Agent Consultations
Alexis Hurley, Agent, Inkwell Management
Alexis Hurley
Alexis Hurley started her career at Sterling Lord Literistic before joining Witherspoon Associates in early 2000. At InkWell Management she works in the dual capacity of Co-Director of Foreign and Subsidiary Rights as well as agenting domestic works in the areas of commercial fiction, women's interests, and popular non-fiction. She is a graduate of Dickinson College where she received her BA in English and Art History and a minor in Italian.
Kimberly Witherspoon, Agent, Inkwell Management - Closed
Kimberly Witherspoon
Kimberly Witherspoon, at age 26, founded her own literary agency, which quickly became one of the most prestigious and successful agencies in Manhattan, with clients who are frequently published around the world. Over the past 15 years, she has represented critically acclaimed and bestselling authors of both fiction and nonfiction, including: Kate Atkinson, Anthony Bourdain, Robert Olen Butler, Susan Cheever, Jim Crace, Cindy Crawford, Eloisa James, Neil Jordan, Sophie Kinsella, Richard Marcinko, Edna O’Brien, Arundhati Roy, Lionel Shriver, Lalita Tademy, and Rebecca Wells. She graduated from Brown University in 1984 with a BA in International Relations. She is a founding board member of a new public charter high school, The Bronx Academy of Letters, a member of the Authors Guild and the editor of two anthologies, including: DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME: Culinary Catastrophes From the World’s Greatest Chefs.
Patricia Moosbrugger, Agent
Patricia Moosbrugger
Patricia Moosbrugger is an independent literary agent who relocated to
Albuquerque two years ago after eighteen years in the New York
publishing world. She represents both fiction and narrative nonfiction
authors with several national bestsellers. Upcoming nonfiction titles
on her list include Sultana (Harper), a civil war story and Brave Vessel (Viking), the true story behind the shipwreck that inspired
Shakespeare's The Tempest. Upcoming fiction titles include The Girl From Junchow (Berkley) by bestselling author Kate Furnivali, The Glass Blower (St. Martin's), a historical novel set in Venice, and A Rule for Murder (Minotaur) by award-winning mystery writer, Louise Penny.
Are you interested in talking to an editor or agent about your manuscript?
Participants registered for a workshop(s) at the Conference may register for one publishing consultation with an editor or an agent. We require a $150 fee at the time of registration for the publishing consultation.
Agent consultations are 30 minutes and will take place Monday-Friday, July 13-17. Scheduling of consultations will be done in advance whenever possible.
Cancellation Policy: For cancellations made before June 1, 2009, your fee will be refunded. No refunds will apply to cancellations made on or after June 1, 2009.
Registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Space is limited and acceptance will be determined by lottery if necessary. To register, complete the form provided below and send this form with your payment (check, credit card, or money order); a query letter; author background and brief summary of work; and 15-20 pages of your manuscript, consecutive from the beginning, to the following address:
Agent Consultations
Taos Summer Writers’ Conference
Sharon Oard Warner, Director
MSC 03 2170
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001
Registration form (pdf)
Registration form (word)
