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Interns Needed for The Bent Agency

August 21, 2018Internship, LiteraryAdult, Agents, Authors, books, Children, Commitment, Fiction, Interns, Librarians, Manuscripts, MFA Students, Middle Grade, New York, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Passion, Publishing, Readers, School Teacher, Stories, The Bent Agency, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

The Bent Agency

The Bent Agency is searching for an adult intern, as well as a YA/MG intern. The internships are a great way to learn more about an agent’s work and decision-making process. Past interns have been writers for children, children’s librarians, elementary school teachers, MFA students, and passionate readers. This is an unpaid internship which will require a minimum of ten hours per week commitment. The great news is that you do NOT have to live in New York.

For complete details, go here. As always, good luck!

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

PitchWars Blog Hop Has Begun!

August 15, 2018Contests, Literary, Mentor ProgramAdult, Agents, Authors, Blog Hop, Blogs, books, Community, Critique, Editors, Edits, Feedback, Fiction, Inspiration, Manuscript, Manuscripts, Mentee, Mentor, Mentoring, Middle Grade, New Adult, Opportunity, Participate, Pitchwars, Publishing, Rivision, Story, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

If you haven’t heard, PitchWars has posted the mentor’s blog hops for 2018! Woo-hoo! Can you believe it’s that time of year again? Be sure to check out each mentors blog in the genre you write to see what’s on their wish list. There are 107 mentors total this year. Also, keep an eye on the agent’s page because many have already signed up to participate. The PitchWars staff will update the page as more agents enroll. (So far, 63 as of this moment.)

Unfamiliar with PitchWars? This is an event where mentors select a mentee’s manuscript to revise to help them get ready for an agent round. That’s right, they help a mentee rework their entire manuscript for free. This is because agented authors and editors want to give back to the writerly community. How exciting is that? There is so much love people!

Submissions will be open from August 27, 2018 (midnight EST) and ends on August 29, 2018 (10pm EST). Manuscripts must be completed and polished in order to enter. This is the crème de la crème of writing contests and only happens once a year! So, get those manuscripts edited and select the mentors you want to sub to. You only get to pick four! And as always, good luck!

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

Boston Writing Workshop

August 1, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Advice, Aevitas Creative Management, Authors, BookEnds Literary, books, Boston, Bresnick Weil Literary Agency, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Go Literary, Inspiration, Instruction, Kneerim & Williams, Laura Gross Literary Agency, Learning, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Register, Sheldon Fogelman Agency, Stories, The Jeff Herman Agency, Writers, Writing, Writing Workshop, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Boston Writing Workshop website, this writing event (September 29, 2018) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (200 total). They will inform everyone directly on the website when seats are closed.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

Literary agent Amaryah Orenstein (Go Literary)
Literary agent Jeff Herman (The Jeff Herman Agency)
Literary agent Elizabeth Bennett (Jill Corcoran Literary)
Literary agent Laura Gross (Laura Gross Literary Agency)
Literary agent Amy Stern (Sheldon Fogelman Agency)
Literary agent Tracy Marchini (BookEnds Literary)
Literary agent Lana Popovic (Chalberg & Sussman)
Literary agent Lucy Cleland (Kneerim & Williams)
Literary agent Matthew DiGangi (Bresnick Weil Literary Agency)
Literary agent Rob Arnold (Aevitas Creative Management)
Literary agent Kimiko Nakamura (Dee Mura Literary)
Literary agent Rebecca Podos (Rees Literary)
Literary agent Beth Campbell (BookEnds Literary)
Literary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary)
Literary agent assistant Caleb Bollenbacher (Corvisiero Literary)
and possibly more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

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

San Francisco Writing Workshop

July 2, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Agents, Andy Ross Literary, Authors, books, D4EO Literary, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Fuse Literary, How To Get Published, Inspiration, Instruction, Kimberley Cameron Literary, Learning, Lupine Grove Creative, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, San Francisco, Stories, Veritas Literary, Wordsmith, Writers, Writing, Writing Workshop, Young Adultpdpabst

Per the website, the 2018 San Francisco Writing Workshop is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (200 total). This workshop is a full-day “How to Get Published” writing event in San Francisco, CA on August 25, 2018.

Agents and editors confirmed to be in attendance and/or available to pitch are:

Literary agent Jennie Kendrick (Lupine Grove Creative)
Literary agent Andy Ross (Andy Ross Literary)
Literary agent Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary)
Literary agent Amy Cloughley (Kimberley Cameron & Associates)
Literary agent Jennifer March Soloway (Andrea Brown Literary)
Literary agent Pam Victorio (D4EO Literary)
Literary agent Lisa Abellera (Kimberley Cameron & Associates)
Literary agent Chiara Rosati (Veritas Literary)
and many more to come.

This is a great opportunity, but hurry because seats are going fast! Have fun and learn lots!

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

Writers, #FaithPitch is Coming!

June 26, 2018Contests, Literary, Pitch Event#FaithPitch, Adult, Authors, Biblical, Board Books, books, Christian, Denominations, Ethnicities, Faith Based, Fiction, Genre, Guidelines, Hashtags, Insprational, Kids, Little Lamb Books, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Picture Books, Stories, Tales, Twitter, Worldview, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

A Twitter pitch event exclusively for faith-based fiction is being hosted by Little Lamb Books on June 28, 2018 between 8am – 8pm CST. This is for board books, picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction that fall under the categories of inspirational, faith-based, biblical worldview, or Christian. Different denominations, ethnicities, a POV in this niche are encouraged. Be sure to use the hashtag #FaithPitch and only pitch 4 times per manuscript during the pitch window. (Maximum of 4 manuscripts are permitted.)

As with all pitch events, any agent or editor can troll the feed. Be sure to do you research before sending off your book baby to them! For complete guidelines, go here. And as always, good luck!

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

Florida Writing Workshop

June 24, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, agent, Authors, Belcastro Agency, books, Corvisiero Literary Agency, editor, Event, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Florida, Inspiration, Instruction, Ladderbird Agency, Limited Seats, Literary Agent, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Register, Spencerhill Associates, Stories, Stringer Literary Agency, The Knight Agency, The Seymour Agency, Wordsmiths, Writers, Writing Workshop, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Florida Writing Workshop website, this writing event (August 4, 2018) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (200 total). They will inform everyone directly on the website when seats are closed.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

Literary agent Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency)
Literary agent Nalini Akolekar (Spencerhill Associates)
Literary agent Saritza Hernandez (Corvisiero Literary)
Literary agent Marlene Stringer (Stringer Literary Agency)
Literary agent Sharon Belcastro (Belcastro Agency)
Literary agent Amanda Leuck (Spencerhill Associates)
Literary agent Lucienne Diver (The Knight Agency)
Literary agent Tina Wainscott (The Seymour Agency)
Literary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Agency)
Literary agent Kaitlyn Johnson (Corvisiero Agency)
and more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

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

#SFFpit Pitch Event on Twitter

June 23, 2018Contests, Literary, Pitch Event#SFFpit, Adult, Age Group, Agents, Authors, books, Category, Dan Koboldt, Editors, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Hashtags, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Publishing, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Stories, Tales, Twitter, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

It’s that time of year again for science fiction and fantasy writers to polish their pitches for Dan Koboldt’s #SFFpit writing contest on twitter! It runs on June 28, 2018 between 8am-6pm EST. This contest allows 10 pitches total and Dan asks that you use them wisely! As usual, it needs to be a 280 character pitch for twitter and includes the hashtag #SFFpit. For all the rules, including how to properly insert the age group and category, go here. And remember to research any agents or editors that favorite your tweet because ANY ONE can trawl the feed!

As always, good luck!

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

Writer’s Digest Annual Conference, NY

June 21, 2018Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Agents, Authors, books, Business of Writing, Craft, Editors, Education, Feedback, Fiction, Genre, Getting Published, Hone Your Craft, Inspiration, Literary Agencies, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Mingle, New York, New York Hilton Midtown, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch Event, Pitching, Platform, Publishers, Publishing, Stories, Writer's Digest Conference, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Writers Digest Conference

The Writer’s Digest Conference will be held in New York August 10-12, 2018 at the New York Hilton Midtown. The program is designed to give you a balanced education in both the craft and the business of being a writer—all in an encouraging, inspiring environment. Customize your experience by mixing-and-matching sessions among these core tracks: Craft, Getting Published, The Business of Being an Author, Platform & Promotion and Genre Studies. And this is the cool place where Pitchslam happens!

Agents/Editors in attendance will be:

Marilyn Allen of Allen O’Shea Literary
Amelia Appel of Triada US
Erica Bauman of Aevitas Creative Management
Lauren Bieke of Fine Print Literary Management
Amy Elizabeth Bishop of Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
Danielle Burkowski of Sterling Lord Literistic
Madelyn Burt of Stonesong Literary
Debbie Carter of Waverly Place Literary Agency
Sonali Chanchani of Folio Literary Management
Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency
Bess Cozby of Tor/Forge/Starscape/Tor Teen
achel Crawford of Mackenzie Wolf
Kerrie D’Agostino of Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Claire Draper of Inkwell Management
Jennie Dunham of Dunham Literary, Inc.
Diana Finch of Diana Finch Literary Agency
Heather Flaherty of The Bent Agency
Mark Gottlieb of Trident Media Group
Jill Grosjean of Jill Grosjean Literary Agency
Ben Grange of L. Perkins Agency
Jeff Herman of The Jeff Herman Agency, LLC
Jessica Mileo of InkWell Management
Paula Munier of Talcott Notch Literary Services
Dee Mura of Dee Mura Literary
Kimiko Nakamura of Dee Mura Literary
Kevin O’Connor of Charlotte Sheedy Literary Agency
Amaryah Orenstein of GO Literary
Kelly Peterson of Corvisiero Literary
Beth Phelan of Gallt & Zacker Literary Agency
Michelle Richter of Fuse Literary
Rita Rosenkranz of Rita Rosenkranz Literary Agency
Katherine Sands of Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency
Lauren Spieller of TriadaUS
Leah Spiro of Riverside Creative Management, Inc.
ohn Willig of Literary Services, Inc.
Leslie Zampetti of Dunham Literary, Inc.
Helen Zimmermann of Zimmermann Literary
Samantha Zukergood of St. Martins Press

Seats are limited so be sure and book right away. As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst

Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Chesapeake Writing Workshop (Suburb of Washington, DC)

June 20, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Aevitas Creative Management, Agents, Arlington, Authors, BookEnds Literary, books, Brower Literary, C.Y.L.E., Capital Talent Agency, Chesapeake, Crichton & Associates, Editors, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Instruction, Learning, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Pande Literary, Pitching, publisher, Red Sofa Literary, Register, Ross Yoon, St. Martin's Press, Stories, The Steve Laube Agency, Virginia, Washington DC, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Chesapeake Writing Workshop website, this writing event (July 28, 2018) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (200 total). They will inform everyone directly on the website when seats are closed.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

literary agent Dara Kaye (Ross Yoon)
literary agent Stephanie Kehr (C.Y.L.E. Literary)
literary agent Stacey Graham (Red Sofa Literary)
literary agent Shaheen Qureshi (Capital Talent Agency)
literary agent Kimberly Brower (Brower Literary)
literary agent Amanda Jain (BookEnds Literary)
literary agent Ayesha Pande (Pande Literary)
literary agent Sha-Shana Crichton (Crichton & Associates)
literary agent Tamela Hancock Murray (The Steve Laube Agency)
editor Lauren Jablonski (St. Martin’s Press)
literary agent Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management)
and many more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

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

Cleveland Writing Workshop

June 16, 2018Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Agents, Authors, Barone Literary Agency, BookEnds Literary, books, C.Y.L.E., Cleveland, DeFiore and Company, Faculty, Fiction, Hartline Literary, Instruction, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Middle Grade, Ohio, Opportunity, Pitch, Pitching, Register, Speilburg Literary, Stories, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Per the Cleveland Writing Workshop website, this writing event (July 14, 2018) is a wonderful opportunity to get intense instruction over the course of one day, pitch a literary agent or editor (optional), get your questions answered, and more. Note that there are limited seats at the event (150 total). They will inform everyone directly on the website when seats are closed.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

Literary agent Moe Ferrara of BookEnds Literary
Literary agent Vicki Selvaggio of Jennifer De Chiara Literary
Literary agent Gabrielle Piraino of DeFiore and Company
Literary agent Cyle Young of Hartline Literary
Literary agent Alice Speilburg of Speilburg Literary Agency
Junior agent Hope Bolinger of C.Y.L.E.
Literary agent Denise Barone of Barone Literary Agency
and more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

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

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