Spring Agent Opportunity - The Query Letter & First 20-Pages
Spring Agent Opportunity - The Query Letter & First 20-Pages
Book a session with Sam Hiyate. Actual consultation times will be made after registration.
MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATION FEE: $140 (only 15 spots available)
4 dates to choose from:
- Monday, March 2, 2026
- Wednesday, March 4, 2026
- Saturday, March 14, 2026
- Sunday, March 15, 2026
Imagine being able to workshop your query letter and first 20 pages with an agent. How valuable would that be to you as a writer? Now's your chance. Book a consultation with The Rights Factory Founder and Senior Agent, Sam Hiyate and get the inside scoop on what makes agents tick, whether your query package is landing and better yet, where could it be improved. Sam will examine the stakes, story and the character arc based on your sample and suggest ways to improve the saleability and audience engagement of your work.
This is meant as a learning opportunity and is not a pitch session. Agent representation is not guaranteed, though it could happen, so send your best.
MANUSCRIPT CONSULTATIONS
Upon confirmation of payment we will contact you to book your meeting time. All consultations take place online using Zoom.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
A consultation package will include:
- a query letter, synopsis
- first 20-pages or 5000 words of your manuscript, typed in 11 or 12 point font, double-spaced, pages numbered.
- please include all documents in one file (.docx or pdf)
- document file name should be: LastName_FirstInitial_TitleofManuscript
Submission packages must be submitted to AWCS by email no later than one week prior to consultation.
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Sam Hiyate is keen to discover new voices and help writers prepare their works for market, and to help them build lasting careers. In the past two decades with THE RIGHTS FACTORY his hundreds of book deals have resulted in several bestsellers such as MORE, the memoir by Molly Roden Winter, THIS ONE SUMMER, the graphic novel by Jillian and Mariko Tamaki, non-fiction such as HEALTHY AF (DITCH THE DIET) by Oonagh Duncan and THE MYTH of CAPITALISM by Jonathan Tepper and Denise Hearn, and fiction such as GIRLS IN WHITE DRESSES by Jennifer Close and THE ADULT by Bronwyn Fischer.
The Host of the podcast Agent Provocateur, Sam regularly appears at writers conferences and also teaches publishing (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Creative Writing (University of Toronto). Before The Rights Factory, Sam ran the literary division of The Lavin Agency in 2003, building a client list and completing his first deals. Sam also worked as editor and publisher for the small press, Gutter Press, from 1993 to 2002, and worked at the literary magazines Blood & Aphorisms and The Quarterly in the 90s.
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