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Author Mentor Match is Open for Subs

April 14, 2017Literary, Mentor Program#AMM, #AuthorMentorMatch, Agent Ready, Agented, Author Mentor Match, Authors, books, Editing, Feedback, Fiction, Inspiration, Manuscripts, Mentoring, Middle Grade, Queries, Stories, Submissions, Unagented, Young Adultpdpabst

Author Mentor Match is open for submissions. This event matches aspiring writers with agented authors to hone their completed manuscripts. There is no agent round or contest aspect, but a focus on building lasting relationships. Mentors will help writers revise their manuscript before querying, give advice and tips on agents, and support through the process.

This is a big deal in the writerly world because paying for editing can be extremely expensive! At first glance, the website seems like it may only be for young adult stories, but upon further reading it is clearly for YA & MG. If you’re interested in submitting, go check out the mentors involved (and get a load of their books) . Be sure to view the guidelines and submit before 11:59pm PT on April 23, 2017.

As Always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst

Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

#AdPit a Twitter Pitch Event

April 5, 2017Contests, Literary#Adpit, Agents, Authors, books, Central Standard Time, Editors, Fiction, Heidi Norrod, Manuscripts, Non-Fiction, Pitch Event, Publishers, research, Stories, Tag Lines, Twitter, Writerspdpabst

Heidi Norrod is hosting another fabulous twitter pitch event for writers called AdPit. (Yes, she’s hosting two pitch events today!) In order to participate, authors need to have a finished manuscript and tweet their 140 character pitch using the hashtag #AdPit on April 5, 2017. The contest will be between 9am-3pm CST (Chicago time). You will allowed to pitch six times over the course of the event. I’d suggest 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 trawling LITERARY AGENTS and EDITORS before submissions. As always, good luck!

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

#KidPit a Twitter Pitch Event

April 5, 2017Contests, Literary#KidPit, Agents, Authors, Board Books, books, Chapter Books, Easy Reader, Editors, Fiction, Heidi Norrod, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pitch Event, Publishers, Stories, Twitter, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Heidi Norrod is hosting another fabulous twitter pitch event for writers called KidPit TODAY! In order to participate, authors need to have a finished manuscript and tweet their 140 character pitch using the hashtag #KidPit. The contest will be between 9am-3pm CST (Chicago time). You will allowed to pitch six times over the course of the event. I’d suggest 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.

The Knight Agency Pitch Event

April 4, 2017Contests, Literary#TKA20, Agents, Authors, books, Deidre Knight, Elaine Spencer, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Janna Bonikowski, Kristy Hunter, LGBT, Manuscripts, Melissa Jeglinski, Middle Grace, Mysteries, Nephele Tempest, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pamela Harty, Pitch Event, Romance, Suspense, The Knight Agency, Thrillers, Travis Pennington, Twitter, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

The Knight Agency is holding another twitter pitch event TOMORROW on April 5, 2017 from 9am-5pm EST. Use the hashtag #TKA20 and include your age category with genre. Do not pitch directly to the agents. Pitch the same way you’d pitch during #Pitmad and similar contests.

Some of the participating agents will be Deidre Knight, Pamela Harty, Elaine Spencer, Melissa Jeglinski, Travis Pennington, Nephele Tempest, Kristy Hunter, and Janna Bonikowski . Some things their excited to see are: women’s fiction, historical fiction, YA, MG, romance of all subgenres, LGBT fiction and m/m romance, thrillers, mysteries, suspense, nonfiction, and fantasy. And popular genre abbreviations are:

#RS=Romantic Suspense
#WF=Women’s Fiction
#HF=Historical Fiction
#YA=Young Adult
#MG=Middle Grade
#MC=Multicultural
#M=Mystery
#CM=Cozy Mystery
#LGBT=LGBT Fiction or Nonfiction
#MM=Male/Male Romance
#CR=Contemporary Romance
#PNR=Paranormal Romance
#INSP=Inspirational Fiction or Nonfiction
#NF=Nonfiction #MEM=Memoir

For complete details and to see what each agent is specifically wanting, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Miss Snark’s Secret Agent Contest

April 2, 2017Contests, LiteraryAdult Fiction, Authors, books, Contemporary, dreams, Entrants, Guidelines, Literary Agent, Manuscripts, Miss Snark's First Victim, New Adult Fiction, Opportunity, Romance, Secret Agent Contest, Stories, Submissions, Suspense, Thriller, Time Travel, Writers, Writing, Young-adult fictionpdpabst

Just a quick reminder that @AuthoressAnon is hosting her Secret Agent Contest tomorrow, Monday, April 3, 2017. She is the genius behind Miss Snark’s First Victim blog, which often hosts critique events and contests to help gain a literary agent.

Authoress

The submission window will be open from noon to 6pm EDT. The BOT will randomly select 50 entrants with 2 alternates. To enter, you’ll need the first 250 words from you polished and completed manuscript. (No unfinished stories, please!) This months accepted genres will be:

Romance (YA, NA, Adult)
Thriller (YA, NA, Adult)
Contemporary (YA, NA, Adult)
Time Travel (YA, NA, Adult)
Suspense (YA, NA, Adult)

So, get those words polished! You can find the entire information for submission guidelines on her website here. As always, good luck!

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

Revise & Resub Contest

April 1, 2017Contests, Literary, Mentor Program#RevPit, Adult, Authors, books, Editing, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Manuscripts, Mentoring, Middlge Grade, New Adult, Novel, Opportunity, Polishing, Query, Resubmit, Revising, Stories, Submitting, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

If you haven’t heard, the Revise & Resub contest is newly created for writers looking to win a complete and free editing of their manuscript. Although their main goal is to help authors polish their stories, they’ll showcase the winners finished projects on the website and agents are welcome to attend! So, spread the word.

Because the Pitch To Publication editors found themselves with open availability because P2P got postponed, they created this contest to still give writers the opportunity to win edits. Yay! The submission window opens April 7, 2017 at noon EDT and closes April 9, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT.

You can visit the site for a complete list of editors. To learn the submission guidelines, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Don Freeman Illustrator Grant

March 29, 2017Awards, Contests, LiteraryAdvertising, Art Directors, Art Supplies, Authors, Childcare, Childrens Books, Conferences, Courses, Creativity, Illustrators, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pitching, Portfolio, Pre-published Illunstrator, Publishers, SCBWI, Stories, Travel, Two Grants, Work In Progress, Worshop, Writerspdpabst

According to the webpage, the Don Freeman Work-In-Progress Grants are available to all members of the SCBWI, regardless of membership level, who are working on a picture book or their portfolio. They are not available for projects on which there is already a contract.

Two grants of $1,000 each will be awarded annually. One grant to a published illustrator and one to an pre-published illustrator. The money may be used in any way to help you complete your project. Acceptable uses include: purchasing art supplies, enrollment in workshops or conferences, courses in advanced illustrating or writing techniques, travel for research or to expose work to publishers/art directors, or childcare.

Enrolment is open and ends on March 31, 2017. Visit the webpage to for complete information and guidelines to submit. As always, good luck.

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

DC Comics Writers Workshop

March 28, 2017Awards, Contests, Literary, Mentor Program13 Weeks, Authors, Comic Writer, DC Comics, dreams, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Goals, Jobs, Learning, Mentors, Published, publisher, Series, Submissions, Superheroes, Villains, Workshoppdpabst

Wow! If you’ve ever dreamed of writing for DC Comics, this is your chance. But please note, this is for writer’s who’ve been published. However, the written work does not have to be a comic. They’ll also accept up to two published fiction works that’ll highlight an authors skill as a possible DC writer. By end of the workshop, the participant(s) may obtain a position writing on one of the DC Comic book series.

But the deadline to enter is March 31, 2017. They express on the website that files can be large to upload, so don’t wait until the last minute to try. They will not accept resubmission or changes after the deadline. No exceptions.

For complete information on how to enter and the dates of when the workshop will start, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Witness Impulse Open Submissions

March 27, 2017LiteraryAuthors, dreams, Editors, Fiction, HarperCollins, Manuscripts, Mystery, novels, Opportunity, Publishers, Stories, Submissions, Suspense, Thriller, Witness Impulse, Writerspdpabst

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How exciting is it to know that one of the big five publishers has imprints that allow authors to submit without having an agent? Of course, I feel the need to stress that I’m a firm believer…

Source: Witness Impulse Open Submissions

Picture Book Party To Get An Agent

March 25, 2017Contests, LiteraryAgents, Authors, books, Childrens Books, Guidelines, ideas, Illustrators, Kids, Manuscripts, Michelle Hauck, Opportunity, Picture Book Party, Picture Books, Polished, Sharon Chriscoe, Submissions, Twitter, Writerspdpabst

Holy-moly! It’s another picture book contest. Things are looking up for the PB writers and illustrators, indeed. On March 26, 2017 Michelle Hauck and Sharon Chriscoe will co-host a Picture Book Party. Submission will open at noon EST and will close when 250 entrants have been received. You need to have a completed and polished PB manuscript and illustrations are encouraged to be submitted (if you’re an illustrator). The agent round will be between April 5-7, 2017. Be sure to checkout the complete guidelines on the website. You can also follow helpful hints for all writers on the twitter hashtag #PBParty.

As always, good luck.

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

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