• The September NYC is closed, but the December NYC is open, and we look forward to getting at least a dozen more writers published between now and March 2011.

• Berkley Books now informs us they have two books under contract from the NYC Pitch. The latest is an upscale fiction by by Katharine Britton (the title currently in flux). Thanks to agent Jennifer Unter for representing this fine novel to Jackie Cantor, Berkley editor.

• "A small misstep derails several lives ..." David Klein's debut novel, Stash, from Broadway Books by way of the NYC Pitch and Shop. Now available from Amazon. This kind of success is habit forming. Thanks to David for his kind words in the acknowledgements.

• The hits keep coming! NYC Pitch and Shop alum, Ann Garvin's novel, ON MAGGIE'S WATCH, was bought by senior editor Jackie Cantor at Berkley--a member of the NYC pitch faculty. NYC staff connected Ann with agent Eve Bridburg of Zachary Shuster Harmsworth, and following rewrites, the manuscript was reintroduced to Ms. Cantor, and the rest is history. Our huge congrats to Ann for all her talent and tenacity and we look forward to helping her promote her new work!

• At last count, an estimated 53 total manuscripts are currently in the process of being reviewed by publishing house editors. Over 50% of these were requested by more than one editor. Manuscripts submitted from the last four conferences now include THE CLOWNTOWN PROJECT by Izzy Ferguson, SPECTER OF A CHANCE by Carla L. Suson, THE RUBRIC OF ALL THINGS by Auston Habershaw, GRENDAR'S TALE by Heather McCorkle, THE CATALOG OF FORGIVENESS by Anne-Marie Balzano.THE VERY OLDEST OF THOUGHTS by Sharon Castellanos, WORLD BENEATH THE WILLOW by Amy Culey, MARILYN'S RED DIARY by Elliot Friedel (author of "The Cutting Room"), THE WEIGHT OF MOONLIGHT by Samantha Hawke, and CENTAUR OF THE CRIME by Michael Bellomo.

• Sujatha Hampton's new novel, As it Was Written (formerly Evermore), is now available from Amazon. Congrats to Sujatha and Thomas Dunne Books. NYC Pitch take a bow!

  
  

• Randy Meyer's new novel, Murderer's Daughters (once Adopting Adults), is now available from Amazon. Congrats to Randy and her editor Hilary Teeman. HUGE CONGRATS to the NYC Pitch!

  
  

• A flash from Loretta Marion, NYC alum, who has recently signed a contract with a major agent: "Agent Jill Grosjean requested to read my manuscript, ESCAPE TO LORELEI, one month ago. And today, I’m proud and excited to tell you that she is my agent ... Jill made a point of addressing the well written pitch and I was quick to mention the Algonkian event ... I’m grateful that I had the opportunity to participate in the NYC Pitch conference. What I learned from the experience is invaluable."

• Meanwhile, networking news from NYC Pitch alum, Rosemary DiBattista (THE MARRIAGE PLOT): courtesy of a strong recommendation from an NYC editor-in-attendance who believed in her novel, Rosemary has just signed with Kim Lionetti at Bookends; and to quote from Rosemary's recent letter: "What I learned has been invaluble ... Without the conference, I'd be a full year behind where I am now in this process, sliding backwards down that steep learning curve."

• In keeping with our mission to set writers on a realistic path to publication, the following writers attending Algonkian's NYC Pitch events have signed contracts with major publishing houses as a result of their attendance: Sujatha Hampton [EVERMORE - Thomas Dunne Books], Randy Susan Meyers [ADOPTING ADULTS - St. Martins], John Ford [THE MORGUE AND ME - Viking], Kate Gallison [THE EDGE OF RUIN - St. Martins], Christina Meldrum [MADAPPLE - Knopf], Will Lavendar [OBEDIENCE - Shaye Areheart], James Hayman [THE CUTTING - St. Martins], and Susan Breen [THE FICTION CLASS - Plume].

• NYC alum, Kate Gallison will also be published by St. Martins. Her novel, THE EDGE OF RUIN, is a cozy historical about the efforts of an evil Thomas Edison to maintain control of the film business at any cost, even murder. Peter Rubie, an Algonkian faculty member, is the agent on the deal.

• After honing her novel (WOLF IN THE ROAD) and pitch at Algonkian and the June '08 NYC, Jenny Milchman wrote and told us she is now represented by Elaine Markson agency. Congrats Jenny!

• After working with conference faculty, Amy Hanson signed with Atchity Entertainment in Los Angeles. They will represent her novel WHAT NORMAL LOOKS LIKE. Joan Baril and Susan Sands, veterans of the same workshop, have signed with the Larsen-Pomada Agency in San Francisco as a direct result of networking with Algonkian Conferences. Congrats! ... Futhermore, Rachel Willen, NYC Pitch attendee, has signed with Levine Greenburg Literary Agency while Amy E. Fischer has signed with Emily Kim of the Prospect Agency.

• At last, a flash photo gallery of NYC greats. Pics of Ripley Greer studios, pitch sessions in progress, AMERICAN IDOL day, group pics, + faces showing large amounts of teeth. To the left we have Charles Salzberg being flirtacious with Emmy winner Cindy Roesel.
  
  
  
• NYC workshop leaders, Charles Salzberg and Michael Neff, have recently had novels published. Swann's Last Song for Charles (detective thriller), and Year of the Rhinoceros for Michael Neff (literary political).

• The hits keep coming. ADOPTING ADULTS, a first novel by NYC Pitch and Shop attendee, Randy Susan Myers, was just bought by St. Martins. Her editor is none other than Hilary Teeman, a frequent editor at the NYC Pitch. What a coincidence!
  
  
  
• Sujatha Hampton's unique and fascinating novel, EVERMORE, pitched at the September '07 conference, is under contract, and with Thomas Dunne Books, a division of St. Martins. Read her views on GalleyCat concerning the NYC conference. Congrats Sujatha!
  
  
  
• Former NYC Pitch and Shop attendees (several of whom have book contracts as a result of the conference) share comments on the conference.

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