The Manuscript Academy

Jessica Sinsheimer, Julie Kingsley

Booking Overview

This publishing-focused interview show features conversations with literary agents, editors, authors, and publishing professionals about navigating the path to publication. Credible pitches include literary agents, acquiring or freelance editors, published authors, author coaches, and publishing-industry experts with practical expertise in queries, comp titles, platform, or book development; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally need established industry credentials.

Metrics

Episodes: 258

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

academy@manuscriptwishlist.com

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Host

Jessica Sinsheimer - Literary agent at Context Literary Agency and co-founder of Manuscript Wish List and The Manuscript Academy.

Julie Kingsley - Award-winning author, media professor, and co-founder of The Manuscript Academy.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Literary agents, acquiring or freelance editors, published authors, author coaches, and publishing professionals with direct experience helping writers develop and position book projects.

Required Achievements:

Professional experience at major publishing houses or literary agencies, Published books or established authorship, Expertise in queries, comp titles, platform, editing, or book development

Recent Guest Discussions

Hannah Robinson - Comp Titles, Comp-title Formulas, Triangulation, Genre And Format Positioning, Sales Track, Recency, And Category-killer Comps.

Recent Topics

Publishing, Writing, Literary Agents, Query Letters, Author Platform

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

The Manuscript Academy

From 1,000 Rejections To New York Times Bestseller

September 22, 2026

How does an author go from 1,000 rejections to New York Times Bestseller? Tune in to find out! Senior editor Ruqayyah Daud (LBYR/Requited/Hachette Book Group) and her author Jordan Stephanie Gray sit down to talk about what actually happens between "I love this manuscript" and a book on shelves: what really goes on in an acquisitions meeting, why a "no" is almost never about your writing, the call that changed Jordan's career while she was at Disney World — and how an author who got 1,000 re...

The Comp Title Formula That Actually Works (with Hannah Robinson)

September 15, 2026

Comp titles are second only to platform as the most feared part of a writer's journey--but they don't have to be scary. In this episode, editor and author coach Hannah Robinson breaks comp titles down into something writers already do instinctively every day: describing an unfamiliar thing by connecting it to something familiar. Hannah walks through her "Magic Madlib" formula — [Your Title] meets [Comp A] meets [Comp B], perfect for readers who love [detail] of [Comp C] — and explains the ...

10 Years of Manuscript Academy: Jessica & Julie Kick Off Our Anniversary Season

September 15, 2026

It's Manuscript Academy's 10th anniversary season--and to kick it off, co-founders Jessica Sinsheimer (agent, Context Literary Agency, co-founder of #MSWL, Manuscript Wish List®, and The Manuscript Academy®) and Julie Kingsley (award-winning author, media professor + co-founder of The Manuscript Academy®) are here to catch you up on everything coming this year. Ten years ago, The Manuscript Academy officially launched in September 2016, with their very first filming day on September 17th in...

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