September 7, 2017Contests, Critiques, LiteraryAgents, Authors, Ben Grange, books, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Emily Keyes, Fantasy, Feedback, Fuse Literary Agency, L. Perkins Agency, Literary, Manuscripts, Meg LaTorre-Snider, Middle Grade, Operation Awesome, Opportunity, Pass or Pages, Query, Requests, Science Fiction, September, Stories, Submissions, Writers, Writingpdpabst

PASSORPAGES

Operation Awesome is hosting a Pass or Pages this month. For this round, the category is for middle grade Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Submissions open between September 11 (6am EST) to September 13 (6pm EST), 2017. This is an opportunity to get feedback from an agent on your query and first 250 words of your manuscript. Peeps, this is priceless! And as a possible bonus, the agent reserves the right to request your FULL (so make sure the full manuscript is polished and ready to send).

The participating agents are:

Emily Keyes Fuse Literary Agency
Meg LaTorre-Snyder Corvisiero Literary Agency
Ben Grange L. Perkins Agency

There will be a form for submissions on Operation Awesome when the entry window opens. For complete rules and previous feedback reveals, go here. As always, good luck!

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

#PitMad hosted by @BrendaDrake

September 4, 2017Contests, Literary#Pitmad, Adult, Agents, Authors, books, Brenda Drake, Children's Lit, Editors, Favorite, Fiction, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pitch Party, Pitches, Publishers, research, September, Stories, Submissions, TweetDeck, Tweets, Twitter, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Get your pitches ready for one of the coolest events hosted Brenda Drake on Thursday, September 7, 2017 on twitter under the hashtag #PitMad. If you are new to the game of writing, this is where you create a 140 character pitch for your FINISHED manuscript and tweet for agents/editors to read. Things to remember:

Pitch submission time is 8am-8pm EDT (New York time)
You must fit the hashtag of #Pitmad within the 140 characters.
Change tweets up. (Twitter will remove identical ones thinking they are spam.)
DON’T FAVORITE TWEETS! This is for agents or editors only. (If you want to support a friend, do it by retweeting.)
If you won’t be available this day, schedule tweets using Tweetdeck
Only tweet three pitches per manuscript for the day! (This helps to keep feed unclogged.)
Don’t tweet agents and editors directly unless they tweet you first, or openly state it’s okay to tweet them direct.
Scammers can’t be controlled on an open pitch party. DO YOUR HOMEWORK before you submit from an agent or editor’s favorite.

Age Categories:
#PB = Picture Book
#C = Children’s
#CB = Chapter Book
#CL = Children’s Lit
#MG = Middle Grade
#YA = Young Adult
#NA = New Adult
#A = Adult

Genres/Sub-genres:
#AA = African American
#AD = Adventure
#CF = Christian Fiction
#CON = Contemporary
#CR = Contemporary Romance
#DIS = Disabilities
#DV = Diversity
#E = Erotica
#ER = Erotic Romance
#ES = Erotica Suspense
#F = Fantasy
#H = Horror
#HA = Humor
#HF = Historical Fiction
#HR = Historical Romance
#INSP = Inspirational
#IRMC = Interracial/Multicultural
#MR = Magical Realism
#M = Mystery
#Mem = Memoir
#LGBT
#LF = Literary Fiction
#NF = Non-fiction
#R = Romance
#P = Paranormal
#PR = Paranormal Romance
#RS = Romantic Suspense
#S = Suspense
#SF = SciFi
#SPF = Speculative Fiction
#T = Thriller
#UF = Urban Fantasy
#W = Westerns
#WF = Woman’s Fiction

For additional tips, go to Brenda’s Drakes Pitmad page. As always, good luck!

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

#PreDV Practice hosted by Kat Cho

September 1, 2017Critiques, Literary#DVpit, #PreDV, Adult, Age Category, Authors, Critique Partners, Feedback, Ficiton, Genres, Hone Your Craft, Kat Cho, Manuscripts, Marginalized Voices, Middle Grade, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Pitches, Practice, Twitter, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

This is a cool event sponsored by Kat Cho to help hone marginalized writerly pitches in preparation for #DVpit (DO NOT us this hashtag during the Pre-Event). Participants can post pitches on twitter using the #PreDV hashtag to get feedback from Kat and other volunteers. Marginalized writers are also encouraged to offer their own feedback on other pitches in the spirit of helping other writers.

Another great opportunity is writers can reach out to find critique partners from pitches they like in the age category or genres they also write in. So don’t miss out. Get those pitches ready!

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

Pitch America for Lantinx Voices

August 27, 2017Contests, LiteraryAdult, Agents, Authors, books, Creativity, Culture, Diversity, dreams, Editors, Fiction, Genre, Guidelines, Lantinx, Latinx Authors, Literary Agency, Marginalized Voices, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitch America, Publishing, Stories, We Need Diverse Books, Words, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Pitch América

This contest will feature the first 500 words and the 35 word pitch of completed and polished manuscripts written by Latinx authors. This is a diversity contest with many well known agents and editors participating.

Ammi-Joan Paquette with Erin Murphy Literary Agency
Amy Elizabeth Bishop with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, LLC
Andrea Somberg with Harvey Klinger Literary Agency
Ashley Hearn with Page Street Publishing
Ayesha Pande with Pande Literary Agency
Becky Lejeune with Bond Literary Agency
Beth Phelan with The Bent Agency
Bridget Smith with Dunham Literary, Inc
Brooks Sherman with Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Caitie Flum with Liza Dawson Associates
Caitlin McDonald with Donald Maas Literary Agency
Dorian Maffei with Kimberley Cameron & Associates
Eric Smith with P.S. Literary
Erica Bauman with Aevitas Creative
Hannah Fergesen with KT Literary
Hillary Jacobson with ICM Partners
Hilary Harwell with KT Literary
Jaida Temperly with New Leaf Literary & Media Inc.
Jessie Devine with D4EO Literary Agency
Jessica Sinsheimer with Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency
Jim McCarthy with Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, LLC
Joanna Volpe with New Leaf Literary & Media Inc.
Kate Brauning with Entangled Publishing
Kelly Van Sant with D4EO Literary Agency
Kirsten Carleton with Prospect Agency
Kurestin Armada with P.S. Literary
Lana Popovic with Chalberg & Sussman
Laura Zats with Red Sofa Literary
Lauren Spieller with TriadaUS Literary Agency
Linda Camacho with Prospect Agency
Lindsay Mealing with Emerald City Literary Agency
Lisa Abellera with Kimberley Cameron & Associates
Madelyn Burt with Stonesong Literary Agency
Maria Vicente with P.S. Literary
Mary C. Moore with Kimberley Cameron & Associates
Melissa Edwards with Stonesong Literary Agency
Natascha Morris with BookEnds Literary Agency
Patricia Nelson with Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Quressa Robinson with D4EO Literary Agency
Rachel Brooks with BookEnds Literary Agency
Rachel Stark with Sky Pony Press
Rebecca Podos with Rees Literary Agency
Rena Rossner with The Deborah Harris Agency
Roseanne Wells with The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Sandy Lu with L. Perkins Agency
Sarah LaPolla with Bradford Literary Agency
Serene Hakim with Pande Literary Agency
Stefanie Von Borstel with Full Circle Literary
Taylor Martindale Kean with Full Circle Literary
Thao Le with Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
Whitley Abell with Inklings Literary Agency

Submissions open at midnight on August 30, 2017 and close on September 3, 2017 at 11:59 EDT. Please check out the website for complete guidelines. As always, good luck!

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

2017 #Pitprom Pitch Contest

August 23, 2017Contests, Literary#Pitprom, 2017, Agents, August, Authors, Blogs, books, Edited, Editors, Guidelines, Hone Your Craft, Manuscripts, Mentors, Opportunity, Pages, Pitch, Polished, Publishing, Query, Royal Advisors, Stories, Twitter, Writers, Writingpdpabst

#Pitprom
2017 Pitch contest

Yay! A new contest for writers. Me LOVES when writers want to help other writers! Here is what you need to know. This contest is to help you get your pitch shined for agents and editors. What you’ll need to enter is:

1. 140-character pitch. You’ve got 140 characters to grab their attention, including the #PitProm hashtag.
2. Query letter.
3. The first ten pages of your completed manuscript. (Polished and edited!)

The Royal Advisors will go through the first 200 entries to select 20 entries, consisting of ten science fiction and ten fantasy pitches. Then they will mentor those twenty writers to get their pitch, query, and first ten pages sparkly for an agent round. Submission begin August 24th, 2017 at midnight CST and will close on August 25, 2017 at midnight CST. Visit their site for complete guidelines and to learn about the Royal Advisors and agents/editors participating.

As always, good luck!

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

The Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition

August 19, 2017Contests, LiteraryAuthors, Chicken House, Children's Fiction, Competition, Guidelines, Literary Agent, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Originial Ideas, Publishing Contract, Representation, Royalties, The Times, Unagented, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

While they no longer accept unsolicited manuscripts, they do offer unpublished and unagented writers of children’s fiction the chance to submit their work to the annual Times/Chicken House Children’s Fiction Competition. They’re looking for original ideas, a fresh voice and a story that children will love!

First prize is a worldwide publishing contract with Chicken House with a royalty advance of £10,000 (approximately $12,500 US), plus representation from a top children’s literary agent.

To enter, you must have written a completed full-length novel suitable for children/young adults aged somewhere between 7 and 18 years. The full-length , manuscript should be minimum of 30,000 words and do not exceed 80,000 words in length.

The deadline to enter is midnight on December 8, 2017. Also, there is an entry fee of £15 (approximately $18.76 US). For complete guidelines and entry form, go here.

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

Illustrator Feedback Opportunity

August 17, 2017Critiques, LiteraryArt, Associate Art Director, books, Childrens Books, Designs, Feedback, Fiction, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Illustrator, Middle Grade, Nonfiction, Opportunity, Picture Books, Published, Publishing, Sharismar Rodriguez, Unpublished, Visual Comminications, Young Adultpdpabst

sharismar-rodiguez

If you’re an illustrator, don’t miss this opportunity to have Sharismar Rodriguez, Associate Art Director for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt BFYR look over your illustrations and provide feedback. Published or unpublished: This is a great way to get your artwork seen. The deadline for submitting for this limited 5 week Sharismar appearance is August 20th, 2017.

Sharismar Rodriguez is an Associate Art Director for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers where she designs and art directs children’s books for all ages, from Picture Books to Middle Grade and YA novels and Non-Fiction volumes. She started her career in children’s publishing right after obtaining her BFA in Visual Communications from Parsons School of Design.

For details on how to participate, go here. As always, good luck!

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

#DVPit Critique Giveaway Starts Today

August 15, 2017Contests, Literary#DVpit, Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Authors, Beth Phelan, Chapter Books, Critiques, Editors, Feedback, Giveaway, Hone Your Craft, Literary Agent, Manuscripts, Marginalized Voices, Mentors, Middle Grade, Picture Books, Query, The Bent Agency, Twitter, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

First, for those not familiar with #DVPit, it’s a Twitter event created to showcase pitches from marginalized voices hosted by founder and literary agent Beth Phelan. The next event will be in October. So, in preparation, Beth has wrangled some agents, editors and authors to give away critiques to hone writers’ manuscripts and/or queries before the event.

In order for writers to participate, they’ll need a twitter account. The giveaway tweets for each category will post at noon ET on the relevant day. The posts will be on the twitter handle @DVpit_ starting today. The events will be as follows:

Tuesday, August 15 2017: Children’s, i.e. Picture Books, Chapter Books, Middle Grade
Wednesday, August 16 2017: Young Adult
Thursday, August 17 2017: Adult Fiction & Nonfiction

For the list of all the mentors involved for the specific dates, go here. As always, good luck!

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

2017 Book Pipeline Early Entry Ending Soon!

August 13, 2017Contests, Literary$10000, Academy Award, Adaptations, Age of Adeline, Agencies, Authors, Book Pipeline, books, Circulation, Competition, Deadline, Development, Fee, Fiction, Film, Genre, Good Fear Film + Management, Grand Prize, Lakeshore Entertainment, Managers, Manuscripts, Million Dollar Baby, Nonfiction, Prisoners, Production Companies, Projects, Published, Rings, Scripts, Silent R Management/Jewerl Ross, Stories, Television, The Ark, Underworld, Unpublished, Worldwide, Writerspdpabst

BookPipelineWithFox

The 4th Annual Book Pipeline Competition seeks material for film or television adaptation. Open to writers worldwide, the contest accepts any genre, fiction or non-fiction. Published and unpublished works are both acceptable.

One Grand Prize Winner receives $10,000 and circulation to:

Lakeshore Entertainment (Age of Adaline, Million Dollar Baby, Underworld)
Good Fear Film + Management (Rings, Polaroid)
Madhouse Entertainment (The Ark, Prisoners)
Silent R Management / Jewerl Ross (reps Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins, director of Moonlight)
Other leading production companies, managers, and agencies best-suited for developing the selected projects.

Early Deadline: August 15th, 2017 with a $55 entry fee. Regular Deadline: November 1, 2017 with a $65 entry fee. For guidelines on how to submit, go here.

As always, good luck!

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

Massie & McQuilkin Literary Assistant Job

August 11, 2017Literary, Literary JobsAdministrative Tasks, Agents, Authors, Benefits, books, Creative Writing Grad, Email, English Grads, Facebook, Foreign Rights, Full Time, Health Insurance, Instagram, Lexi Wangler, Literary Assistant, Logging Contracts, Manuscripts, Massie & McQuilkin LIterary Agents, Microsoft Office, Negotiating, New York, One Year Relevant Experience, Payments, Photo Permissions, Rejection Letters, Reports, Responsibilities, Royalty Statements, Social Media Essential, Stories, Submissions, Writerspdpabst

Massie & McQuilkin Literary Agents

Massie & McQuilkin Literary Agents is seeking a full time literary assistant to start as soon as possible in New York. (This is not a remote position.) Benefits will include health insurance. Responsibilities include

Handling general administrative tasks and office maintenance, logging submissions and contracts, scanning contracts and royalty statements, and facilitating author/editor interface.
Reading unsolicited and client manuscripts and writing reader’s reports, rejection letters and editorial letters.
Vetting and negotiating contracts
Assisting with foreign rights
Tracking payments
Evaluating text and photo permissions
Hiring and overseeing interns
Updating the agency’s Facebook and Instagram pages
Familiarity with Microsoft Office essential
Familiarity with BAITS a major plus
Familiarity with social media essential
At least one year of relevant experience essential.

Contact: Lexi Wangler (lexi@mmglit.com), 27 W 20th Street, Suite 305, New York, NY 10010 (Ph# 212-352-2055) DO NOT CALL REGARDING QUERIES, THIS IS FOR SERIOUS JOB APPLICANTS ONLY!

Application Instructions: Please send your cover letter in the body of the email with your resume as an attachment to the attention of Lexi Wangler at lexi@mmqlit.com, with the subject line of “Agency Assistant Position.”

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

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