"Literary Representation Panel:
Q&A with Two Literary Managers " 

Date
Thursday, February 28, 2019
7:00-9:00PM

Sponsored By

FREE COPY OF FINAL DRAFT will be raffled away at event! (valued at $250)

Location
Los Angeles Film School
B2 Theatre (Enter from Main Lobby)
6353 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90028
(Parking lot on Ivar is $6 or use nearby street meters)

About the Event
 Are you seeking representation as a writer, director or content creator? Have you been querying literary agents/managers, and had no luck getting signed? Would you like to get insider info on what managers/agents look for when signing on new clients? Or insight about the current spec marketplace? If so, this is an intimate event that you do not want to miss! All participants will have an opportunity to ask candid questions directly to the speakers!

About the Panelists
Zach Cox is a Literary Manager at Circle of Confusion, which represents the industry's top writers, directors, producers and actors. Zach has been with the management firm for over 12 years. He represents writers and directors. He started as an intern in the Fall of 2006 and became a manager by the Fall of 2010. Zach has an unquenchable thirst for character-driven stories regardless of genre and believes great storytelling is a gift that can be honed but not outright taught. If it were entirely teachable, he would be a writer and not a manager. Zach is a Sierra Nevada-loving Chico State graduate and Northern California native.

Marilyn R. Atlas is a Literary & Talent Manager and Award-Winning Producer. Among her credits as film producer are “Real Women Have Curves” for HBO, which won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival; “A Certain Desire,” starring Sam Waterston; and “Echoes,” which won the Gold Award at the Texas International Film Festival. Marilyn also co-produced the award-winning play “To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday,” which was made into a film starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Peter Gallagher. Marilyn has long been committed to issues surrounding diversity in Hollywood. In addition to her film/TV credits, she has sold (first time) novels “Chasing the Jaguar” to HarperCollins, “Hungry Woman in Paris” to Grand Central Publishing, and the “Ave Maria Bed & Breakfast” to Hachette Publishing, and the “Last Ride of Caleb O’Toole” to Source Books. Her Lifetime movie “The Choking Game” based on the YA book aired in Summer 2014. Previously, Marilyn developed the “Brides’ March” for Lifetime Television as well as a limited television series. She previously produced the short musical version of “Real Women Have Curves” in Los Angeles in 2009 and is involved in the current development of a full-length production for 2019. Marilyn is also a co-author of a relationship-based, screenwriting guide called “Dating Your Character,” about an organic approach to character creation for Stairway Press’ catalog.

Space is very limited!