Presenters
Ryan Harbage
Agent
In-Person Conference
Ryan Harbage founded The Fischer-Harbage Agency in January, 2007 and has represented nine #1 New York Times bestselling authors of fiction and nonfiction. Books represented by the agency have received many accolades, among them: the American Bookseller’s Association Indies Choice Book of the Year Award, American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book, Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award, Midwest Booksellers Choice Award, Nautilus Book Award, The Palmer Prize, Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, Women’s Way Book Prize; and finalists for the Desmond Elliot Prize, the Thurber Prize, Books for a Better Life Award, Goodreads Best Books of the Year, Lambda Award, Langum Prize in Historical Fiction, and The National Book Award (fiction). Previously he was an editor at Little, Brown, Gallery, and Dutton/Viking/Plume; he has a MFA from Bennington College and lives in Brooklyn.