The Final #Adpit Has a Few Hours Left!

November 7, 2018Contests, LiteraryAdult, Age Category, agent, Authors, CST, editor, Fiction, Genre, Guidelines, Hashtag, Heidi Norrod, Manuscript, Non-Fiction, Pitch Event, research, Stories, Submissions, Twitter, Writerspdpabst

Heidi Norrod is hosting her final twitter pitch event for writers called #AdPit. In order to participate, authors need to have a finished manuscript and tweet their 280 character pitch using the hashtag #AdPit on November 7, 2018. The contest began at 9am and ends at 3pm CST (Chicago time). Writer’s will be allowed to pitch six times over the course of the event. (That’s once every hour, as the event is six hours long.)

This contest is open to ADULT and NEW ADULT COMPLETED, fiction and non-fiction books. And remember, be sure to research the LITERARY AGENTS and EDITORS before submissions. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Writer and blogger of MG/YA fiction.

Still a few hours left for #KitPit today!

November 7, 2018Contests, LiteraryAge Category, Agents, Authors, Board Books, Chapter Books, Easy Reader, Editors, Fiction, Genre, Guidelines, Hashtag, Heidi Norrod, Kidlit, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Pitch Event, Pitch Pary, Pitching, Publishing, research, Stories, Submissions, Twitter, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Heidi Norrod is hosting another fabulous twitter pitch event for writers called KidPit! In order to participate, authors need to have a finished manuscript and tweet their 280 character pitch using the hashtag #KidPit on twitter. The contest will be between 9am-3pm CST (Chicago time) on November 7, 2018. You will allowed to pitch six times over the course of the event. (That’s once every hour, as the event is six hours long.)

This event is open to BOARD BOOKS, PICTURE BOOKS, EASY READER/CHAPTER BOOKS, MIDDLE GRADE, and/or YOUNG ADULT COMPLETED novel, fiction and non-fiction books. When typing your pitch, be sure to include either #BB (Board Book), #PB (Picture Books), #CB (Chapter Books and Early Readers), #MG (Middle Grade), or #YA (Young Adult) and tag with the genre. And don’t forget to add the hashtag #KidPit so it will show up in the feed.

Also, I’d like to remind everyone that twitter pitch parties are open to everyone, meaning anyone can trawl the feed! Be sure to research before you send any submissions from a favored pitch. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

@WriteOnCon Campaign for 2019 Conference (Critiques, Agent Calls, Sensitivity Reads, Publishing Chats and more!)

November 3, 2018Critiques, Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways2019, Affordable, Agent Calls, Agents, Art, Authors, Axie Oh, Beth Revis, Book ARC, Bradford Literary Agency, Campaign, Charlie Holmberg, Chats, Conference, Corvisiero Literary Agency, DeFiore and Company, Editors, Entry, Extended Admission, Feedback, Full Conference Admission, Full Manuscripts, General Admission, Home, Illustrators, Janklow & Nesbit Associates, Kidlit, Learn, Literary Agent, Liza Dawson Associates, Manuscripts, Marsal Lyon LIterary, Mingle, NYT Best Selling Authors, P.S. Literary, Partial Pages, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Query, Raffle, Readers, Red Sofa Literary, Registration, Sara Raasch, Sensitivity Reads, Teach, WriteOnCon, Writerspdpabst

WriteOnCon is an online conference for kidlit writers and illustrators to teach, learn, and mingle. You do not have to be published to attend, nor do you have to leave your house! And if you think I’ve been sitting on my laptop waiting for the campaign to start, YOU ARE RIGHT! The campaign often has very affordable critiques and I WANT IN!

During the campaign, writers can purchase critiques of their queries, partial pages, or full manuscripts from NYT Best Selling Authors, publishing editors, or literary agents. Authors can also opt to purchase a sensitivity read of their manuscript. Writers can even purchase calls from a couple of literary agents to discuss the publishing industry. Some of the participants of the crits or chats include:

Kaitlyn Johnson, literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency
Natalie Lakosi, literary at Bradford Literary Agency
Patricia Nelson, literary agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Caitie Flum, literary agent at Liza Dawson Associates
Dawn Frederick, owner/literary agent at Red Sofa Literary
Sara Raasch, NYT best-selling author of the SNOW LIKE ASHES trilogy
Beth Revis, NYT best-selling author of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, A WORLD WITHOUT YOU, and STAR WARS REBEL RISING
Eric Smith, associate literary agent at PS Literary
Kira Watson, foreign rights coordinator at Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Ashley Collum, literary agent at Defiore and Company
Charlie Holmberg, Best-selling fantasy author of Paper Magician, and more.
Axie Oh, New Visions Award author for Rebel Seoul
And more!

All purchases appear to include conference registration and entry into a raffle to win a critique, book ARC, or a phone call from an agent! (There will be multiple winners.) And of course, you can purchase only the conference if not interested in any of the critiques. The prices are:

General Admission: $1
Full Conference Admission: $5
Extended Admission: $10
Time Traveler Admission $15

No, you’re not reading those numbers wrong! This will be the cheapest conference you will ever attend that will be packed with hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of information from the comforts of your home! What else could you ask for? For complete information of what the tiered admissions cover and to search through critiques you might want to purchase, go to the campaign page. The crowdfunding will end on December 6, 2018. so hurry if you want to purchase a critique. They’re going fast.

As for the conference, it’ll be February 8th – 10th, 2019. Mark your calendars and I hope to see you there, uh, virtually of course!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Adult Fiction Interns Needed for The Bent Agency

November 1, 2018Internship, LiteraryAdult, Agents, Authors, Candidates, Commitment, Fiction, Guidelines, Intern, Librarians, MFA Students, New York, Opportunity, Passion, Publishing, Readers, Reading, Report, Review, Rules, Submissions, Teachers, The Bent Agency, Writers, Writingpdpabst

The Bent Agency

The Bent Agency is looking for adult fiction interns. This is a great way to learn more about an agent’s work and decision-making process. Past interns have been writers for adults, adult librarians, elementary school teachers, MFA students, and passionate readers. This is an unpaid internship which will require a ten hour per week commitment and you do NOT have to live in New York.

They’re looking for someone who enjoys books by authors such as:

– Megan Miranda
– Tana French
– Eleanor Brown
– Jacqueline Sheehan
– Maria Semple
– Gillian Flynn
– Lori Roy
– Lori Nelson Spielman
– Anne Taylor
– Jane Austen
– Kristin Hannah
– Rosamund Lupton
– Kate Atkinson
– Jade Chang

They’ve had this posted for two days, so don’t delay if you’re interested. The candidates pile up super fast and the submission window could close soon. For complete details, go here. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

YA Discovery Contest 2018

October 29, 2018Contests, Critiques, LiteraryAbram Books, agent, Annual, Authors, Bloomsbury, books, Canada, Candlewick, Competition, Editors, Entries, First 250, Grand Prize, JIMMY Patterson Books, Little Brown, No Pitch, novels, Opportunity, Penguin, Pitch, Publishers, Rand House, Regina Brooks, Scholastic, Serendipity Literary Agency, Simon and Schuster, Stories, Submissions, United States, Winners, Writers, Young Adult, Young Adult Discoverypdpabst

Serendipity Literary Agency is hosting their annual writer’s Young Adult Discovery Competition. If writers are having trouble pitching ideas, no worries with this contest because they won’t even need a query! Seriously, only the first 250 words will be needed to submit.

YA literary agent Regina Brooks and her team will read all of the entries and determine the top 20 submissions. (There will be great prizes for the top winners!) These submissions will then be read by editors from many of the major publishing houses. Past judges include editors from Scholastic, Random House/Penguin, Little Brown, Candlewick, Bloomsbury, Simon and Schuster, JIMMY Patterson Books, and Abram Books. Judges will whittle the top 20 down to five winners, including a Grand Prize Winner.

Submissions open on November 1, 2018 at 12:01am (ET) and close on November 30, 2018 at 12:59pm (ET). Only one entry per person with a $15 entry fee. The contest is open to U.S. and Canada residents only.

For complete guidelines and submission rules, or to watch for their upcoming post about prizes, go here. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Futurescapes Writing Contest

October 26, 2018Contests, LiteraryAuthors, Cities of Promise, Drug and Sex Trafficking, Entry, Fiction, First Prize, Future, Futurescapes Writing Contest, Guidelines, Homelessness, Manuscript, Mental Health, Monetary Prize, Publication, Runners-up, Short Story, Stories, Submission, Words, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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Futurescapes is seeking short stories set in a near-future city where significant strides have been made toward addressing the complex intersection of homelessness, mental health, and drug and sex trafficking. Thus, their theme for 2018 is “Cities of Promise.”

Here’s a breakdown of some of the important stuff:

You’ll need a work of short fiction up to 8,000 words.
No fee to enter for first entry, but you can submit a second for a fee.
$2000 for first prize.
$500 for five runners-up.
Publication in an anthology.

The contest deadline is December 31, 2018. For complete guidelines and the form to enter, click here. As always, good luck.

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction

#PBPitch is This Week!

October 22, 2018Contests, LiteraryAgents, Art, Artist, Author, books, Editors, Guidelines, Hashtag, Illustrator, Kidlit, Manuscript, Opportunity, Party, PBPitch, Picture Books, Pitch, Pitching, research, Rules, Stories, Twitter, Writer, Young Readerpdpabst

It’s time for another picture book twitter party using the hashtag #PBPitch! So, if you write or illustrate picture books, this is the event for you. This party will take place Thursday, October 25, 2018 from 8am-8pm EST. But remember, anyone can troll the feed, so be sure and do your research! There will be legitimate agents and editors popping in and out, including those that haven’t confirmed their attendance. (You can visit the PBPitch website for a list of over 100 picture book agents.)

Be sure and only pitch once before 2pm and once after! (Yes, twice is all you get per manuscript!) If you’re an illustrator, you can attach an image to the pitch. For complete rules and proper hashtags, go here.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

#PitDark is Next Week!

October 19, 2018Contests, Literary#PitDark, Adult, Agents, Author, Dark Fantasy, Dark Romance, Darker Elements, Dystopian, editor, Fantasy, Fiction, Film Company, Genres, Horror, Jason Huebinger, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Mystery, Opportunity, Paranormal, Pitch Event, Pitch Party, Pitching, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Steampunk, Subgenres, Twitter, Writer, Young Adultpdpabst

A cool twitter pitch party is coming on October 25, 2018 and I’m excited! Author Jason Huebinger is the host of #PitDark. This is one of my favorite contests because it’s strictly for manuscripts with darker elements, which is soooo down my alley. The event is between 8am and 8pm EST. Authors may pitch once an hour per manuscript. Please do not clog the feed by over pitching so agents don’t get frustrated and quit reading.

Hashtags for AGE CATEGORIES

#MG – Middle Grade
#YA – Young adult
#NA – New adult
#A – Adult

Hashtags for GENRES & SUBGENRES

#H – horror
#PH – psychological horror
#GH – gothic horror
#CSH – cosmic horror
#BH – body horror
#CH – comedy horror
#DC – dark comedy
#DR – dark romance
#SFH – science fiction horror
#PNH – paranormal horror
#ZH – zombie horror
#MH – monster horror
#GRH – graphic horror
#MM – murder mystery
#FA – fantasy
#DF – dark fantasy
#T – thriller
#EF – epic or high fantasy
#HF – historical fantasy
#LF – literary fantasy
#AH – alternate history
#PN – paranormal
#PR – paranormal romance
#UF – urban fantasy
#MR – magical realism
#SF – science fiction
#AF – apocalypse fiction
#ML – military science fiction
#PA – post-apocalyptic SF
#CP – cyberpunk
#SFT – sci-fi thriller
#SH – superhero / superhuman
#SO – space opera
#DS – dystopian
#SP – steampunk
#TT – time travel
#WW – weird west
#SPEC – speculative fiction
#NF – non-fiction

For complete rules, go here. (Note: If your curious about previous agent, editor, and film company participation, there is a link on this page.) As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

New Writing Contest: Fall Fiction Fest

October 17, 2018Contests, Literary#amediting, #amquerying, #amwriting, Adult, Agents, Amy Trueblood, Authors, contest, Deadline, dreams, Enter, Fall Fiction Fest, Fiction, Genres, Guidelines, Hosted, Manuscripts, Marty Mayberry, Michelle Hauck, Middle Grade, New Adult, New Contest, October, Opportunity, Pages, Polished, Selections, Stories, Submissions, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Oh, how I love the creation of new writerly contests to help writers polish their work and get in front of agents! Fall Fiction Fest will be hosted by Michelle Hauck, Marty Mayberry, and Amy Trueblood. They will pick ten selections each to mentor. Manuscripts can be middle grade, young adult, new adult, or adult fiction. All genres are allowed except for erotica.

This contest requires a query and first 250 pages of a polished manuscript to enter. Submissions will only be open for 24 hours, so make sure you don’t miss the window of opportunity on October 31, 2018! And as always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award

October 15, 2018Awards, Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAccommodation, Applications, Author, books, Deadline, Fee, Financial Support, Flight, Funding, Getaway, Iceland, Inspiration, Novel, Particpant, Retreat, Reykjavik, Scholarship, Stories, Submission, The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award, Travel, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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A writer’s retreat in Iceland? Can I get a woot-woot? The Iceland Writers Retreat Alumni Award offers talented writers in need of financial support an opportunity to attend the Iceland Writers Retreat in Reykjavík, Iceland in April, 2019. Per their website, entrants can apply for either full or partial funding. Full funding covers all participation in the Iceland Writers Retreat. The scholarship includes round-trip flights to Iceland and accommodations. Partial funding covers the participant fee only, and neither accommodation nor round trip flights.

Deadline for applications: Wednesday, 31 October, 2018. Midnight, PST. For complete details on how to submit, go here.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

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