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Author Mentor Match #AMM Round 5

October 1, 2018Critiques, Literary, Mentor ProgramAlexa Donne, Author, Author Mentor Match, books, Email, Feedback, Fiction, Genres, Guidelines, Heather Kaczynski, Information, Manuscript, Mentors, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Publishing, Stories, Subgenres, Submissions, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Author Mentor Match was created by Heather Kaczynski and Alexa Donne. The object is to match new writers with authors further along in the publishing process and gain invaluable mentoring! That’s right, this is an opportunity to get your manuscript critiqued (for free) before submitting to agents!

Authors can select up to four mentors during the submission window between October 15, 2018 through October 21, 2018. Watch for the mentor BIOS to be posted to learn what age groups and genres they wish to see in their inbox!

Please note there is a two-step process for entering:

Fill out the submission form. (I believe the form will appear during the sub window period.)
Email the proper information to authormentormatch@gmail.com:

A query (pasted in the body of the email!)
The first 50 pages/3 chapters of your novel (whichever is longer & can be attached)
A synopsis

Be sure to include in the subject line the manuscripts Age Category +Genre + Title. (ie: YA Sci-Fi – Mars Plants are the Bomb) on the email submission. And check out the site in order to know how to select the mentors you wish to submit because it isn’t clear quite yet. (I’m guessing this might be part of the submission form.) As always, good luck!

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

Sourcebooks 2018 Spring Diversity Pitchfest via SavvyAuthors

May 6, 2018Literary, Pitch EventAdult, Author, Diversity, Editors, Email, Fiction, Guidelines, Guidlines, Manuscript, May, MG, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Participating, Pitch, Pitchfest, Publishing, SavvyAuthors, Sourcebooks, Sponsor, Story, Three-line, Writer, Writing, YA, Young Adultpdpabst

Sourcebooks

SavvyAuthors is sponsoring a pitchfest with editors from Sourcebooks starting May 8, 2018 (9am EST) and ending May 10, 2018 (11:59pm EST).

You do not have to be a member to participate. Just post your three-line pitch directly on the blog when the pitch event opens. You just need to have a valid email. To see what editors are participating and what they’re looking for, go here. To read the complete rules, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Sun vs Snow 2018

January 3, 2018Contests, LiteraryAdult, Agents, Amy Trueblood, Authors, ライター, écrivain, Blog, books, Completed, Critique, писател, писатель, Email, Entries, Entry, escritor, Fiction, forfatter, Free Pass, Guidelines, Manuscript, Michelle Hauck, Middle Grade, Opportunity, penulis, Polished, Published, Query, Schriftsteller, scrittore, Submit, Sun vs Snow, Unpublished, Win, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

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It’s that time of year again when Amy Trueblood and Michelle Hauck host Sun vs Snow! This is not a twitter contest, but a blog contest for unpublished writers. Last year they had 21 agents participating (half shown here and the other half shown here). Keep an eye on their blogs for agent listings for this year’s contest.

Get your submission ready via email and submit when the window opens on January 23, 2018 at 4pm EST. They only take the first 200 entries, so don’t wait to long. But if you’re worried you’ll miss the entry timeframe, Michelle has a chance to win a FREE PASS on her blog via rafflecopter and comment (deadline of January 19, 2018). Get your query and first 250 words polished now!

This is only for completed manuscripts, so please don’t send WIPs. Go here for complete guidelines.

As always, good luck!

P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer 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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