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AUTHOR MENTOR MATCH

January 4, 2021Contests, Mentor ProgramAge Category, Agent Ready, Alexa Donne, Author Mentor Match, Authors, Critique Partners, Feedback, Fiction, Genre, Heather Kaczynski, Manuscript, Mentoring, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Publishing, Query, Stories, Submissions, Synopsis, Writers, 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 which is already opened! Submissions close January 14, 2021. 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.

Avengers Of Colour Mentorship

August 19, 2020Literary, Mentor ProgramAdult, advise, akıl hocalığı, Application, Authors, Avengers, Avengers Of Colour, การให้คําปรึกษา, books, Critique, Diversity, Наставництва, Наставничества, Наставничество, Editing, Experience, 멘토링, faridah àbíké-íyímídé, Feedback, Fiction, Globa, GMT, Guidelines, Καθοδήγηση, lærimeistara, Manuscript, meantóireacht, Mentor, Mentora, Mentorat, Mentori, mentoria, Mentoring, Mentoringu, Mentors, Mentorschap, Mentorship, Mentorskap, Mentorství, mentorstvo, Middle Grade, New Adult, ni, Non-Fiction, People of Color, Pitches, POC, Professionals, Published, Query, Query Package, Rules, Stories, Submissions, Synopsis, Tutoraggio, Tutoría, Twitter, Ungented, مربی, vaaiga, Winners, Writers, Young Adult, 商友, 商友。, 指導, הדרכה, الارشادpdpabst

Avengers of Colour is a mentorship program created by faridah àbíké-íyímídé for unagented writers of color who are ready to query but need help with their query package. Winners will receive professional help from experienced (agented and traditionally published) authors of color. Feedback will be given on editing the authors first 25 pages of their manuscript, query letter, synopsis and pitches.

Manuscripts must be finished though the query package doesn’t have to be perfect. The mentors will help with that, as long as writers are near ready to query. Current mentors are:

Middle Grade Mentors

YA Mentors

New Adult Mentors

Adult Mentors

Submissions open August 27, 2020 and close August 31, 2020. The link to the application will go live on the Avengers Twitter at Midnight EST / 5am GMT. Be sure and read the complete guidelines! As always, good luck!

P. Pabst

Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.

Pitch Wars Query and First Page Workshop

August 12, 2020Contests, Critiques, Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Author, สำคัญ, Critice, Criticiúil, Critico, Critigol, Deadline, Критических, Критични, Критичних, Entry, 重要, 關鍵., Feedback, First Page, Inspiration, Κρίσιμη, 중요, Kritické, Kritieke, Kritik, Kritikal, Kritikus, Kritinių, Kritis, Kritiska, Kritična, Krytyczne, Life, Manuscript, Mentor, Middle Grade, Mikilvægt, New Adult, Pitch Wars, Quan trọng, Query, Rafflecopter, Story, Submission, Taua, Winners, Writer, Young Adult, 关键, بحرانیpdpabst

Pitch Wars is offering a critique workshop for your query and first page. That’s right, both will get critiqued this year! They have mentors lined up, and ready to give you feedback. So, if you are entering Pitch Wars, or just need extra eyes on your material, you can enter the Rafflecopter for a chance to win.

Available age categories are:

Middle Grade
Young Adult
New Adult
Adult

Deadline for entry is August 16, 2020 at 11:59pm EST. Winners will be announced on August 17, 2020 at 10am EST. As always, good luck!

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

Pass or Pages Contest

March 4, 2020Contests, Literaryagent, Authors, コンテスト, ประกวด, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Critique, Cuộc thi, конкурс, Entry, 경연 대회, Feedback, Fiction, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, Διαγωνισμό, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Natjecanje, Operation Awesome, Opportunity, paligsahan, Pass or Pages, Query, Requests, Rules, Scary, Soutěž, Stories, Submissions, Tävling, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Writers, Writing, Yarışması, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

PASSORPAGES

Operation Awesome is hosting a Pass or Pages this month. For this round, the category is for Adult Suspense/Thiller genre. Submissions open between March 9 (6am EST) to March 13 (6pm EST), 2020. This is an opportunity to get feedback from an agent on your query and first 250 words of your manuscript. Peeps, this is priceless! And as a possible bonus, the agent reserves the right to request your FULL.

The participating agents:

Stephanie Winter from P.S. Literary
Amy Bishop from Dystel, Goderich & Bourret
Samantha Fabien from Laura Dail Literary Agency

There will be a form for submissions on Operation Awesome when the entry window opens. For complete rules and previous feedback reveals, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Author Mentor Match #AMM Round 7

February 15, 2020Contests, Literary, Mentor ProgramAge Category, Agent Ready, Alexa Donne, Author Mentor Match, Authors, Critique Partners, Feedback, Fiction, Genre, Heather Kaczynski, Manuscript, Mentoring, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Publishing, Query, Stories, Submissions, Synopsis, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Authors can select up to four mentors during the submission window which is already opened! Submissions close tomorrow February 16, 2020. 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

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

YA4YA Mentoring Program

September 18, 2019Literary, Mentor ProgramA.J. Celis, agent, Angeline Boulley, Authors, Creativity, Critiques, Deadline, Editing, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Jessica Conoley, Manuscripts, Mentorship, Pages, Platform, Query, Revise, Revisions, Shanna Hughes, Sione Aeschliman, Stories, Submission, Tiffany Grimes, Writers, YA4YA, Young Adultpdpabst

The YA4YA platform is for writers of YA looking for free mentoring from industry professionals. This can range form query critiques, the first twenty-five pages, or an on-going mentorship until their manuscript is ready for submission. The actual critique is determined by the mentor participating. Check them out, along with their wish lists:

This mentorship doesn’t offer an agent round at the end, but what it does offer is help revising your manuscript without a deadline. The end result, of course, is hopefully polishing the writer’s manuscript so they DO get an agent. Submissions are October 1-15, 2019. And as always, good luck!

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

Internship: Writers House

September 12, 2019Internship, LiteraryAdministrative, Age Category, Agency, agent, Author, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, books, Cover Letter, Deadline, Стажировки, editor, Education, Entry-Level, Fantasy, Fiction, Genre, Intern, Intern Program, internat, Interniaeth, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Letters, Managing Calendars, Manuscripts, Meetings, Michael Mejias, Mysteries, New York, Office Experience, One-on-one Sessions, Organized, pasantía, Praktik, Publishing, Query, Reader, Reader Report, Resume Skills, Romance, Royalty Statements, Science Fiction, Seminars, Stáž, Stories, Thrillers, Tutorials, کارآموزی, Writer, Writers House, Young Adult, 实习pdpabst

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Writers House is searching for an intern with an interest in publishing. Office experience is a plus with knowledge and interest in genre fiction; especially, young adult, thrillers, mysteries, romance, and science fiction/ fantasy. The end goal of the internship is to provide its participants an education in the publishing industry from the perspective of a literary agency. According to Writers House, at the end of the program the interns:

•Will have developed sound criteria for evaluating query letters, partial manuscripts, and full manuscripts.
•Will have advanced their ability to generate rejection letters, reader’s reports, editorial letters, and pitch letters.
•Will have gained new administrative skills that pertain specifically to publishing including Literary Expert, comparing contracts, reviewing royalty statements, and managing and maintaining calendars.
•Will have advanced their cover letter and resume writing skills.
•Will have advanced their job interviewing skills.

This internship involves a series of ongoing programs; specifically, weekly intern meetings, weekly tutorials, evening seminars, and one-on-one sessions. Interns will regularly engage in a broad range of editorial, administrative, organizational, and logistical duties as they develop the skills requisite to entry-level positions in publishing.

The internship will be September 30, 2019 – January 24, 2020 in New York with an application due date of September 23, 2019. Payment will be a monthly stipend. To apply, send cover and resume to:

Michael Mejias
Director, Writers House Intern Program
mmejias@writershouse.com

As always, good luck!

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

Pass or Pages Contest

September 9, 2019Contests, Literaryagent, Authors, コンテスト, ประกวด, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Critique, Cuộc thi, конкурс, Entry, 경연 대회, Feedback, Fiction, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, Διαγωνισμό, kampf, Kelly Peterson, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Natjecanje, Operation Awesome, Opportunity, paligsahan, Pass or Pages, Query, Rees Literary Agency, Requests, Rules, Scary, Soutěž, Stories, Submissions, Tävling, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Writers, Writing, Yarışması, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

PASSORPAGES

Operation Awesome is hosting a Pass or Pages this month. For this round, the category is for Middle Grade. Submissions open between September 9 (6am EST) to September 13 (6pm EST), 2019 This is an opportunity to get feedback from an agent on your query and first 250 words of your manuscript. Peeps, this is priceless! And as a possible bonus, the agent reserves the right to request your FULL.

The participating agent:

Kelly Peterson at Rees Literary Agency

There will be a form for submissions on Operation Awesome when the entry window opens. For complete rules and previous feedback reveals, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Think of changing agents? I have a friend currently considering this, so when I read the below blog post (scroll for link), I felt this was something very relevant to share. Sometimes it’s necessary to move your writing career forward to change an agent, but can be scary because no one wants to be in the query trenches again.

I’ve heard some writer’s gasp when they hear an author wants to switch their agent because they don’t understand the reasons. One popular reason is because an agent that signed an author on their adult fantasy doesn’t want to represent the writer’s new manuscript that’s a middle grade historical fiction, or doesn’t represent middle grade at all. I’ve read several articles over the years regarding why writer’s would consider making a change. This past weekend, I read another great blog post on this subject by Dahlia Adler and thought I’d share. I’ve followed her for several years (on Twitter and her blog) and definitely recommend subscribing to her newsletter.

So, for anyone considering changing their agent, or curious to know why someone would change an agent, here is her very informative article with things to consider when doing new research:

via Mid-Career Querying and Other Stuff We Don’t Talk About

Pass or Pages Contest

July 5, 2019Contests, Literaryagent, Authors, Corney Radocaj, Corviseiro Literary Agency, Critique, Entry, Feedback, Fiction, Guidelines, Horror, Kelly Peterson, Manuscript, Operation Awesome, Opportunity, Pass or Pages, Query, Rees Literary Agency, Requests, Rules, Scary, Stories, Submissions, Writers, Young Adult, Young Adult Horrorpdpabst

PASSORPAGES

Operation Awesome is hosting a Pass or Pages this month. For this round, the category is for Young Adult Horror. Submissions open between July 8 (6am EST) to July 12(6pm EST), 2019 This is an opportunity to get feedback from an agent on your query and first 250 words of your manuscript. Peeps, this is priceless! And as a possible bonus, the agent reserves the right to request your FULL.

The participating agents :

Kelly Peterson at Rees Literary Agency
Cortney Radocaj at Corviseiro Literary Agency

There will be a form for submissions on Operation Awesome when the entry window opens. For complete rules and previous feedback reveals, go here. As always, good luck!

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

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