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Bath Children’s Novel Award

November 12, 2020Literaryagent, Authors, コンテスト, ประกวด, Bath Novel Awards, Book, Book Deal, Carnegie Medal, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Cornerstone Literary Consultancy, Cuộc thi, Конкурс, Editors, 경연 대회, Feedback, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, Hilary Delamere, Independently, Διαγωνισμό, Jane Brittan, Judges, Junior Judges, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Literary Agent, Longlisted, Lucy Van Smit, Macmillan Children's, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Natjecanje, Novel, Opportunity, paligsahan, Penguin Random House, Publishing, Rules, Six Figure Deal, Sophie Cameron, Soutěž, Sturan Murray, Submission, Tävling, The Agency, UK, Unpublished, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Winners, Writers, Yarışması, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

The Bath Children’s Novel Award is an international writing competition for unpublished and independently published novelists. This years judge is literary agent Stephanie Thwaites of Curtis Brown LTD of UK. The winner will receive £3000 (approximately $3878.40 US). And the most promising longlisted novel, will receive a free place on the Cornerstones Literary Consultancy online 18 week course Edit Your Novel the Professional Way , valued at £1,800 (approximately $2365 US).

Some of the past participants and winners have gone on to getting agents and/or publishing deals. Inaugural winner Lucy Van Smit was swiftly signed by literary agent Sallyanne Sweeney. Jane Brittan attracted a Carnegie Medal nomination for her indie-published debut. Shortlistee Sophie Cameron signed a book deal with Macmillan Children’s after accepting representation with literary agent Hellie Ogden for her YA novel Out of the Blue. Struan Murray signed a six figure deal with Penguin Random House for his novel Orphans of the Tide.

Entry for the award ends November 29, 2020 (and remember, this is UK time zone)! For complete guidelines and entry fee information, go here. As always, good luck!

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

#DVpit Starts Tomorrow!

October 25, 2020Contests, Literary#DVpit, Acquire, Adult, agent, コンテスト, ประกวด, Beth Phelan, books, Category, Chapter Books, Children, Color Palette, Commercial, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Countries, Cuộc thi, Cultures, Disabled, Diversity, конкурс, Editors, 경연 대회, Fiction, Galt & Zacker Literary Agency, Genres, Graphic Novel, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, Hashtag, Industry, Διαγωνισμό, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, LGBTQIA, Literary, Literary Agent, Main Characters, Manuscript, Marginalized Voices, Middle Grade, Native People, Natjecanje, Nonfiction, paligsahan, Peiople with Illness, People of Color, Picture Books, Pitches, POC, Publishing, Religious, Represent, Rules, Showcase, Soutěž, Stories, Tävling, Teen, Twitter, Underrepresented, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Yarışması, Young Adult, 比賽, 比赛pdpabst

The search for diversity within books has increased, not just with secondary characters but main characters. The world wants to see a fabulous palette of colors and cultures among the stories they read and the publishing industry is responding! This prompted literary agent Beth Phelan of Galt & Zacker Literary Agency to create DVpit.

According to the site, #DVpit is a twitter event created to showcase pitches about and by marginalized voices. This includes (but is not limited to): Native peoples and people of color; people living and/or born/raised in underrepresented cultures and countries; disabled persons; people with illness; people on marginalized ends of the socioeconomic, cultural and/or religious spectrum; people identifying as LGBTQIA+; and more.

The next event will spread over two days

October 26 will be for Children’s & Teen Fiction/Nonfiction (picture books, chapter books, graphic novel, middle grade, young adult).
October 27 will be for Adult Fiction/Nonfiction (all genres, commercial and literary).
October 27 Artists and Illustrators are included on this day using #DVart

Each day the event will run from 8am-8pm ET using the hashtag #DVpit. Be sure and pitch your manuscript on the correct day because agents/editors will search the feed on the specific day of the category and genres they represent/acquire. And finally, make sure you follow the guidelines for pitching.

As always, good luck!

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

Alabama Writing Workshop

February 21, 2020Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAevitas Creative Management, Agency, Agents, Alabama, Alabama Writing Workshop, Authors, Book, Editing, Editors, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Harvey Klinger Inc, Hilton Birmingham, Inspiration, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Ladderbird Literary, Literary Agent, Manuscript, Music, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Registration, Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency, Stories, Wordcrafts Press, Writerspdpabst

The Alabama 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, so don’t delay. Here are current faculty:

literary agent Erin Clyburn (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
literary agent Erica Bauman (Aevitas Creative Management)
literary agent Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Katharine Sands (Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency)
literary agent Cate Hart (Harvey Klinger Inc)
literary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary)
editor Mike Parker (Wordcrafts Press)
and possibly more to come.

The event will take place March 6, 2020 from 9:30am-5pm at Embassy Suites by Hilton Birmingham, 2300 Woodcrest Pl, Birmingham, AL 35209. (205)879-7400.

Learn lots and have fun!

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

DVpit is coming!

October 20, 2019Contests, Literary#DVpit, Acquire, Adult, agent, コンテスト, ประกวด, Beth Phelan, books, Category, Chapter Books, Children, Color Palette, Commercial, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Countries, Cuộc thi, Cultures, Disabled, Diversity, конкурс, Editors, 경연 대회, Fiction, Galt & Zacker Literary Agency, Genres, Graphic Novel, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, Hashtag, Industry, Διαγωνισμό, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, LGBTQIA, Literary, Literary Agent, Main Characters, Manuscript, Marginalized Voices, Middle Grade, Native People, Natjecanje, Nonfiction, paligsahan, Peiople with Illness, People of Color, Picture Books, Pitches, POC, Publishing, Religious, Represent, Rules, Showcase, Soutěž, Stories, Tävling, Teen, Twitter, Underrepresented, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Yarışması, Young Adult, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

The next event will spread over two days

October 28 will be for Children’s & Teen Fiction/Nonfiction (picture books, chapter books, graphic novel, middle grade, young adult).
October 29 will be for Adult Fiction/Nonfiction (all genres, commercial and literary).
October 29 Artists and Illustrators are included on this day.

As always, good luck!

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

Alabama Writing Workshop

January 28, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAgency, Agents, Alabama, Alabama Writing Workshop, Authors, Book, BookEnds Literary, C.Y.L.E., D4EO Literary, Editing, Editors, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Harline Literary, Hilton Birmingham, Holloway Literary Agency, HSG Literary, Inspiration, JABberwocky Literary, Literary Agent, Manuscript, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pitch, Registration, RO Literary, Stories, Wordcrafts Press, Writerspdpabst

Literary agent Caroline George (C.Y.L.E. Literary Elite)
literary agent Nikki Terpilowski (Holloway Literary)
literary agent Alexis Sattler (HSG Agency)
literary agent Weronika Janczuk (D4E0 Literary)
literary agent Sandra O’Donnell (RO Literary)
literary agent Moe Ferrara (BookEnds Literary)
literary agent Hannah Whatley (Hartline Literary)
literary agent Susan Velazquez (JABberwocky Literary)
editor Mike Parker (Wordcrafts Press)
and possibly more to come.

The event will take place March 8, 2019 from 9:30am-5pm at Embassy Suites by Hilton Birmingham, 2300 Woodcrest Pl, Birmingham, AL 35209. (205)879-7400.

Learn lots and have fun!

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

Bath Children’s Novel Award

November 16, 2018Contests, Literaryagent, Authors, Bath Novel Awards, Book, Book Deal, Carnegie Medal, Cornerstone Literary Consultancy, Editors, Feedback, Guidelines, Hilary Delamere, Independently, Jane Brittan, Judges, Junior Judges, Literary Agent, Longlisted, Lucy Van Smit, Macmillan Children's, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Novel, Opportunity, Penguin Random House, Publishing, Rules, Six Figure Deal, Sophie Cameron, Sturan Murray, Submission, The Agency, UK, Unpublished, Winners, Writerspdpabst

The Bath Children’s Novel Award is an international writing competition for unpublished and independently published novelists. This years judge is literary agent Hilary Delamere of The Agency. The winner will receive £2,500 (approximately $3285 US). And the most promising longlisted novel, will receive a free place on the Cornerstones Literary Consultancy online 18 week course Edit Your Novel the Professional Way , valued at £1,800 (approximately $2365 US).

Entry for the award ends December 2, 2018 (and remember, this is UK time zone)! For complete guidelines and entry fee information, go here. As always, good luck!

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

@WriteOnCon Campaign for 2019 Conference (Critiques, Agent Calls, Sensitivity Reads, Publishing Chats and more!)

November 3, 2018Critiques, Literary, Writing Conferences & Getaways2019, Affordable, Agent Calls, Agents, Art, Authors, Axie Oh, Beth Revis, Book ARC, Bradford Literary Agency, Campaign, Charlie Holmberg, Chats, Conference, Corvisiero Literary Agency, DeFiore and Company, Editors, Entry, Extended Admission, Feedback, Full Conference Admission, Full Manuscripts, General Admission, Home, Illustrators, Janklow & Nesbit Associates, Kidlit, Learn, Literary Agent, Liza Dawson Associates, Manuscripts, Marsal Lyon LIterary, Mingle, NYT Best Selling Authors, P.S. Literary, Partial Pages, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Query, Raffle, Readers, Red Sofa Literary, Registration, Sara Raasch, Sensitivity Reads, Teach, WriteOnCon, Writerspdpabst

WriteOnCon is an online conference for kidlit writers and illustrators to teach, learn, and mingle. You do not have to be published to attend, nor do you have to leave your house! And if you think I’ve been sitting on my laptop waiting for the campaign to start, YOU ARE RIGHT! The campaign often has very affordable critiques and I WANT IN!

During the campaign, writers can purchase critiques of their queries, partial pages, or full manuscripts from NYT Best Selling Authors, publishing editors, or literary agents. Authors can also opt to purchase a sensitivity read of their manuscript. Writers can even purchase calls from a couple of literary agents to discuss the publishing industry. Some of the participants of the crits or chats include:

Kaitlyn Johnson, literary agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency
Natalie Lakosi, literary at Bradford Literary Agency
Patricia Nelson, literary agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Caitie Flum, literary agent at Liza Dawson Associates
Dawn Frederick, owner/literary agent at Red Sofa Literary
Sara Raasch, NYT best-selling author of the SNOW LIKE ASHES trilogy
Beth Revis, NYT best-selling author of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE, A WORLD WITHOUT YOU, and STAR WARS REBEL RISING
Eric Smith, associate literary agent at PS Literary
Kira Watson, foreign rights coordinator at Janklow & Nesbit Associates
Ashley Collum, literary agent at Defiore and Company
Charlie Holmberg, Best-selling fantasy author of Paper Magician, and more.
Axie Oh, New Visions Award author for Rebel Seoul
And more!

All purchases appear to include conference registration and entry into a raffle to win a critique, book ARC, or a phone call from an agent! (There will be multiple winners.) And of course, you can purchase only the conference if not interested in any of the critiques. The prices are:

General Admission: $1
Full Conference Admission: $5
Extended Admission: $10
Time Traveler Admission $15

No, you’re not reading those numbers wrong! This will be the cheapest conference you will ever attend that will be packed with hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of information from the comforts of your home! What else could you ask for? For complete information of what the tiered admissions cover and to search through critiques you might want to purchase, go to the campaign page. The crowdfunding will end on December 6, 2018. so hurry if you want to purchase a critique. They’re going fast.

As for the conference, it’ll be February 8th – 10th, 2019. Mark your calendars and I hope to see you there, uh, virtually of course!

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

#DVpit Hosted by Literary Agent Beth Phelan

October 8, 2018Contests, Literary#DVpit, Acquire, Adult, agent, Beth Phelan, books, Category, Chapter Books, Children, Color Palette, Commercial, Countries, Cultures, Disabled, Diversity, Editors, Fiction, Galt & Zacker Literary Agency, Genres, Graphic Novel, Guidelines, Hashtag, Industry, LGBTQIA, Literary, Literary Agent, Main Characters, Manuscript, Marginalized Voices, Middle Grade, Native People, Nonfiction, Peiople with Illness, People of Color, Picture Books, Pitches, POC, Publishing, Religious, Represent, Rules, Showcase, Stories, Teen, Twitter, Underrepresented, Young Adultpdpabst

The next event will spread over two days

October 16 will be for Children’s & Teen Fiction/Nonfiction (picture books, chapter books, graphic novel, middle grade, young adult).
October 17 will be for Adult Fiction/Nonfiction (all genres, commercial and literary).

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.

#PitMad is Coming!

June 6, 2018Contests, Literary, Pitch Event#Pitmad, Adult, agent, Author, books, Brenda Drake, Committee, Editors, Event, Fiction, Genre, Guidelines, Hashtags, Kellye Garrett, Literary Agent, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Opportuntiy, Picture Books, Pitch, Pitching, Publishers, research, Rules, Stories, Sub-genres, Twitter, Writer, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Nothing soothes the writerly soul than a good twitter pitch party! This Thursday, June 7, 2018 is the infamous #PitMad founded by Brenda Drake, now ran by Managing director, Kellye Garrett, and a full committee (yeah, it’s grown that much!). This event will run between the hours of 8am-8pm (EDT). Common age category and genre hashtags are below.

Age Categories:
#PB = Picture Book
#C = Children’s
#CB = Chapter Book
#CL = Children’s Lit
#MG = Middle Grade
#YA = Young Adult
#NA = New Adult
#A = Adult

Genres/Sub-genres:
#AA = African American
#AD = Adventure
#CF = Christian Fiction
#CON = Contemporary
#CR = Contemporary Romance
#DIS = Disabilities
#DV = Diversity
#E = Erotica
#ER = Erotic Romance
#ES = Erotica Suspense
#F = Fantasy
#H = Horror
#HA = Humor
#HF = Historical Fiction
#HR = Historical Romance
#INSP = Inspirational
#IRMC = Interracial/Multicultural
#MR = Magical Realism
#M = Mystery
#Mem = Memoir
#LGBT
#LF = Literary Fiction
#NF = Non-fiction
#R = Romance
#P = Paranormal
#PR = Paranormal Romance
#RS = Romantic Suspense
#S = Suspense
#SF = SciFi
#SPF = Speculative Fiction
#T = Thriller
#UF = Urban Fantasy
#W = Westerns
#WF = Woman’s Fiction

The rules clearly state to only pitch THREE times per manuscript during the contest. Don’t break the rules and clog the feed! Also, please remember anyone can stalk the feed. So, do your research before submitting your manuscript. And as always, good luck!

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

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