Agent Speed Dating
The Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival is giving aspiring writers the chance to take their work to the next level with a standout event tailored specifically for those ready to pitch their stories.
About Agent Speed Dating
| 26th September 2025 | |
| 1pm - 3.10pm | |
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Christ Church Morningside 6a Morningside Road, Edinburgh South EH10 4DD |
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| Cost £89. Each slot lasts 30 minutes (3 x 10 minute agent appointments) | |
| Visit the event website here | |
Pitch, Polish, and Publish: Edinburgh Women’s Fiction Festival’s Agent Speed Dating for Writers.
After the success of last year’s Agent Speed Dating event we’re delighted that we’ve lined up an array of agents to read your query, first 1000 words, plus synopsis then listen to you pitch your work. This is an excellent opportunity to get 1:1 feedback from an industry professional.
Have you got a finished manuscript but don't know what to do next? Do you dream of being the next Emily Henry, Mike Gayle, Kate Mosse, Jilly Cooper or David Nicholls? Take the next step in your writing journey in our fast-paced agent speed dating event and get feedback on your story from three industry professionals.
This is an exciting opportunity to get some constructive feedback from industry professionals. It will not guarantee agent representation or publication, but may demystify the process and how the industry works.
Participants may submit their cover note (up to one page), a synopsis (up to one page) and first 1000 words in advance. Writers will be assigned to the editors and agents at random.
This event is for writers of all genders, experiences, and backgrounds who write in the women's fiction genre, which is an umbrella term for books that focus on the characters' life experiences and are usually marketed to women. These books can be contemporary or historical and can have elements of magic, mystery, and more. We welcome commercial, romance, historical, literary, and book club fiction. However, our agents do represent other commercial genres.
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