those who write and publish
in the same genre, market, or format as you, so that you can trade ideas and encouragement – but
we have moved them to Friday. We’ve also inserted additional panel options to our Saturday line-up,
and expanded our Sunday program to include breakout presentations and a closing luncheon. Plus,
we have the largest visiting faculty of agents and editors to date.
Basically the buzzword for the 2015 conference is “more” — more industry experts, more session
choices, more opportunities to network. We’ve come up with three days that, we hope, will leave you
inspired, energized, and armed to tackle those next steps in your endeavors.
Writing, as you know, is a commitment. It demands dedication, focus, and continuous learning about
the craft and industry. Our programming at the Writers’ League of Texas is designed to address these
needs. We aim to educate with our range of classes offered throughout the year, our free, open-tothe-public member meetings, and our summer writing retreat. Moreover, all of these programs are
intended to bring us writers together in an artistic community within which we can share our joys,
vent our frustrations, and give each other support. Yet it is our conference, more than any of our
offerings, that presents a concentrated mix of opportunities to learn, discover, and interact.
Writing — both the act and the finished work — unites people. Throughout this weekend we hope to
inform and connect – but also to celebrate. After all, it is a shared love of storytelling that brings
us all here. So revel among your peers and congratulate yourself on making this commitment to
your craft.
And thank you, for allowing us to be part of your journey.
Jennifer Ziegler
Program Director
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Contents
Meet the Editors...................................... 4
Meet the Agents................................... 5-8
Meet the Presenters................................. 8
Meet the Exhibitors ................................. 9
Genre Meet-ups ................................... 10
Keynote Luncheon ................................ 12
Keynote Cocktail Reception .................... 13
Friday Program Sessions ........................ 10
Saturday Program Sessions ............... 11-14
Sunday Program Sessions ................ 15-16
Consultation Fast Facts...................... 16-17
Conference Fast Facts ...................... 18-19
Dining, Culture and Nightlife ............... 18-19
Hyatt Regency Austin ............................ 19
All programs and presenters are subject to change.
This project is funded and supported in part by a grant
from the Texas Commission on the Arts and in part by
the City of Austin through the Economic Development
Department/Cultural Arts Division believing an investment in the Arts is an investment in Austin’s future.
Visit Austin at NowPlayingAustin.com
For their generous support of our programming, the
Writers’ League of Texas would also like to thank the
The Writers’ League of Texas
is a statewide nonprofit that
supports writers, both published
and not yet published, across
Texas and beyond. With over
1300 members and counting, our
programming includes weekend
classes, a summer writing retreat,
Project WISE (presentations in
public schools) and Texas Writes (workshops
in rural libraries). For more information, visit
the WLT’s website at www.writersleague.org.
Board of Directors
Tony Burnett, President
Damon Moore, Vice President
Rodney Sprott, Treasurer
Marc Hess, Secretary
Olga Campos Benz
Annie Brudno
Anna Marie Dempsey
David Furlow
Michael Hurd
Evelyn Palfrey
Joseph Pluta
Terry Sherrell
Carlotta Stankiewicz
Staff
Becka Oliver, Executive Director
Jennifer Ziegler, Program Director
Noelle O’Donnell, Marketing and
Member Services Manager
Jordan Smith, Assistant
Sara Kocek, Contest Coordinator
Suzy Spencer, Program Coordinator
Natalie Cormier, Max Friedman, A.R. Rogers, Interns
Volunteers
Pam Arthur, Marcia Bates, Betty Bewley,
Marjorie Brody, Annie Brudno, Tony Burnett,
Susan Daniels, Jane Estes, Richard Glasco,
Scott Guild, Heather Holland, Carie Juettner,
Mary Day Long, Zezalia Olson, Gina PanzaWoodruff, Evelyn Palfrey, Beth Sample, Terry
Sherrell, Rodney Sprott, Sarah Weber, Victoria
Williams, Bradley Wilson
Writers’ League of Texas
611 S. Congress Avenue, Suite 200 A-3
Austin, Texas 78704
512-499-8914
writersleague.org @WritersLeague
Scribe blog: WritersLeagueofTexas.wordpress.com
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Meet the Editors
Serena Jones
Kelly O’Connor
Henry Holt
Harper Voyager
Serena Jones is a senior editor
at Henry Holt. She joined Holt
in 2010 after working at HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and
NAL. Her list is mostly narrative
nonfiction, with a special interest in true crime, current events, biography, cultural narrative, science, politics, and adventure.
Favorite recent titles include the New York Times
bestseller The Secretary. One upcoming project is
The Midnight Assassin, the story of the country’s
first serial killer who stalked Austin, TX in 1885, by
Texas Monthly writer Skip Hollandsworth.
Assistant Editor Kelly O’Connor
joined HarperCollins in 2013. For
the Voyager imprint of William
Morrow, she works with authors
like Viola Carr (The Diabolical
Miss Hyde), Alex Gordon (Gideon), Mel Odom (Master Sergeant), and Caitlin
Kittredge (Black Dog) on books ranging from steampunk to military sci-fi to dark fantasy. Kelly is on
the lookout for dark and gritty fantasy, ass-kicking heroines, genre mash-ups, and psychological
horror that will keep her up at night.
Mallory Kass
Scholastic Press
Mallory Kass is a senior editor
at Scholastic Press where she
edits middle grade and young
adult fiction. Her titles include A
Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd
and The Sin Eater’s Daughter by
Melinda Salisbury. She is also part of the editorial
team responsible for The 39 Clues. Mallory is interested in literary fiction with a commercial hook,
historical fantasy, and anything with spectacular
world building, particularly magic in unexpected
places.
Meg Leder
Penguin Books
Meg Leder is an executive editor
at Penguin Books. She’s looking
for nonfiction books that are as
beautiful to look at and own as
they are to read. Her acquisitions include the internationally
bestselling Keri Smith’s Wreck This Journal and
Souris Hong’s contemporary art coloring book
Outside the Lines. Meg is interested in nonfiction
books that appeal to the gift and trade markets,
as well as quirky upmarket nonfiction. She’s the
author of the forthcoming young adult novel The
Museum of Heartbreak (Simon Pulse, 2016).
Latoya C. Smith
Samhain Publishing
Latoya C. Smith has acquired a
variety of titles from hardcover
fiction and nonfiction, to digital
romance and erotica titles. She
is the winner of the 2012 RWA
Golden Apple for Editor of the
Year and has been featured in Publishers Weekly,
USA Today and on CSpan2 discussing the state of
book publishing. An executive editor at Samhain
Publishing, Latoya acquires short and long form
romance and erotica.
Maya Ziv
HarperCollins
A Manhattan native, Maya Ziv
began her career as an intern at
Brandt & Hochman. After a year
and a half on the agent side, she
moved over to become an editorial assistant at HarperCollins.
A senior editor now, she has been with the company for seven years. Maya is always on the lookout
for literary fiction with commercial appeal with a
focus on women’s fiction; YA with potential crossover appeal (such as coming of age stories); and
narrative nonfiction, including memoir.
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Meet the Agents
Noah Ballard
Emily Forland
Curtis Brown, LTD
Brandt & Hochman Literary Agents, Inc.
Noah Ballard began his career
in publishing at Emma Sweeney
Agency where he sold foreign
rights for the agency in addition
to building his own client list.
Now at Curtis Brown, he specializes in literary debuts, upmarket thrillers and narrative nonfiction, and is always on the look-out for
honest and provocative new writers. Noah has appeared across the country at graduate programs
and writing conferences speaking about query letters, building nonfiction platforms and submission
etiquette.
Emily Forland represents voicedriven literary fiction and nonfiction and has a special place in her
heart for original sentences that
jump off the page. Equally drawn
to a traditional domestic novel
as she is to more idiosyncratic work, she seeks out
beautifully crafted writing, characters that seem
to live and breathe, and stories rooted strongly in
their setting. Humor is always welcome. In addition
to literary fiction, she represents memoir, narrative
nonfiction, history, biography, food writing, cultural
criticism, graphic novels, and young adult fiction.
Susanna Einstein
Erin Harris
Einstein Literary Managment
Folio Literary Management
Susanna Einstein launched Einstein Literary Management in
January 2015 after working at
other agencies for ten years. She
has worked in publishing since
1995, first in the publicity and
editorial departments and then as a literary scout.
She has a small but choice list of clients, including
Bruce DeSilva and Ree Drummond. She’s interested
in representing fiction across many categories and
genres, including upmarket women’s fiction, historical, crime, literary, young adult, and middle-grade.
On the nonfiction side, she’s interested in memoir.
Erin Harris represents literary,
upmarket commercial and historical fiction, as well as YA and
narrative nonfiction. Erin enjoys
working with both debut and established authors. She is particularly drawn to fiction set against the backdrop of
another time, place, or culture; fiction with mystery
or suspense in its DNA; and fiction that includes an
element of magic. On the nonfiction side, she looks
for compelling narratives that reveal underlying yet
unexpected truths about our world.
Melissa Flashman
Trident Media Group
Melissa Flashman represents bestselling and award-winning writers
across a broad range of categories.
She has a strong interest in literary
and commercial fiction that engages the time-honored questions
of love, loss, and how to live. In nonfiction, Melissa
represents pop culture, memoir, wellness, popular
science, business and economics, and technology.
Trident’s e-Book Operations group allows Melissa’s
clients to publish in a variety of formats, including
full-length books, novellas, long-form essays, collections of published articles, and short stories.
Scott Hoffman
Folio Literary Management
Scott Hoffman is one of the
founding partners of Folio Literary Management LLC, a New York
City-based literary management
company that has sold hundreds
of titles to major publishers in
the United States and around the world since 2006.
Since its founding, more than 50 books by Folio’s
authors have appeared on major bestseller lists.
Scott personally represents #1 New York Times
bestselling author of The Charge and The Millionaire Messenger Brendon Burchard; award winning
journalist Greg Farrell; and many others.
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Meet the Agents
Jim Hornfischer
Chelsea Lindman
Hornfischer Literary Management
Greenburger Associates
Jim Hornfischer has a strong track
record handling a broad range of
serious and commercial nonfiction. His clients include major
award-winning nonfiction writers,
memoirists, historians, scientists,
professionals, journalists, and assorted other literary artists. In addition to agenting, Jim is a licensed
attorney, a former New York trade book editor, and
the author of three nonfiction books of his own. His
experience makes him an effective advocate as well
as a perceptive editorial adviser for his clients.
Before becoming a full-time agent,
Chelsea Lindman was an editor
at Europa Editions and Director
of Foreign Rights for The Nicholas
Ellison Agency. Her primary interests include playful literary
fiction, upmarket crime fiction, and forward thinking or boundary-pushing nonfiction. Chelsea’s
clients include Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award
Winner Kristopher Jansma, LA Times Book Prize
Finalist Ariel S. Winter, web phenom Cole Stryker,
and Harvard PhD candidate Jason Silverstein.
Chelsea is interested in working with clients that
are looking to build lasting relationships.
Trena Keating
Union Literary
Prior to becoming an agent, Trena
Keating was Editor-in-Chief of
Dutton, worked at HarperCollins
and Stanford University Press,
and has had the honor to work
with esteemed writers like Tracy Chevalier, E.L. Doctorow, Toni Morrison, and
Joyce Carol Oates, as well as estates from George
Orwell to James Jones. Trena represents authors
with bold voices, clever stories, and cutting-edge
ideas. She hopes to find a voicy writer on any subject who is a great storyteller or makes her laugh.
Kirby Kim
Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Kirby Kim represents both literary and commercial authors.
When it comes to literary work,
he’s drawn to stories that try to
encompass a time or narratively innovative stories that bridge
genres. His commercial interests include thriller, horror, speculative and science fiction, young
adult, and middle grade. He also represents nonfiction, working with leaders and journalists in the
areas of science, culture and current affairs as well
as pop culture, in particular music and comedy.
Kirby is currently a board member of the Asian
American Writers Workshop.
Sandy Lu
L. Perkins Agency
Sandy Lu joined the L. Perkins
Agency in 2009 where she seeks
submissions with a unique voice
and twisty plot that will make
her miss her subway stop and
keep her up at night. She specializes in dark literary and commercial fiction,
mystery, thriller, psychological horror, historical
fiction, fantasy, and young adult. In nonfiction, she
is looking for narrative nonfiction, history, biography, memoir, science, psychology, sociology, pop
culture, and food writing.
PJ Mark
Janklow & Nesbit Associates
PJ Mark is a vice president at
Janklow & Nesbit. He is interested in literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. Recent and
forthcoming titles include: A
Small Indiscretion by Jan Ellison, Hunger of the Wolf by Stephen Marche, Whispering Shadows by Jan-Philipp Sendker, and The
Girl Who Slept with God by Val Brelinski. Clients
include Dinaw Mengestu, Samantha Hunt, Manuel
Gonzales, Ramona Ausubel, Rosecrans Baldwin,
Josh Weil, Ted Thompson, Stuart Nadler, Shelly
Oria, Jim Gavin and others.
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Beth Miller
Writers House
Will Roberts
The Gernert Company
Beth Miller has been at Writers
House since 2007, where she’s
had the pleasure of working with
agent Robin Rue and many talented and bestselling authors in
a variety of genres. As a junior
agent, she is building her list, working primarily with authors of romance, women’s fiction, new
adult, and young adult. She would also love to find
a dark fantasy in the vein of Anne Bishop’s Black
Jewels series.
Will Roberts joined the Gernert
Company in 2008 after working
at Vintage Books and, before that,
at a newspaper in Jackson, Wyoming, covering the courts and
police department. Will works on
Foreign Rights, handling the Young Adult and Middle
Grade list, as well the Eastern European and Asian
territories for the adult list. He is currently looking
for smart, original thrillers with distinctive voices,
compelling backgrounds, and fast-paced narratives.
Jessica Papin
David Hale Smith
Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
Jessica Papin is an agent at
Dystel & Goderich in New York.
Prior to that, she was an editor
at Warner Books (now Grand
Central Publishing) in New York.
With a background on both sides
of the desk, Jessica loves working collaboratively
with clients to shape and refine their work. She is
interested in literary and smart commercial fiction,
narrative nonfiction, history, medicine, science,
economics and women’s issues. In every case, she
looks for passion, erudition, and storytelling skill.
A wry sense of humor doesn’t hurt.
Kim Perel
Wendy Sherman Associates
Kim Perel joined Wendy Sherman
Associates in 2009 and has since
conceptualized, sold, and even
ghost-written numerous books
for major publishers. She is passionate about discovering fresh
voices and championing debut writers. Though
Kim specializes in illustrated platform-driven lifestyle books in the areas of home décor, wellness
and food, she also loves unique memoir that reads
like fiction, in-depth journalistic nonfiction, business, “big idea” books about why we think and live
the way we do, and fiction that straddles the line
between literary and commercial.
Inkwell Management
David Hale Smith is looking for
mind-blowing commercial fiction and compelling nonfiction
across a wide area of interest.
Prior to joining InkWell in 2011,
he operated his eponymous literary agency in Texas. David is also very active in
selling film and television rights for his clients.
In nonfiction, he represents such authors as acclaimed culinary writers Daniel Vaughn and Robert Sietsema and award-winning Texas journalist
Skip Hollandsworth. He served on the board of
directors of arts and education-focused nonprofit
Educational First Steps.
Matt Wise
Foundry Literary + Media
Matt Wise represents a wide
array of projects, from controversial narrative nonfiction to
literary fiction to art and design
projects. His clients include Cody
Wilson, the first person to manufacture a working 3D printed gun, novelist Chris
Narozny, Maura Ambrose of Folk Fibers, and many
others. Matt began his publishing career as the
prose editor of the Bombay Gin literary magazine
before joining Foundry Literary + Media. He is particularly interested in counter culture, controversial social issues, and all things art related.
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Meet the Agents
Monika Woods
Inkwell Management
Monika Woods began her publishing career working for Ellen
Levine at Trident Media Group
after graduating from the Columbia Publishing Course. Her
interests include literary and
commercial fiction, memoir, and compelling nonfiction in food, popular culture, science, and current affairs. Some of her dream projects include
historical fiction about feminists, the Roma, Maxim
Lieber, darkly suspenseful stories (true or madeup) with unreliable narrators, anything about
Poland and its history, nonfiction that is creatively
critical, and novels written in a singular voice.
Meet the Presenters
Ryan Doherty
Ryan Doherty is the VP, Literary
Development at Sony Pictures
Entertainment, looking for book
to film and TV opportunities.
Previously he was a senior editor at Ballantine Bantam Dell
where he edited the 2014 Pulitzer Prize Winner for
General Nonfiction, Jim Henson: The Biography
by Brian Jay Jones, and the #1 New York Times
bestselling graphic novel Seconds by Bryan Lee
O’Malley.
Wes Fang
At Shelton Interactive, Wes
Fang assists clients by growing
their platforms through proven
marketing strategies in public relations, social media and
web design. His previous work
includes building pricing models for Fortune 100
companies, serving as a senior editor to a tech
blog, and helping brands bootstrap their way to
success.
Lance Fitzgerald
Lance Fitzgerald has two decades experience in subsidiary
rights, and is currently VP, Director of Subsidiary Rights for
The Crown Publishing Group
at Penguin Random House. He
has sold rights for number one New York Times
best-selling books including 41: A Portrait of My
Father by George W. Bush and Gone Girl by Gillian
Flynn.
Linda McFall
Linda McFall has worked at a
variety of publishing houses
including Picador, St. Martin’s
Press, Viking/Penguin, and
Harlequin/Mira. Some of the
best-selling authors she has
worked with are Heather Graham, Alex Kava, J.T.
Ellison, Joan Johnston, and Caryn James. She is
currently a freelance editor specializing in thrillers, romantic suspense, and commercial fiction.
Michael Noll
Michael Noll teaches writing
at Texas State University and
edits Read to Write Stories, a site
that offers writing exercises
based on published work. His
work has been featured in American Short Fiction, Chattahoochee Review, Narrative Magazine, Huffington Post, and The Good
Men Project.
Deanna Roy
Deanna Roy is the author of 30
titles under five pen names.
After gathering over 200 agent
rejections over six years, she
decided to make the leap to
self-publishing. Since then, she
has hit the USA Today bestseller list six times under three pen names, and has sold over 300,000
copies of her books and serials.
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Meet the Exhibitors
VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND TO LEARN ABOUT SOME GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES.
Austin Community College
Creative Writing Department
Lone Star Literary Life
A two-year degree program open to all writers
in most genres; online and face-to-face.
austincc.edu/crw
The state’s leading literary news and reviews
resource, connecting Texas books and writers with
those who most want to discover them.
LoneStarLiterary.com
Austin Poets International
Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference
Host of the Austin International Poetry Festival
and publisher of di-verse-city anthology and proud
organization uniting poets worldwide and
celebrating the diversity of humanity.
aipf.org
Shelton Interactive
The Authors’ Assistant
Striving to connect writers with readers by providing
professional services in manuscript preparation,
book design & production, and media promotion
for print, e-book and audio.
authorsassistant.com
Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Books on writing and getting published as well as
books by conference presenters.
barnesandnoble.com
Organized by Frank W. Mayborn Graduate Institute
of Journalism, University of North Texas.
themayborn.com
Full-service digital agency (websites, publicity,
social media, etc.) for leading books and brands.
sheltoninteractive.com
Texas Association of Authors
A non-profit that brings Texas authors to the world.
TxAuthors.com
The Writer’s Workshop
Workshop groups, editorial services, and creative
coaching to help you begin your projects, as well
as finish.
workshopwriter.com
The Bess Whitehead Scott Scholarship Fund
A source of inspiration and financial assistance to
aspiring journalists and to writers 40 and older.
BWSfund.org
I Design Books
A striking front cover design along with a compatible
back cover, interior layout, and ebook formatting are
essential to the success of every published book.
idbks.com
The Writing Barn
7.5 wooded acres devoted to writers: group and
private retreats, weekend and week long intensives,
book launches and other literary themed parties.
thewritingbarn.com
Yellow Bird Editors
Manuscript critiques, content editing, developmental
editing, query letter critiques, and more.
yellowbirdeditors.com
Thank you to our Panelists, Moderators, Facilitators, and Emcees
Wendi Aarons, Salima Alikhan, Jessica Lee Anderson, Stephanie Barko, Chris Barton, Olga Campos Benz, Sam Bond, Alexandra Burt, Anne Bustard, Frank Campbell, Edward Carey, Katherine Catmull, Samantha Clark, Elizabeth Crook, Nan Cuba, Carol
Dawson, Owen Egerton, Elizabeth Essex, Carrie Fountain, Meghan Goel, Charlotte Gullick, James Haley, Bethany Hegedus, P.J.
Hoover, Cyndi Hughes, Donna M. Johnson, Jacqueline Kelly, Sara Kocek, Lindsey Lane, Vanessa Lee, Stina Leicht, Greg Levin,
Leila Levinson, Nikki Loftin, Alison Macor, James Magnuson, Marshall Ryan Maresca, Jill Meyers, Scott Montgomery, Jason Neulander, Laura Lidell Nolen, Michael Noll, Stephanie Noll, Steph Opitz, Sammy Patteson, John Pipkin, Deanna Roy, Laura Cottam
Sajbel, Tracy Schorn, Rusty Shelton, Clay Smith, Greg Leitich Smith, Mary Helen Specht, Suzy Spencer, Carlotta Stankiewicz,
Natalia Sylvester, Typewriter Rodeo, Patricia Walters-Fischer, Jo Whittemore, Bradley Wilson, Kirk Wilson, Lisa Woods
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Conference Sessions
Friday, June 26
3:30 to 4:45 p.m.
Pre-Conference Workshop
Pick up your badge and conference materials.
The Registration Desk is also where you can
purchase tickets for conference add-ons, subject
to availability
Big Bend A-C (first floor)
“Practice Makes Pitch Perfect”
with Lance Fitzgerald and Linda McFall
Get ready to present your writing project at the conference
and in one-on-one consultations during this workshop led
by sales expert Lance Fitzgerald of Penguin Random House
and professional editor Linda McFall. Note: This is a ticketed event. Only ticket holders will be admitted.
Foothills II (17th floor)
12 noon to 6 pm
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Registration
Exhibit Hall
Big Bend and Hill Country Foyers (first floor)
Welcome Cocktail Reception
Join the WLT Staff as we recognize the 2015 Manuscript Contest Winners and Finalists and kick off the conference with
snacks and socializing. Refreshments provided. Cash bar.
Zilker Ballroom (first floor)
Friday Genre Meet-Ups
Join one of these groups to meet writers in your genre or category for a facilitated discussion. Bring your great
ideas, your burning questions. Leave with new information and, we hope, a new friend or two. Note: Due to expected demand, we will offer two General Fiction groups; please choose one.
1:00 to 2:00 pm
2:15 to 3:15 pm
GENERAL FICTION Recommended for attendees
MYSTERY | THRILLER Recommended for attendees
writing novels that don’t fit in the other breakout
categories.
Hill Country A (first floor)
writing novels that include mystery, thriller or suspense
elements.
Hill Country A (first floor)
WOMEN’S FICTION | ROMANCE Recommended for
attendees writing love stories, whether category
romance or women’s fiction.
Hill Country B (first floor)
GENERAL FICTION Recommended for attendees writing
novels that don’t fit in the other breakout categories.
Hill Country B (first floor)
NONFICTION Recommended for attendees
or personal stories.
Hill Country C (first floor)
writing general nonfiction, narrative or practical,
NOT memoir.
Hill Country C (first floor)
HISTORICAL FICTION Recommended for attendees
writing novels with a historical setting.
Hill Country D (first floor)
SHORT FICTION | POETRY Recommended for
attendees working on short form fiction or poetry.
Big Bend D (first floor)
MEMOIR Recommended for attendees writing memoir
SCIENCE FICTION | FANTASY Recommended for attend-
ees writing novels for the SciFi or Fantasy markets.
Hill Country D (first floor)
PICTURE BOOK | MIDDLE GRADE | YOUNG ADULT Recommended for attendees writing books for young readers.
Big Bend D (first floor)
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Saturday, June 27
8:00 a.m to 12 noon
Registration
Pick up your badge and conference materials.
The Registration Desk is also where you can
purchase tickets for the Keynote Luncheon
($45 on-site), subject to availability.
Texas Foyer (second floor)
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Get your day started right with coffee,
breakfast tacos, and other refreshments.
Texas Foyer (second floor)
10:15 to 11:00 a.m.
Breakout Sessions
BUSINESS
Match Game: How to Find
the Right Agent for YOU
Panelists: Sandy Lu, Beth Miller, David Hale Smith,
Matt Wise | Moderator: Vanessa Lee
Hill Country A&B (first floor)
BUSINESS
Peering Over the Transom: The View
from Inside a Publishing House
Panelists: Lance Fitzgerald, Serena Jones,
Mallory Kass, Linda McFall | Moderator: Clay Smith
Hill Country C&D (first floor)
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Exhibit Hall
COMMUNITY
Texas Foyer (second floor)
Literary Guides: How to Find Help
on Your Publishing Journey
9:00 to 10:00 a.m.
Panelists: Samantha Clark, Bethany Hegedus,
Michael Noll, Cecily Sailer | Moderator: Nikki Loftin
Texas Ballroom 5 (second floor)
Opening Session
Welcome and Panel Discussion
Join WLT staff for a quick overview of the
weekend followed by the panel discussion “Work
in Progress: The State of Publishing Today.”
Panelists: author John Pipkin, agent Trena Keating,
editor Meg Leder, and rights director Lance
Fitzgerald | Moderator: Becka Oliver
Texas Ballroom 1-3 (second floor)
CRAFT
Am I Writing … Young Adult?
Panelists: Jessica Lee Anderson, Meghan Goel,
Kirby Kim, Lindsey Lane | Moderator:
PJ Hoover
Texas Ballroom 6 (second floor)
10:00 to 10:15 a.m.
CRAFT
Break
When Less Is More: Writing
and Publishing Short Stories
Enjoy refreshments while visiting
the conference exhibitors.
Texas Foyer (second floor)
10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Panelists: Owen Egerton, Melissa Flashman,
PJ Mark, Jill Meyers | Moderator: Steph Opitz
Texas Ballroom 7 (second floor)
Agent & Editor Consultations
11:00 to 11:15 a.m.
Please bring the consultation schedule included in
your registration materials and check in at the Consultations Registration Desk in the Foothills lobby.
Arrive no more than 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment. For details, see pages 16–17.
Foothills I & II (17th floor)
Break
Enjoy refreshments while visiting
the conference exhibitors.
Texas Foyer (second floor)
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Saturday, June 27
Conference Sessions
Keynote Luncheon
11:15 am to 12 noon
A Writer’s Journey: Forging a Path
with Passion, Craft, and Persistence
Featuring Bestselling, Edgar Award-Winning Author
Meg Gardiner
Meg Gardiner is the
award-winning author
of twelve thrillers. Her
novels have been bestsellers in the U.S. and
internationally, and
have been translated
into more than 20 languages. They’ve been
called “nailbiting and
moving” (Guardian) and “a fantastic story, told at
breakneck speed” (Associated Press).
Stephen King calls Meg’s Evan Delaney novels
“simply put, the finest crime-suspense series I’ve
come across in the last twenty years.” China Lake,
the first novel in that series, won the 2009 Edgar
Award for Best Paperback Original. The Dirty Secrets
Club was chosen one of Amazon’s Top Ten thrillers
of the year. The Nightmare Thief won the 2012 Audie
Award for Thriller/Suspense audiobook of the year.
Meg’s current novel, Phantom Instinct, was named
one of the “Best Books of Summer” by O, The Oprah
Magazine.
Meg graduated from Stanford University and
Stanford Law School. Before writing novels, she
practiced law in Los Angeles and taught writing at
the University of California Santa Barbara. She lives
in Austin.
12:15 to 1:45 pm
Texas Ballroom 1-3 (second floor)
Sponsored by The Law Office of Paul
Kubosh
Advance registration required; a limited number
of tickets may be available at the Registration
Desk on Friday and Saturday for $45. Cost of
ticket includes complimentary copy of speaker’s
latest book. Meg will sign books after her keynote.
Breakout Sessions
BUSINESS
Pet Peeves: What Agents Wish Authors Knew
Panelists: Susanna Einstein, Scott Hoffman, Kirby
Kim, Monika Woods | Moderator: Cyndi Hughes
Hill Country A&B (first floor)
BUSINESS
Letting Go: Knowing When It’s Time
to Stop Writing and Start Submitting
Panelists: Emily Forland, Charlotte Gullick, Trena
Keating, Linda McFall | Moderator: Anne Bustard
Hill Country C&D (first floor)
BUSINESS
Avoiding the Trend Trap: How to Study
the Market the Smart Way
Panelists: Frank Campbell, Lance Fitzgerald,
Meghan Goel, Erin Harris | Moderator:
Salima Alikhan
Texas Ballroom 5 (second floor)
CRAFT
Am I Writing … Literary Fiction?
Panelists: PJ Mark, Clay Smith, Mary Helen
Specht, Maya Ziv | Moderator: Stephanie Noll
Texas Ballroom 6 (second floor)
CRAFT
Same World, Different Book:
Developing Sequels and Series
Panelists: Edward Carey, Jacqueline Kelly,
Chelsea Lindman, Greg Leitich Smith | Moderator:
Jo Whittemore
Texas Ballroom 7 (second floor)
2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
BUSINESS
Letter, Synopsis, Submission — Oh My!
Understanding the Query Process
Panelists: Noah Ballard, Jessica Papin, Will Roberts,
Jo Whittemore | Moderator: Stephanie Noll
Hill Country A&B (first floor)
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Saturday, June 27
Keynote Cocktail Reception
BUSINESS
Revise, Revise, Revise: Editing Your Book
to Land That Deal
Panelists: Charlotte Gullick, Sara Kocek, Linda
McFall, Matt Wise | Moderator: Michael Noll
Hill Country C&D (first floor)
BUSINESS
Brave New Digital World: How Authors
Are Going High Tech
Panelists: Melissa Flashman, Scott Hoffman,
Sammy Patteson, Latoya Smith | Moderator:
Lindsey Lane
Texas Ballroom 5 (second floor)
CRAFT
Collect Your Thoughts: Writing
and Publishing Memoir
Panelists: Jim Hornfischer, Donna Johnson,
Kim Perel, Suzy Spencer | Moderator: Leila Levinson
Texas Ballroom 6 (second floor)
CRAFT
Coming of Age: Writing for Teens & Tweens
Panelists: Katherine Catmull, Susanna Einstein,
Mallory Kass, Nikki Loftin | Moderator:
Greg Leitich Smith
Texas Ballroom 7 (second floor)
3:00 to 3:15 p.m.
Break
Enjoy refreshments while visiting
the conference exhibitors.
Texas Foyer (second floor)
3:15 to 4:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions
BUSINESS
What Agents Can (and Can’t) Do for You
Panelists: Erin Harris, Jim Hornfischer, Chelsea
Lindman, Kim Perel | Moderator: Vanessa Lee
Hill Country A&B (first floor)
Featuring Bestselling and Award-Winning Author
Bret Anthony Johnston
Bret Anthony Johnston
is the author of the
novel Remember Me
Like This, which was a
New York Times Notable Book of the Year,
a Barnes and Noble
Discover Great New
Writers selection, and
a national bestseller.
The book has been translated around the world and
is being made into a major motion picture. Bret is
also the author of the award-winning Corpus Christi:
Stories, which was named a Best Book of the Year by
The Independent (London) and The Irish Times, and
the editor of Naming the World and Other Exercises
for the Creative Writer. His work appears in The Atlantic Monthly, Esquire, The Paris Review, Glimmer
Train Stories, Virginia Quarterly Review, The Best
American Short Stories, and elsewhere.
His awards include the Pushcart Prize, the Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers, the Stephen Turner
Award, the Cohen Prize, a James Michener Fellowship, and the Kay Cattarulla Prize for short fiction.
A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, he’s
the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts
Literature Fellowship and a 5 Under 35 honor from
the National Book Foundation. He wrote the documentary film Waiting for Lightning, which was released by Samuel Goldwyn Films. He teaches in the
Bennington Writing Seminars and at Harvard University, where he is the Director of Creative Writing.
5:30 p.m.
Texas Ballroom 1-3 (second floor)
Sponsored by Thompson & Knight
Admission included with conference registration. Light refreshments provided. Cash bar. All
attendees of the cocktail reception will receive
a copy of speaker’s latest book. Bret will sign
books after his keynote.
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Conference Sessions
BUSINESS/CRAFT
4:15 to 4:30 p.m.
What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then:
Published Authors Speak Out
Break
Panelists: Elizabeth Crook, Carol Dawson, Bret
Anthony Johnston, James Magnuson | Moderator:
Becka Oliver
Hill Country C&D (first floor)
Enjoy refreshments while visiting
the conference exhibitors.
Texas Foyer (second floor)
4:30 to 5:30
Breakout Sessions
BUSINESS
What Else Can a Story Be? Film, TV,
Graphic Novels, and More
Panelists: Ryan Doherty, Greg Levin, Jason
Neulander, Lisa Woods | Moderator: Owen Egerton
Texas Ballroom 5 (second floor)
BUSINESS
When Mary (Helen) Met Emily:
An Author/Agent Success Story
Panelists: Emily Forland, Mary Helen
Specht | Moderator: Samantha Clark
Hill Country A&B (first floor)
CRAFT
Edge-of-Your-Seat Fiction: Crafting
Thrillers & Mysteries
Panelists: Noah Ballard, Alexandra Burt, Meg
Gardiner, Will Roberts | Moderator: Scott
Montgomery
Texas Ballroom 6 (second floor)
BUSINESS
Big House, Small House, My Own House:
Which Publishing Path Is Right for You?
Panelists: Chris Barton, Jill Meyers, Tracy Schorn,
Maya Ziv | Moderator: Michael Noll
Hill Country C&D (first floor)
CRAFT
BUSINESS
Uncover Your Book: Researching
Nonfiction or Historical Narratives
Social Media 101 for Authors:
Tips & Tricks from the Experts
Panelists: Leila Levinson, Sandy Lu, Jessica Papin,
John Pipkin | Moderator: Laura Cottam Sajbel
Texas Ballroom 7 (second floor)
Panelists: Wendi Aarons, Stephanie Barko,
Rusty Shelton, Monika Woods | Moderator:
Jason Neulander
Texas Ballroom 5 (second floor)
CRAFT
Please join us in
congratulating the
2015 Writers’ League
of Texas Manuscript
Contest Winners
& Finalists, many of whom were able
to join us here this weekend. You’ll be able to
spot them by the blue ribbons they’re wearing.
Alternate Worlds: Writing Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Panelists: Katherine Catmull, PJ Hoover, Laura
Liddell Nolen, Kelly O’Connor | Moderator:
Bradley Wilson
Texas Ballroom 6 (second floor)
CRAFT
Rules of Love: Is It a Romance
or a Romantic Story?
Panelists: Elizabeth Essex, Linda McFall, Beth Miller,
Latoya Smith | Moderator: Vanessa Lee
Texas Ballroom 7 (second floor)
Say hello!
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Sunday, June 28
7:30 to 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Get your day started right with coffee,
baked treats, and other refreshments.
Texas Foyer (second floor)
8:00 to 9:00 a.m.
Meditation: A Writer’s Tool
Acclaimed writer and instructor Spike Gillespie
will discuss her latest book — Sit. Heal. Stay.:
How Meditation Changed My Mind, Grew My
Heart and Saved My Ass — and lead attendees
in a short meditation. Books will be available for
purchase with a signing to follow. If you plan
to participate in this morning session, please
arrive on time. See page 16.
Texas Ballroom 1-3 (second floor)
PRESENTATION
Crafting a Great (and Saleable)
Nonfiction Proposal
with Serena Jones | Emcee: Chris Barton
Texas Ballroom 7 (second floor)
PRESENTATION
The Ten Characteristics of Highly
Successful Self-Published Authors
with Deanna Roy | Emcee: Sam Bond
Texas Ballroom 1 (second floor)
10:30 to 10:45 a.m.
Break
Enjoy refreshments while visiting
the conference exhibitors.
Texas Foyer (second floor)
10:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Breakout Sessions
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Agent & Editor Consultations
Please check in at the Consultations Registration
Desk in the Foothills lobby no more than 15 minutes before your scheduled appointment.
Foothills I and II (17th Floor)
9:15 to 10:30 a.m.
PRESENTATION
Anatomy of a Blockbuster Deal:
the Process of Book to Film and Television
with Ryan Doherty and David Hale Smith | Emcee:
Olga Campos Benz
Texas Ballroom 5 (second floor)
Breakout Sessions
PRESENTATION
PRESENTATION
Never Let Me Go: How to Grab
the Attention of Readers, Editors,
and Agents with Your Opening Pages
Bootstrap Basics to Growing
Your Online Platform
with Wes Fang | Emcee: Carlotta Stankiewicz
Texas Ballroom 5 (second floor)
PRESENTATION
Exploring the Evolving
Digital Publishing World
with Kelly O’Connor | Emcee: Suzy Spencer
Texas Ballroom 6 (second floor)
with Michael Noll | Emcee: Suzy Spencer
Texas Ballroom 6 (second floor)
PRESENTATION
Through the Looking Glass:
From Editor to Author
with Meg Leder | Emcee: Carlotta Stankiewicz
Texas Ballroom 7 (second floor)
12:15 to 1:45 p.m.
Closing Luncheon
Join the WLT Staff and special guests for a closing
meal and thoughts about where you go from here.
Texas Ballroom 1-3 (second floor)
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Sunday, June 28
Consultation Fast Facts
Meditation: A Writer’s Tool
Where
Spike Gillespie is the critically acclaimed author of eight
books and countless magazine articles. Her work has
appeared in The New York
Times Magazine, The New
York Times, The Washington Post, Real Simple,
GQ, Esquire, Elle, Smithsonian, National Geographic Traveler. She is a former Dallas Morning
News columnist. Austin Chronicle readers voted
her Best Austin Author 2006. Spike also provides
commentary for Austin’s NPR affiliate, KUT. Her
latest book is Sit. Stay. Heal. — How Meditation
Changed My Mind, Grew My Heart, and Saved My
Ass. She blogs at MeditationKicksAss.com and AustinHousingSucks. com. She also leads memoir
workshops and is a writing coach.
8:00 a.m. start
Texas Ballroom 1-3 (second floor)
We’d Love to Hear
Your Thoughts
We’ll be sending you a survey shortly after the
conclusion of the conference. Please do take a
few minutes to send us your honest feedback.
This information will help us as we turn our
attention to the 2016 A&E Conference. And, of
course, you can also send us a separate note
to [email protected], or give us a call.
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All consultations will be held in Foothills I & II on
the 17th floor of the Hyatt. Only one elevator goes
right up to the 17th floor. The others take you to
the 16th floor. From there you can take the stairs
up one flight to the Foothills lobby.
Scheduling
If you scheduled consultations in advance, you
should have received an email notice before the
conference about the date and time of your appointment(s) and the name(s) of the consultant(s).
A printed consultation schedule will be included
with your badge.
Second Chance Consultations
Additional appointments may be available on site
at the conference for $70. Please check at the Conference Registration Desk for information.
Checking In
Please check in at the Consultations Desk outside
the Foothills rooms on the 17th floor no earlier
than 15 minutes before your appointment is scheduled to start. IMPORTANT: If you are late and miss
your consultation, you will NOT be given another
appointment.
Length of Appointments
All consultations will be 10 minutes long.
A volunteer will be on hand to time your session
and will cue you as your time nears its end. Once
you receive that cue, please wrap up your meeting
promptly. Because other attendees are scheduled
after you, ending on time is EXTREMELY important.
Occasionally consultants will get off schedule;
please be patient if that is the case.
Agent/Editor Consultations
Most agents/editors want to hear only a verbal
pitch at your one-on-one meeting. If interested,
they will ask that you submit something to them
after the conference. The best thing to do is prac-
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Conference Tips & Tricks
tice a short pitch about your book and then be prepared to explain more when asked. Please do NOT
bring a manuscript with you. If the agent/editor is
interested in your work, he or she will tell you how
to send it after the conference. If they don’t tell
you, ask! You don’t want to leave the table without
knowing this.
Occasionally agents and editors will update their
categories list without our being aware. If the person you meet with says he or she does not represent
your type of book, use the time to get information
about why he/she is not interested and what you
can do to make your idea more saleable. You can
also talk about other ideas you have or ask for suggestions of other agents or publishers who might be
interested. Finally, this is a great opportunity to ask
about the state of publishing today, current market trends, and other general questions you might
have. Come prepared with questions so that you’re
able to make full use of your time.
Networking
Agents, editors, and other special guests will attend
the Welcome Reception event on Friday evening
and the cocktail reception on Saturday evening. In
addition, our faculty will lead presentations or sit
on panels throughout the conference. Agents and
editors welcome brief informal pitches and will be
glad to talk with you throughout the weekend. Remember that pitching in this format should be more
casual than in your one-on-one consultation.
PLEASE REMEMBER to be respectful of their time;
keep your conversations short and to the point
(we recommend three to five minutes maximum)
and don’t insist if they politely decline. You should
always be willing to talk to agents who aren’t on
your list—you never know who might have a sudden interest in your idea! We also recommend
that you talk to the editors over the weekend to
learn more about how they acquire books and
what happens once a book is purchased.
Take copious notes! Panelists and presenters
will share lots of information and advice that
you can use — now or later in your career as a
writer. (Use that notepad in your welcome bag!)
Leave the outside world behind. Between
sessions, don’t check in with your business or
personal email. Instead visit with writers and
other guests.
If you accept a business card from someone,
take a moment to jot down a note about your
conversation so you’ll remember later.
Approach other attendees and ask them
what they are writing. Make friends!
Take advantage of having a book signed by
the keynote speakers. It’s a great way to meet
a fellow writer in person.
Be open-minded. You might arrive at the conference with certain assumptions or preconceived
notions, about the faculty, about the industry,
about your own project. Leave that stuff at the
door for a bit and be open to what comes.
Relax, have fun, and mingle. Get to know the
instructors and the other conference attendees. You never know who the person sitting
next to you might know.
Be prepared to present your “pitch.” Consultations are not the only opportunity to chat with an
agent about your book. The two cocktail receptions, among other events, are great networking
opportunities.
Don’t forget to visit the exhibitor tables
when programming is not in session. Interacting with exhibitors opens the door to additional networking opportunities.
Don’t expect agents or editors to ask for or
agree to take your manuscript or book on the
spot. Nowadays, the vast majority of submissions are done electronically.
If an agent or editor asks you to submit pages, be sure to get their contact information and
ask them how they’d like to receive materials.
And, when in doubt, find a WLT Staffer or Volunteer and let us know how we can improve
your conference experience.
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Conference Fast Facts
The following Conference events require advance
reservations: Pre-Conference Workshop (Friday),
Keynote Luncheon (Saturday), and Consultations.
Any tickets to these events that remain will be available for purchase at the Registration Desk.
General Conference Badges
Badges Your name badge allows you entrance to all
general conference events and panels. Please wear
your badge at all times during conference hours.
Door monitors will be checking badges at each
session.
Conference badges will also be checked at all
consultations and general sessions. You cannot
attend any conference-related event without it. If
you lose your name badge, go to the Conference
Registration Desk to request a replacement.
Guests Family or friends staying with you cannot
attend conference sessions. All conference events
require paid registration.
Parking Attendees staying overnight at the Hyatt
receive discounted self-parking at $9 per day; check
with the hotel about using the card-access lot.
Conference attendees who are not staying at the
hotel will also receive discounted self-parking at $9
per day. Discount parking passes will be included in
your welcome bag and are available at Registration.
Valet parking is NOT discounted.
Note: Please allow extra time for parking if you’re
staying off site.
Dining
Restaurants within walking distance of the hotel
Aussie’s Bar & Grill, 306 Barton Springs Rd.
Burgers, beer, and beach volleyball.
Dominican Joe Coffee Shop, 515 S. Congress Ave.
Free-trade coffee house and a local hangout for
writers.
Freebirds World Burrito, 515 S. Congress Ave.
Made-to-order burritos, tacos, and salads.
Home Slice Pizza, 1415 S. Congress Ave.
Authentic NY-style pizza by the slice or pie—an
Austin staple with a great patio.
Hooters, 425 W. Riverside Dr.
Burgers, beers, and … nocturnal birds?
Hopdoddy Burger Bar, 1400 S. Congress Ave.
Created to express the perfect union between
burgers and beer—puts the WEIRD in Austin
burgers!
MamboBerry, 801 Barton Springs Road
Frozen yogurt, smoothies, salads, sandwiches.
Sandy’s Hamburgers, 603 Barton Springs Rd.
Old-fashioned, locally owned burger and frozen
custard stand.
Schlotzsky’s, 218 S. Lamar Blvd.
Breakfast, deli, salads, pizza, bakery, ice cream.
The Upper Decks, 301 Barton Springs Rd.: Casual
dining while feeding your sports addiction.
Threadgill’s World Headquarters, 301 W. Riverside Dr.
Home-style Southern cooking, enormous portions
of vegetables, and live music on weekends.
Toastie’s Sub Shop, 215 S. Lamar Blvd.
Subs, salads, tacos, pizzas, and wraps.
Thundercloud Subs, 201 E. Riverside Dr.
Fast, fresh and healthy subs, soups, and salads.
Zax Pints & Plates, 312 Barton Springs Rd.
Classic American Bistro fare with Mediterranean
influences and local and seasonal beer selections.
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Culture and Nightlife
Bat Watching The Congress Avenue Bridge next
to the Hyatt hosts the largest urban bat colony in
North America. Each evening around sunset the
Congress Avenue bats emerge from the crevices of
the bridge. For up-to-date emergence times call
512-327-9721 Ext 16.
Hike and Bike Trail Enter from the back of the Hyatt Regency and stretch your legs on the 10-mile
Roy and Ann Butler trail surrounding Lady Bird
Lake. Make a splash with a choice of rentals including canoes and paddle boards.
Second Street and the Warehouse District Just
across from Lady Bird Lake is one of Austin’s top
entertainment districts with even more dining and
music!
South Congress (SoCo) Walk a few blocks south
on Congress and you’ll be in the heart of funky
shopping, more great restaurants, and live music.
Looking for alternative transportation? Step outside the Hyatt for a ride in a Pedicab! These fit
Austinites work for tips and will take you to whatever destination you desire. Want to do the pedaling yourself? There are several places that will rent
you a bicycle for the day. Ask the Hyatt concierge
for more information.
About the Hyatt
Regency Austin
ATM An automated teller machine is in the hotel
lobby near Starbuck’s.
The Business Center (second floor) has computers, Internet access, and a printer available
to guests 24 hours a day. High-speed wireless
Internet is complimentary. Internet service in
guest rooms is included.
Check-Out Check-out time is 11 a.m.
Parking Self-parking is available to Conference
attendees for $9 per day. Valet parking is $15
per day or $24 overnight (discounts do not apply). For details, see “Parking.”
Restaurants and Bars
Starbuck’s
(first floor)
5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
SWB/Southwest Bistro
(second floor)
Breakfast: 6 to 11 a.m.
Saturday 6 a.m. to 12 noon
Sunday 6 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. (all days)
Marker 10 Spirits & Cuisine Bar
(first floor)
Friday 2 pm to 1 a.m.
Saturday 12 noon to 1 a.m.
Sunday 12 noon to 11 p.m.
Happy Hour: Sunday through Thursday
from 4 to 7 p.m.
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