VISIT OUR EXHIBITORS THROUGHOUT THE WEEKEND TO LEARN ABOUT GREAT OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES.
We’re happy to introduce you to the 2026 Agents & Editors Conference Exhibitors, a wonderful assortment of organizations, businesses, and entities with some terrific offerings for writers. Supporting them is a great way to support our larger literary community – and also make some valuable connections that could help you on your writing journey – so check out their websites (just click on the logo) and see what might be a good fit for your own writerly needs.
Atmosphere Press
Founded in Austin in 2015 by an author and PhD in Literature, Atmosphere Press is the selective hybrid book publisher that helps writers get taken seriously as authors. Benefiting from expert editors, award-winning design, global distribution, and dynamic promotion, Atmosphere Press authors have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and won dozens of awards. As the only press dedicated first and foremost to providing rewarding and meaningful publishing experiences to authors, you can trust they’ll go above and beyond for your book.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR ATTENDEES: Skip the slush pile: email your manuscript directly to Acquisitions Manager Megan Sells at megan@atmospherepress.com. The first 10 submissions receive a free first page edit!
Austin Community College Creative Writing Department
The Creative Writing Department at Austin Community College (ACC) helps students of all backgrounds and ages discover the power and enjoyment of writing creatively. We believe in the importance of fostering confidence, building community, and honing our craft. At ACC, people of diverse backgrounds, in different stages of life, come together to learn the craft of creative writing. Our courses introduce writers to the knowledge and literary tools needed for writing poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, plays, and screenplays. Our courses help students explore a subject area in greater depth within a seminar/workshop setting.
Austin’s Writer’s Workshop
Editing and coaching authors to sparkling manuscripts. Developing for character and content, line-editing for powerful language, plus graceful and hawk-eyed copy edits — you can have it all. Our publishing strategies help every author, too. Get your book a personal edit with professional results. Our Trampoline Press is new. Springboard your book to life. Give it the success it deserves.
Blue Cubicle Press
Blue Cubicle Press, home of the award-winning and internationally recognized literary journals Workers Write! and The First Line, is dedicated to giving voice to writers who realize their words may never pay the mortgage but who are too stubborn to stop trying. We’re here to support artists trapped in the daily grind.
Booktique Consulting
Booktique Consulting provides one-on-one concierge editorial and publishing services and consulting to new and established authors to help them build the literary career they’ve been dreaming of.
Kevin Anderson & Associates
KAA is the world’s #1 book-writing service – empowering authors through ghostwriting, coaching, editing, and publishing navigation – with offices in New York, Los Angeles, and London and a staff of experienced publishing professionals who have edited and published an impressive array of bestselling and award-winning titles.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR ATTENDEES: Through August 1, 2026, A&E Conference attendees are eligible for a one-time 10% discount on one editorial service. To take advantage of this discount, schedule a free consultation and mention you were a 2026 A&E Conference attendee, or email becka@kawriting.com.
Prose Story Consulting
Prose Story Consulting provides personalized guidance for writers at every stage, from first inspiration to finished manuscript. Each consultation is tailored to the writer’s individual style, with a strong focus on preserving and developing the writer’s authentic voice. Through a supportive mentoring approach, we help writers clarify direction, work through creative challenges, and build meaningful structure in fiction and non-fiction. The goal is not only progress on the current project, but growth and momentum for the writer’s ongoing creative journey.
Reverie Books
A bookstore dedicated to social justice and community, offering books on writing and getting published as well as books by conference panelists, presenters, and keynotes.
The Writing Consultancy
Are you seeking an experienced, insightful editor who can guide the revisions your book needs? Britta Jensen is here to offer the expert guidance you need to get your book ready for submission and into the hands of your target readership. With 23 years of editorial experience, Britta will guide you as you brave query letters, revisions, and manuscript submission.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR ATTENDEES: $50 off a query package edit and $100 off an editorial service. Claim your discount code (WLT-2026) at britta-jensen.com/conference before this offer expires on 10/15/26.
Yellow Bird Editors
Yellow Bird Editors is a collective of professional editors and writing coaches based in Austin, TX. We help aspiring authors stand out, refine their craft, and get published.
SPECIAL OFFER FOR ATTENDEES: Reach out to Yellow Bird Editors for $25 off any editorial service or $50 off a full manuscript developmental edit.