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New Voices Award

April 13, 2018Contests, Literary, Publishing OpportunityAdvance, agent, Author, Author of Color, Award-Winning, books, Cashi, Contract, Disabilities, Family, Fiction, Gender Identity, Genre, Guidelines, Imprint, Indigenous, Ink and Ashes, Lee & Low Books, LGBT, Manuscript, Middle Grade, Minorities, Monetary Prize, Native, New Voices Award, Non-traditional, Novel, Publication, Rebel Seoul, Stories, Submissions, Submit, Tu Books, United Staes, Unpublished, Winners, Writer, Young Adultpdpabst

Lee & Low Books

TU BOOKS, the middle grade and young adult imprint of LEE & LOW BOOKS, is open for submissions to their New Voices Award. This contest is given annually to an unpublished author of color (in the contest age category, other categories okay). Previous winners include award-winning titles such as Ink and Ashes, Rebel Seoul, As Fast As Words Could Fly, Juna’s Jar, It Jes’ Happened, and Sixteen Years in Sixteen Seconds.

Manuscripts may be any genre for children ages 5-12, or young adult ages 12-18. Manuscripts should address the needs of children of color or native children by providing stories they can identify with and which promote greater understanding of one another. Themes relating to non-traditional family structures, gender identity, or disabilities are also of interest.

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.
Must not be agented.

The Award winner receives a cash prize of $2000 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 $1000.

But the window for submission is closing soon! All manuscripts must be submitted no later than August 31, 2018. Be sure to read their entire guidelines before submitting. As always, good luck!

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

Writing in the Margins Mentor Program

April 8, 2018Literary, Mentor ProgramApplicants, Author, Critique, Deadline, Disabilities, Editors, Experience, Feedback, Fiction, Goal, Hone Your Craft, Manuscript, Marginalized Social Group, Marginalized Voices, Mentorship, Novel, People of Color, Publication, Published Author, Publishing, Qualifications, Query, Short Fiction, Statement of Intent, Story, Submit, Traditionally Published, Underrepresented, Underrepresented Countries, Underrepresented Cultures, Unpublished, Writer, Writing In The Marginspdpabst

The Writing in the Margins is a website dedicated to helping underrepresented authors find their place in the publishing industry. They have a Mentor Program which pairs an emerging author from a marginalized social group with an experienced editor or traditionally published author in order to work closely on preparing an unpublished manuscript to submit for publication. All authors and editors work on a completely volunteer basis, and there is no charge to the emerging author. Applications are open twice a year, and necessary applicant qualifications are highlighted prior to the submission period. Deadline for this round is April 15, 2018. Material required to submit:

Finished, Unpublished Fiction Manuscript (or Five Completed, Unpublished Short Fiction Pieces)
Query letter
Statement of Intent (not to exceed 500 words). How would a mentorship help you reach your goals?

For instructions on how to submit, go here. As always, good luck!

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

OSCARS: ACADEMY NICHOLL FELLOWSHIPS

March 26, 2018Contests, Fellowship, LiteraryAcademy Nicholl Fellowship, Author, Deadline, Entry Fee, Feedback, Fellowship, Fiction, Fictional, Film, Guidelines, International, Monetary Prize, Obligations, Opportunity, Oscars, Screenplay, Screenwriter, Screenwriting, Television, Writerpdpabst

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships in screenwriting is an international screenwriting competition established to identify and encourage talented new screenwriters. And yes, this is a branch of the Oscars!

If you write screenplays and haven’t earned more than $25,000 for writing fictional work for film or television, then this contest is for you. Up to five fellowships for $35,000 are awarded each year. Please read the entire guidelines and obligations before submitting. There is a small entry fee, with an option to also purchase reader comments. And who doesn’t love feedback? Although there are three separate deadlines, the final entry deadline is May 1, 2018.

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

PICTURE BOOK PARTY TO GET AN AGENT

March 23, 2018Contests, Literary#PBParty, agent, Art, Author, Children's Stories, Drawings, Genre, Guidelines, Hashtag, Illustrators, Kidlit, Manuscript, Michelle Hauck, Opportunity, Party, PB, Picture Books, Rules, Sharon Chriscoe, Submission, Twitter, Writerpdpabst

Holy-moly! It’s another picture book contest. Things are looking up for the PB writers and illustrators, indeed. On March 27, 2018 Michelle Hauck and Sharon Chriscoe will co-host a Picture Book Party. Submissions will open at 4pm EST and will remain open for one hour. You need to have a completed and polished PB manuscript and illustrations are encouraged to be submitted (if you’re an illustrator).

Participating Agents and Editors

Jessica Sinsheimer of Sarah Jane Freymann
Alyssa Jennette of Stonesong
Chrisa Heschke of McIntosh and Otis
Liza Fleissig and Ginger Harris-Dontzin of Liza Royce Agency
Clelia Gore of Martin Literary Management
Tracy Marchini of Bookends Literary
Pam Victorio of D4EO Literary Agency
Adria Goetz of Martin Literary Management
Naomi Davis of Bookends Literary
Cari Lamba of The Jennifer de Chiara Literary Agency
Natascha Morris of Bookends Literary
Asia Citro of The Innovative Press
Charlotte Wenger of Page Street Publishing

The agent round will be between April 4-6, 2018. 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.

AUTHOR MENTOR MATCH #AMM

March 12, 2018Contests, Critiques, Literary, Mentor Program#AMM, Alexa Donne, Author, Author Mentor Match, BIOS, Category, Editing, Enter, Feedback, Fiction, Form, Genre, Guidelines, Heather Kaczynski, Hone Your Craft, Invaluable, Kidlit, Manuscript, Mentor, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Publishing, Query, Rules, Stories, Submissions, Submit, Synopsis, Writer, Young Adultpdpabst

Author Mentor Matchup 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 March 16, 2018 through March 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.

JAMES JONES FELLOWSHIP CONTEST

March 11, 2018Contests, Fellowship, LiteraryAuthor, Award, Cultural, Determination, Fellowship, From Here To Eternity, Honesty, James Jones, James Jones Fellowship Contest, Manuscript, Monetary Prize, Novel-In-Progress, Opportunity, Provincetown Arts, Publishing, Social Issues, United States, Unpublished, Wilkes University, Winners, WIP, Words, Writerpdpabst

The James Jones Fellowship Contest is for a novel-in-progress by a United States unpublished author. The award is given annually with a grand prize of $10,000. There are two runner-ups given a prize of $1000 each. A selection from the winning work will be published in Provincetown Arts. In order to enter, the author needs to submit the first 50 pages of the novel-in-progress, a two-page outline, and a $30 entry fee.

According to the web page, the award is intended to honor the spirit of unblinking honesty, determination, and insight into the cultural and social issues exemplified by the late James Jones, author of From Here to Eternity and other prose narratives of distinction. Authors can submit online or via SASE. The deadline for the contest is March 15, 2018. For complete guidelines, please visit the fellowship website. As always, good luck.

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

PASS OR PAGES CONTEST

March 9, 2018Contests, Literaryagent, Author, BookEnds Literary, books, Category, Critique, Emerald City Literary Agency, Fantasy, Feedback, Fiction, First 250, FULL, Genre, Guidelines, Kurestin Armada, Lidnsay Mealing, Manuscripts, Moe Ferrara, novels, Operation Awesome, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Participating, Pass or Pages, Query, Requests, Reveal, Rules, Science Fiction, Stories, Submissions, Writer, YA, Young Adultpdpabst

PASSORPAGES

Operation Awesome is hosting a Pass or Pages this month. For this round, the category is for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy novels. Submissions open between March 12 (6am EST) to March 14 (6pm EST), 2018 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 are:

Kurestin Armada at P.S. Literary
Moe Ferrara at BookEnds Literary
Lindsay Mealing at Emerald City 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.

Manuscript Academy: 10 Minutes with an Agent

March 6, 2018Critiques, Literary10 Minutes With An Agent, Adult, agent, Author, books, Editing, editor, Feedback, Fiction, First Page, Literary Industry, Manuscript, Manuscript Adademy, Manuscript Wish List, Meeting, MG, Non-Fiction, novels, Opportunity, Phone Call, Pitching, Professional, Proposal, Publishing, Publishing Industry, Query, Questions, Stories, Synopsis, Writer, Written Critique, YApdpabst

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If you’ve ever wanted to sit down with an agent or editor? Well now you can! Manuscript Academy has put together a day for authors to chat with the professional’s of the publishing world called 10 Minutes with an Expert. The time can be used to:

Pitch your project
Get instant feedback on your query or first page
Ask about your unique publishing situation
Ask any publishing question!

You can book:

A ten-minute meeting, with one page (your query or first page) read during the meeting, $49
A fifteen-minute meeting, with ten pages and your query read ahead of time, $99
An in-depth written critique (line and overall notes), query, synopsis, proposal, first 10-100 pages, $69+

To make the most of your time, have your questions ready. For this months available agents and editors, go here. And have fun learning!

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

Brenda Drake’s #Pitmad Is Coming!

March 5, 2018Contests, Literary#Pitmad, Adult, Age, agent, Author, books, Brenda Drake, Category, Childrens Books, Diversity, editor, Fiction, Genre, Guidelines, Hashtag, Kidlit, LGBT, Manuscript, Middle Grade, New Adult, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pitch, publisher, Publishing, research, Rules, Stories, Twitter, Writer, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Nothing soothes the writerly soul than a good twitter pitch party! This Thursday, March 8, 2018 is Brenda Drake’s infamous #PitMad 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!
As always, good luck!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA Fiction.

#FaithPitch Twitter Event For Faith-Based Fiction

February 26, 2018Contests, Literary#FaithPitch, Adult, Agents, Author, Biblical Worldview, Board Books, books, Category, Christian, CST, Denomination, Editors, Encouragement, Ethnicities, Event, Faith Based, February, Fiction, Guidelines, Hashtag, Inspirational, Little Lamb Books, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pitch, Pitching, Polished, Positive, research, Stories, Twitter, Writer, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

A Twitter pitch event exclusively for faith-based fiction is being hosted by Little Lamb Books on February 28, 2018 between 8am – 8pm CST. This is for board books, picture books, middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction that fall under the categories of inspirational, faith-based, biblical worldview, or Christian. Different denominations, ethnicities, a POV in this niche are encouraged. Be sure to use the hashtag #FaithPitch and only pitch 4 times per manuscript during the pitch window. (Maximum of 4 manuscripts are permitted.)

As with all pitch events, any agent or editor can troll the feed. Be sure to do you research before sending off your book baby to them! For complete guidelines, go here. And as always, good luck!

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

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