Look Who's Coming to Client Connections 2024

Almost 40 editors, agents, content marketing agencies, and other outlets that buy freelance work have already signed up to meet with writers at Client Connections 2024 — A Virtual Event!, ASJA’s signature networking event for professional members.

Client Connections 2024 starts on Thursday, Sept. 26, the last day of the ASJA 2024 conference, and runs through Friday, Sept. 27. Both events are online.

Client Connections committee volunteers have spent more than five months engaging with editors and other prospective clients to deliver a bang up virtual event for fellow members. During nine-minute sessions, writers will have the opportunity to sell their story ideas directly to top-tier print and digital editors, content managers, and literary agents.

Client Connections 2024 Media Participants (as of July 22)

Here’s a list of some of the outlets that have registered for the virtual event and the rates they offer:

• The New York Times (.50 – $1.25/word)
• Costco Connection ($1.25/word)
• Industry Dive ($1/word)
• Society of Women Engineers ($1/word)
• Weill Cornell Medicine ($1/word)
• Washingtonian ($1 – $1.50/word)
• Global Finance Magazine ($1/word)
• Kingfish Media ($1- $2/word)
• Harvard Public Health ($1/word)

Here are some of the literary agents, publishers, and other outlets that have signed up:

• Stonesong Literary
• The University Press of Kentucky
• Amplify Publishing Group
• Wendy Sherman Associates
• Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency
• Nordlyset Literary Agency
• Gotham Ghostwriters

We’re almost to our goal of 40 participants. The committee is revved up to hit that goal – if not surpass it! Find the latest media attendee list here. 

This year, for the first time, Client Connections networking sessions will take place on the all-in-one Airmeet virtual conference platform, which will also host the ASJA 2024 virtual conference. Stay tuned for more information about using Airmeet in coming weeks. 

How to Register

You must register for Client Connections 2024 through the ASJA conference registration portal. You can  register to attend both the conference and Client Connections 2024 or register only for Client Connections 2024. Either way, you must register through the portal.

Registration for Client Connections 2024 ends at 9 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, Aug. 30. Please note that the registration deadline is before the final deadline to register for the conference. 

A full list of participating clients will be posted Aug. 20 after client registration closes. The Client Connections 2024 lottery opens Sept. 5 and runs through Sept. 12. In the lottery, participating professional members can select the clients with whom they’d most like to meet during online pitch sessions. Unfortunately, because the event is so popular, participants may not be assigned a meeting with every editor or agent they select. Please check out the FAQ for more information about how the lottery system works. 

Act Now to Become a Professional Member

You must be an ASJA professional member to participate in Client Connections 2024. Nonmembers who would like to apply to become a member in order to participate and associate members who would like to apply to upgrade to a professional membership must submit an application by 9 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, Aug. 15. Find out more about the application process here. 

Want a shot at attending both the ASJA 2024 conference and Client Connections 2024 for free? Participate in the Client Connections 2024 recruitment contest. The ASJA member who recruits the most registered clients by the Aug. 20 client sign-up deadline will attend the conference and Client Connections 2024 for free. Find more information on the recruitment contest here.  If the winner has already registered and paid for the ASJA 2024 conference, they’ll be reimbursed.

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ASJA board member Cari Shane is in her third year chairing Client Connections events. Shane is a freelance journalist, ski addict, hot yoga apologist, Airbnb “Superhost” and Manhattan native who lives in Washington, DC. Her byline has appeared in a variety of outlets including AARP, ESPN’s Andscape, Fast Company, Fodor’s, Insider, Leaps, Scientific American and Smithsonian. She’s also a volunteer editor for Street Sense Media, a non-profit that elevates the voices of DC residents experiencing homelessness.