The next RMMWA monthly meeting will be held Thursday, May 14 at the University Club (1673 Sherman St.) in downtown Denver.
The gathering will start at 6 p.m. (MDT) and the program will begin at 7 p.m.
If you are planning to attend in person, send an RSVP to:
rmmwacateringrep@gmail.com by Monday, May 11.
This will help us know how many to expect and also give the University Club an idea of how many might be ordering food.
Meeting Agenda:
6:00 pm
Doors Open for drinks and conversation.
NOTE: Dinner orders taken at 6 PM.
6:30 – 7:00 pm
Virtual Happy Hour hosted by Fleur Bradley! Bring your creative cocktail to share (virtually) at the Zoom!
7:00 pm:
Welcome, open remarks, and program
Note: Zoom attendance is free. Members will receive the meeting link via email. For non-member access, please write to chapterpres (at) rmmwa.org. Please Note: THIS IS A RECURRING ZOOM LINK. Don’t let the date throw you off 🙂
Program:
Ask A Literary Agent
ASK A LITERARY AGENT
Our guests are veteran literary agents Elizabeth Copps (formerly Copps Agency), and Beckly LeJeune (formerly Sandra Bond Agency).. The two agencies have recently merged to form the Confluence Literary Agency based out of Denver. Learn more www.confluencelit.com
Presenters:
Becky LeJeune
FOUNDING AGENT + SUBRIGHTS LIAISON
Becky LeJeune’s origin story begins at the Denver Publishing Institute in 2007, where she connected with Sandra. After DPI, Becky spent two years as managing editor for a cookbook imprint, followed by five years as an acquisitions editor at The History Press. In 2014, she came full circle and joined Sandra at Bond Literary Agency, proving that sometimes the best career moves are the ones that bring you home. Becky represents adult and teen fiction across a deliciously wide range: general fiction, horror, mystery/thriller, historical fiction, science fiction, and fantasy. And yes, she still has a special place in her heart (and on her shelf) for cookbooks—because a good agent knows that great stories feed the soul, but great recipes feed everything else.
Elizabeth Copps
FOUNDING AGENT + CONTRACTS MANAGER
​An internship at a boutique literary agency sparked everything for this starry-eyed book lover. In 2010, Elizabeth Copps drained her savings, left Florida, and moved to New York City to break into publishing. After a decade with Maria Carvainis Agency, she founded Copps Literary Services in 2021 in her current hometown of Englewood, CO. She brings 16 years of publishing experience and an award-winning client list to this new adventure. Elizabeth’s philosophy is simple: build relationships across the industry that are equitable, transparent, and built to last.
Elizabeth represents thought-provoking ​upmarket and commercial fiction ​f​or adult and YA audiences and is particularly drawn to stories with lush prose, complex characters, and creative genre blends. She gravitates toward boundary-pushing horror + speculative fiction and is interested in the exploration of psychological terror, gothic atmospheres, macabre humor, or horror reflecting our socio-political anxieties. She has a particular soft spot for dark mythology and folklore retellings and unexpected love stories.
