AG Educational Events
Friday, March 6, 2026
12:10 pm-1:25 pm Eastern
Room 310, Level 300, Baltimore Convention Center, 1 W Pratt St, Baltimore, Maryland
This event is sponsored by the Authors Guild and the Association of American Literary Agents.
Getting a book deal is always an exciting step in your career, but it’s important to protect your creative work from the pitfalls of publishing. Writers and agents focus on the advance amounts, of course. But more than ever, the other details can be of greater impact in the long run. Representatives from the Authors Guild and the Association of American Literary Agents will give advice and encouragement for negotiating the best deal for your book and your career.
This is an in-person event at the 2026 AWP Conference and Bookfair. This event will not be livestreamed or recorded.
Amy Bishop-Wycisk joined Trellis Literary Management in 2023 after eight years with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. She represents a wide-ranging list in fiction, nonfiction, and YA. Her incredible clients have been NYT, USA Today, and Indie Bestsellers, Indie Next picks, a Reese’s Book Club pick, and winners of the James Beard Award and Edgar Awards.
Kyle Maxey is a Staff Attorney at the Authors Guild. He studied law at George Mason University, and political science, history, and business administration at Mount St. Mary’s University.
Jaime Wolf specializes in negotiating intellectual property agreements and advising on related legal issues. His broad interests and passionate engagement with pop culture and high art alike have led him to long-term relationships with creative individuals and companies. Clients include ground-breaking digital publishers, iconic authors and their estates, design gods and iron chefs. His depth of experience in digital media, traditional publishing, advertising, television, fine art and design has permitted him to advise clients as they grow, expand and cross (and sometimes obliterate) traditional boundaries. Mr. Wolf was the Chair of the Entertainment Law Committee of the NYC Bar Association from 2016-2019, Mr. Wolf is the former Vice-Chairman of the Board of The Corporation of Yaddo, a retreat for artists in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Mary Rasenberger is the CEO of the Authors Guild and Authors Guild Foundation. Prior to joining the Guild in November 2014, Mary practiced law for over 25 years in roles that spanned private practice, the government and corporate sector, as a recognized expert in copyright and media law.
