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Agency Directory

April 9, 2022LiteraryA, Adult, Adversity, Agencies, Agency, Agents, Art, Authors, books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Illustrators, LGBTQ, Manuscripts, MG, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, PB, Picture Books, Publishing, Writers, YA, Young Adultpdpabst

In case you missed the new page I created to list literary agencies, I thought I would send out a post. My “go to” used to be Preditors and Editors, but it has been in “dust” mode for a long time. And with Pitch Wars ceasing, I’m not sure how long their site will be running. While there is Manuscript Wishlist, AALA, AAA(UK), and Query Tracker, and possibly others I’m unaware of, they aren’t a complete list, or they miss agencies on some that are on others. So, I decided to make a list from all of them. It is still a work in progress and will be everchanging as agencies open and close.

When I started this, I found it very time consuming. But, at some point, I will go back and improve the listings by adding the age categories and genres each one represents. To search red flags for agencies, I recommend Absolute Write. But for now, enjoy the agency directory I created.

P.D. Pabst

#SFFpit Twitter Pitch Contest

January 18, 2021Contests#OwnVoices, #SFFpit, Age Group, Agency, Agents, Authors, コンテスト, ประกวด, Category, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Contemporary, Cuộc thi, Dan Koboldt, Конкурс, Editors, Epic, Event, 경연 대회, Fantasy, Favorite, Gystadleuaeth, Hashtag, Historical, Horror, Διαγωνισμό, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, LGBTQ, Magical Realism, Manuscripts, Multicultural, Mythic, Natjecanje, Opportunity, paligsahan, Paranormal, People of Color, Pitch, Pitching, Publishing, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Soutěž, Space Opera, Steam Punk, Tävling, Tweet, Twitter, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Writers, Writing, Yarışması, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

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 February 3, 2021 between 8am-6pm EST. This contest allows 10 pitches total (one per hour), so use them wisely! As usual, it needs to be a 280 character pitch for twitter including 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.

#SFFpit Pitch Event For Writers

July 27, 2020Contests, Literary#OwnVoices, #SFFpit, Age Group, Agency, Agents, Authors, Category, Contemporary, Dan Koboldt, Editors, Epic, Event, Fantasy, Favorite, Hashtag, Historical, Horror, LGBTQ, Magical Realism, Manuscripts, Multicultural, Mythic, Opportunity, Paranormal, People of Color, Pitch, Pitching, Publishing, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Steam Punk, Tweet, Twitter, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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 July 29, 2020 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 including 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.

#SFFpit Pitch Event For Writers

July 17, 2019Contests, Literary#OwnVoices, #SFFpit, Age Group, Agency, Agents, Authors, Category, Contemporary, Dan Koboldt, Editors, Epic, Event, Fantasy, Favorite, Hashtag, Historical, Horror, LGBTQ, Magical Realism, Manuscripts, Multicultural, Mythic, Opportunity, Paranormal, People of Color, Pitch, Pitching, Publishing, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Space Opera, Steam Punk, Tweet, Twitter, Writers, Writingpdpabst

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 July 24, 2019 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 including 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.

Carina Press: New LGBTQ+ Imprint Submission Call

July 15, 2019Literary, Publishing Opportunity#WritingCommunity, Access, Adore, Authors, Bisexual, Carina Press, Contemporary, Details, Digital-First, Fiction, Gay, Guidelines, Harlequin, Imprint, Lesbian, LGBTQ, Lovers, Manuscripts, New Imprint, News, Opportunity, Publishing, Queer, Rainbow, Readers, Romance, Rules, Stories, Submissions, Submit, Transgender, Trope, Writingpdpabst

Carina Press, a digital-first imprint of Harlequin, is accepting submissions for a new trope-based LGBTQ+ contemporary romance line called Carina Adores, which will launch in early 2020. This is huge news for the LGBTQ+ writing community, readers, and lovers of all things romance!

For complete details on the specific tropes they are looking for and how to submit, just click the pretty rainbow above! (Note: Carina Press did not rainbow their name, though maybe they should because it’s so pretty! I did this independently for easy access and so the submission link will stand out from the parent companies.)

As always, good luck!

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

Hachette Imprint Open for Submissions!

November 27, 2017Literary, Publishing OpportunityAdvance, Andrea Levy, Authors, BAME, Bestsellers, David Mitchell, December, Disabilities, Diversity, editor, english, Fiction, Graham Norton, Hachette Imprint, Hodder & Stoughton, International, Jodi Picoult, John Murray Press, Katie Piper, LGBTQ, Manuscript, Marganlized Voices, Marketing, Martina Cole, Mo Farrah, New Voices, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Publicist, publisher, Royalties, Stephen King, Stieg Larsson, Stories, The Future Bookshelf, The Sideman, Unagented, Underrepresented, United Kingdom, Writerspdpabst

Hodder & Stoughton, John Murray Press (Hachette Imprint) will be opening for unagented submissions on December 1, 2017 (12am GMT) and close on December 7, 2017 (11:59pm GMT) for THE FUTURE BOOKSHELF! Although this is an United Kingdom publisher, they will be taking international submissions for fiction and non-fiction. This is an exciting opportunity because big houses don’t often open their doors to unagented writers.

Some of the authors Hodder & Stoughton publishes is Stephen King, Martina Cole, Jodi Picoult, The Sidemen, Stieg Larsson, Trevor Noah, David Mitchell, Andrea Levy, Katie Piper, Mo Farrah, Graham Norton, and many more. Wouldn’t it be awesome to be one of the great writers added to this list?

If chosen, you will get paid an advance and royalties. They’ll set you up with an editor and publicist, as well as have a marketing campaign. So, you’ll get all the perks of a bestselling author! A few of the rules are:

Must be over 18.
An underrepresented writerly category (see their guidelines for descriptions).
Fiction (any genre) and non-fiction works must be over 50,000 words.
Must be written in English.

But they have more requirements than this. For complete rules and how to submit, go here. As always, good luck!

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

New Visions Award – Middle Grade/Young Adult Manuscripts is Ending Soon

October 9, 2017Contests, LiteraryAdvance, Author, Children, Disabilities, Diversity, Fiction, Genre, Graphic Novels, Indigenous People, Lee & Low Books, LGBTQ, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Monetary Prize, Native People, New Visions Award, People of Color, Prize, publisher, Roylaties, Stories, Submission, Teens of Color, Themes, Tu Books, Unagented, United States, Unpublished, Winner, Writer, Young Adultpdpabst

Tu Books, the middle grade and young adult imprint of Lee & Low Books will be closing submissions soon for the New Visions Award. Established in 2012, this award is given annually to an unpublished author of color for a middle grade or young adult manuscript. Previous winners include the award-winning Ink and Ashes as well as the forthcoming novels Ahimsa and Rebel Seoul.

Manuscripts may be novels or graphic novels in any fictional genre for children ages 8 to 12 or young adults ages 12 to 18. Manuscripts should address the needs of children and teens of color by providing stories the can identify with and which promote greater understanding of one another. Themes relating to LGBTQ+ topics or disabilities may also be included.

Contestants must meet all of the following criteria to be considered:

Self-identify as a person of color or a Native/indigenous person.
Be at least 18 years old at the time of entry.
Be a resident of the United States.
Not have had a middle grade or young adult novel published.

The Award winner receives a cash prize of $1,000 and their standard publication contract, including their basic advance and royalties for a first time author. An Honor Award winner will receive a cash prize of $500.

Please read the submission guidelines before sending. But be quick, all entries must be postmarked by October 31, 2017. As always, good luck!

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

Intern at Entangled Publishing with Kate Brauning

December 2, 2016Internship, Literarybooks, Category Romance, Disabled, editor, English Major, Entangled Publishing, Entangled Teen, Fiction, Intern, Internship, Kate Brauning, LGBTQ, Librarians, MOGAI, Neuroatypical, POC, Publishing, Publishing Career, Reader, Romance, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Kate Brauning

Exciting news! Editor Kate Brauning of Entangled Publishing is seeking 2-3 additional interns. Yep, you heard that right. Not just one! She looking mostly interns with YA for Entangled Teen but also with single-title adult romance and category romance. POC, LGBTQ+/MOGAI, neuroatypical, and disabled applicants are encouraged. For those not familiar with Entangled teen, know their books are distributed by Macmillan Publishers, which means they can reach 120 countries with English versions of their books (among other things).

This is a remote, unpaid internship. Regular access to the internet will be necessary. Substantial training, mentorship, and copies of the print books from my list are provided. Applicants for the internship should have 8-10 hours per week available, though the internship is somewhat flexible. Prior experience in publishing is not required, but experience in a library or bookstore is a plus.

For guidelines on how to submit, go here.

As always, good luck!

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

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