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Creative Capital Art & Literature Direct Funding and Career Development Contest

February 23, 2018Contests, LiteraryAnimation, Architecture, Art, Artists, Authors, books, Budget, Career, Creative Capital, Dance, Design, Development, Disciplines, Fiction, Film, Funded, Funding, Games, Guidelines, Investing, Letter of Inquiry, Literature, Manuscripts, Media, Monetary Prize, Money, Multimedia, Music Theater, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Painting, Performing, Photography, Poetry, Project, Rules, Sculpture, Stories, Sustainable Practices, Video, Vision, Visual, Work, Works On Paper, Writerspdpabst

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Creative Capital is helping artists working in all creative disciplines realize their vision and build sustainable practices. Creative Capital provides each funded project with up to $50,000 in direct funding and career development services valued at $45,000, for a total commitment of up to $95,000 per project.

Um, need I repeat that? Up to $95,000!

This month (February 2018), they are accepting submissions in 34 disciplines. These include works in film, literature, performing arts, visual arts, and a number of other media. Here are some of the works they’ll consider:

Animation
Architecture
Dance
Design
Music-Theater
Documentary Film
Narrative Film
Games
Photography
Video Art
Painting
Poetry
Sculpture
Multimedia
Works On Paper
And much, much more!

For a complete list of projects and guidelines, go here. But hurry, the deadline to send Letters of Inquiry and budget is February 28, 2018. And as always, good luck!

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

#PBPitch Is Coming!

February 19, 2018Contests, LiteraryAgents, Artists, Artwork, Authors, Childrens Books, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Editors, Illustrators, Images, Janklow Nesbit Agency, Kidlit, Liza Royce Agency, Opportunity, Party, PBPitch, Picture Books, Pitches, Publishing, research, Rodeen Literary, Stories, Thompson Literary, Twitter, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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, February 22, 2018 from 8am-8pm EST. But remember, anyone can troll the feed, so be sure to do your research! There will be legitimate agents and editors popping in and out, including those that haven’t confirmed their attendance. But those that have confirmed are:

Marisa Corvisiero, Corvisiero Literary
Liza Fleissig, Liza Royce Agency
Wendi Gu, Janklow & Nesbit Agency
Lori Kilkelly, Rodeen Literary
Cindy Uh, Thompson Literary

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.

Writing With The Stars

January 8, 2018Contests, Literary, Mentor ProgramAdvice, Applications, Art, Artists, Aspiring, Authors, コンテスト, books, Childrens Books, Concorso, Concours, Concurso, Creative, Development, конкурс, Guidelines, Illustrators, Insight, Mentee, Mentors, Mentorshop, състезание, Opportunity, Picture Book, Published Author, Publishing, Stars, Submissions, Tara Luebe, Wedstrijd, Wettbewerb, Writers, Writing With The Stars, yarışmapdpabst

Tara Luebe is hosting Writing with the Stars, which is a mentorship opportunity for aspiring picture book writers and illustrators to win a free, three-month mentorship with a published author or author/illustrator. Mentors will help mentees further develop their craft and share invaluable advice and insight into the publishing world.

The application window will be open from January 8, 2018 through midnight January 13, 2018 EST. Each contestant is allowed three “star” picks to send their applications for consideration. Click the star mentors to learn about each one. And go here for complete guidelines.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst

L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contest is Ending Soon!

December 18, 2017Contests, LiteraryAmateur, Art, Artists, Authors, Award, December, Design, Entrants, Fantasy, Guidelines, Illustrators of the Future, Judging, L. Ron Hubbard, Monetary Prize, No Fee, Novelettes, Opportunity, Prizes, Publication, Quarterly, Rights, Rules, Science Fiction, Short Story, Submissions, Submit, Writers, Writers of the Futurepdpabst

L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers and Illustrators of the Future quarterly contest entry ends on December 31, 2017. So, hurry and get your submissions in.

Writers
L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest is an opportunity for new and amateur writers of new short stories or novelettes of science fiction or fantasy. No entry fee is required. Entrants retain all publication rights. All awards are adjudicated by professional writers only. Prizes every three months: $1,000, $750, $500, with an annual grand prize: $5,000 additional! If you have not read the contest rules, please click here before submitting. To enter, go here.

Illustrators
L. Ron Hubbard’s Illustrators of the Future Contest is an opportunity for new science fiction and fantasy artists worldwide. No entry fee is required. Entrants retain all publication rights. All judging by professional artists only. $1,500 in prizes each quarter. Quarterly winners compete for $5,000 additional annual prize! If you have not read the contest rules, please click here before submitting. To enter, go here.

As always, good luck!

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

Twitter #KidPit Pitch Event is Coming!

November 6, 2017Contests, Literary#KidPit, 140 Characters, Agents, Art, Artists, Authors, Board Books, books, Chapter Books, dreams, Easy Reader, Editors, Fiction, Genre, Hashtag, Heidi Norrod, Illustrators, Kidlit, Literary Agents, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, novels, November, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pictures, Pitch Event, Pitching, Publishers, Publishing Industry, Stories, Twitter, Words, Writers, Writing, 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 140 character pitch using the hashtag #KidPit on twitter. The contest will be between 9am-3pm CST (Chicago time) on November 8, 2017. 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.

Sparkhouse Family Picture Book Writing Contest 2017

November 2, 2017Contests, LiteraryAdavance, Artists, Authors, Charming, Completed Manuscripts, Creative, Elgibility, Faith Based, Illustrators, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, November, Open Call, Open Submissions, Opportunity, Picture Books, Published, publisher, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Sparkhouse Family, Stories, Submit, Synopsis, Tranformational, Unagented, Winners, Winsome, Writer, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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Sparkhouse Family is a faith based publisher. They aim to publish creative, winsome, charming stories that help parents instill an open-hearted, transformational, life-long Christian faith in children ages 0-12.

The Sparkhouse Family Children’s Picture Book Contest is an open call for picture books that support this mission. They’ll choose one manuscript to develop into a picture book. The winning author will get a prize of $5,000 and a chance to have their book published by Sparkhouse Family.

To enter, submit a brief synopsis of your book, your author bio, your contact information, and complete manuscript. All submitted works must be finished, previously unpublished manuscripts of 1,000 words or less. The contest is open to new, upcoming, and established writers alike, but only unagented submissions are eligible.

They’ll accept submissions through November 17, 2017. As always, good luck!

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

#PBPitch Is Next Week!

October 17, 2017Contests, LiteraryAgents, Andrea Brown Literary, Animation, Artists, Authors, BookEnds Literary, Corvisiero Literary Agency, Editors, Hashtags, Illustrators, Image, Janklow Nesbitt Agency, Manuscripts, Martin Literary, Opportunity, Page Street Publishing, PBPitch, Picture Books, Pictures, Pitch, Publishers, research, Rodeen Literary, Submission, Thompson Literary, Tweet, Twitter, Writerspdpabst

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 26, 2017 from 8am-8pm EST. But remember, anyone can trawl 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. But those that have confirmed are:

Marisa Corvisiero, Corvisiero Literary
Adria Goetz, Martin Literary
Wendi Gu, Janklow Nesbitt Agency
Lori Kilkelly, Rodeen Literary
Tracy Marchini, BookEnds Literary
Meg LaTorre Snyder, Corvisiero Literary
Jennifer March Soloway, Andrea Brown Literary
Cindy Uh, Thompson Literary
Charlotte Wenger, Page Street Publishing

As always, good luck!

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

L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers & Illustrators of the Future Contest is Ending Soon!

September 26, 2017Contests, LiteraryAmateur, Art, Artists, Authors, Design, Entrants, Fantasy, Fiction, Illustrators, Illustrators of the Future, L. Ron Hubbard, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, No Fee, Novelettes, Opportunity, Pictures, Publication, Rights, Rules, Science Fiction, Short Story, Stories, Submissions, Unpublished, Winner, Writers, Writers of the Future, Writingpdpabst

L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers and Illustrators of the Future contest entries ends on September 30, 2017. So, hurry and get your submissions in.

As always, good luck!

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

Worldcon 75

July 2, 2017Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways75th World Science Fiction Convention, Art, Artists, Astronaut, August, Authors, Awards, Centennial, Claire Wendling, Comics, Cover Artist, Critics, Culture, Dr. Kjell N Lindgren, Editors, Explore, Fans, Fantasy, Fashion, Fiction, Finland, Food, Guests of Honor, Helsinki, Ian Stewart, Illustrator, Johanna Sinisalo, John-Henri Homberg, Messukeskus, Museums, Music, Musicians, Nalo Hopkinson, NASA, Publishers, Readers, Science Fiction, Scientists, Translator, Walter Jon Williams, Worldcon, Writerspdpabst

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Helsinki, Finland was selected to host the 75th Worldcon on August 9th through 13th 2017. They will be celebrating their national centennial. They invite you to explore their unique culture, a blend of east and west. From museums to music, fashion to food, art and design, Finland has a lot to offer.

Worldcon 75 will feature writers, artists, musicians, editors, publishers, critics, scientists, and fans with interests across the full spectrum of science fiction and fantasy.

GUESTS OF HONOR

John-Henri Holmberg (born 1949 in Stockholm) is a Swedish author, critic, publisher and translator, and a well-known science fiction fan.
Nalo Hopkinson (born in 1960 in Kingston) is an award winning Jamaican author.
Johanna Sinisalo (born in 1958 in Sodankylä) is an award winning Finnish science fiction and fantasy writer. She is also a successful screenwriter.
Claire Wendling (born 1967 in Montpellier) is a French comics artist, illustrator, and cover artist.
Walter Jon Williams is an award-winning American author, with strong ties to Finland (all his grandparents were born there).

There are many other guests like NASA Astronaut Dr. Kjell N. Lindgren and science guest Professor Ian Stewart. There are over 120 authors, artists, musicians, editors, publishers, critics, and scientists attending. So, you never know who you’ll be having coffee with in the morning. Check out the complete list here.

If you want to go, rooms are filling up fast at nearby hotels. So hurry if you plan on attending. As always, have fun and happy mingling and learning.

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

#PBPitch Twitter Party! (Picture Books)

February 17, 2017Contests, Literary#amediting, #amillustrating, #amwriting, Andrea Brown Literary Agency, Artists, Children, Editors, Illustrators, Interactives, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Literary Agents, Liza Royce Agency, Manuscripts, Marketing, Non-Fiction, PBPitch, Photography, Picture Books, Pitch Event, Pitch Party, Pop-Up Fiction, Publishers, Red Fox Literary, The Thompson Agency, Twitter, Writerspdpabst

It’s time for another picture book twitter party using #PBPitch! So, if you write or illustrate picture books, this is the event for you. This party will take place Thursday, February 23, 2017 from 8am-8pm EST. But remember, anyone can trawl the feed, so be sure and do your research! There will be legit agents and editors that pop in and out, including those that haven’t confirmed attendance. But those that have confirmed are:

Cindy Uh at The Thompson Agency
Jennifer March Soloway at Andrea Brown Literary Agency
Liza Fleissig at Liza Royce Agency
Stephanie Fretwill-Hill at Red Fox Literary
Vicki Selvaggio at Jennifer DeChiara Literary

As always, good luck!

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

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