Meet one of the agents attending the 2023 Washington Writers Conference!
![Fun Facts about Rachel Beck](/assets/uploads/ipiccy_imageeheth22.jpg)
Rachel Beck is one of the many agents who’ll be taking pitches at the 2023 Washington Writers Conference. Here are some things to know about her:
- Rachel, an agent at Liza Dawson Associates, represents mostly fiction, including upmarket women’s fiction, contemporary millennial fiction, romantic comedy, and thrillers.
- She is drawn to issue-driven conflicts that may resolve in ways that could help a reader around subjects such as mental health, LGBTQ issues, women’s struggles, and more.
- Rachel is looking for stories about relationships in a contemporary setting illustrating the complex connections between lovers, family members, and especially siblings. (She will consider select narrative nonfiction, mainly historical in nature.)
- She has worked in publishing since 2009, including several years spent as an editor at Harlequin.
Have a project you’d like to pitch to Rachel or another outstanding agent? Register for the conference, and you’ll get to meet one-on-one with three of them!
The 2023 Washington Writers Conference happens May 12-13 at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Rockville, MD. Learn more here.