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Summer Internship: Inkwell Management

May 15, 2019Internship, LiteraryAdministrative, Agency, agent, Authors, Career, Contracts, Editors, Experience, Foreign Rights, Guidance, Industry, InkWell Management, Interns, Learning, Librarians, Literary, Manuscripts, New York, Opportunity, Publishing, Publishing Trends, Query, Social media, Submissions, Summer, Tasks, Understanding, Unpaid, Writerspdpabst

InkWell Management is looking for a summer intern! This position helps read and evaluate queries and manuscripts and helps with general administrative tasks which are designed to better understand the workings of a literary agency. InkWell states that this experience includes: learning about the submission process to editors, discussions of the latest developments in industry trends, gaining an understanding of different royalty reports, and guidance on furthering a career in publishing. Interns will also learn about foreign rights, contracts, publicity and the use of social media in publishing.

The location for this internship is New York and is unpaid. If interested, email cover letter and resume in the body of the email (no attachments) to: hiring@inkwellmanagement.com. Type in subject line: Summer 2019 Internship. InkWell requests no phone calls regarding this opportunity.

As always, good luck!

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

Pass Or Pages Contest

May 8, 2019Contests, LiteraryAdult, Agents, Authors, Category, D4EO Literary, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Editing, Entries, Feedback, Fiction, Historical, Manuscripts, Operation Awesome, Opportunity, Pass or Pages, Query, Rules, Stories, Submissiones, Writerspdpabst

PASSORPAGES

Operation Awesome is hosting a Pass or Pages this month. For this round, the category is for Adult Historical Fiction. Submissions open between May 13 (6am EST) to May 17(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 are:

Katelyn Uplinger at D4EO Literary Agency
Ann Leslie Tuttle at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret

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.

SavvyAuthors & Sourcebooks #OwnVoices Diverse Romance Pitchfest

May 6, 2019Contests, LiteraryAdult, Authors, Authors of Color, Blog, books, Deb Werkman, Diversity, editor, Fiction, Guidelines, LGBTQIA, Manuscript, Own Voice, People of Color, Pitch, Pitchfest, Romance, Rules, SavvyAuthors, Sourcebooks, Sponsor, Stories, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Sourcebooks

SavvyAuthors is sponsoring a pitchfest with Sourcebooks editor, Deb Werksman starting May 8, 2019 (9am EST) and ending May 10, 2019 (11:59pm EST).

You do not have to be a member to participate. Just post your three-line pitch (less than 250 words) directly on the blog when the pitch event opens. You need a valid email to join the fun. The editor is looking for Authors of Color, LGBTQIA+, and Own Voices/Diverse romance. To read the complete rules, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Angry Robots Open Submissions

May 1, 2019Literary, Publishing OpportunityAdult, Advance, Agents, Angry Robots, Authors, books, Editors, Edits, Fantasy, Manuscripts, Monetary, Non-Agented, Opportunity, Payment, publisher, Publishing, Science Fiction, Stories, Submissions, Words, Writers, Writingpdpabst

Do you write adult science fiction or fantasy? Then, you’ll be excited to learn that Angry Robots is taking open submissions! The window is May 1, 2019 thru May 31, 2019. So, finalize edits on your manuscript for their editors to read! This publishing company pays a professional advance and will allow you to obtain an agent to help finalizing a contract if they are interested in your work. (If you have an agent, submit through regular channels via your agent.)

For all the information and guidelines, go here! And if you don’t write, perhaps you’ll find a good book to read.

As always, good luck!

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

Writing Retreat In Venice, Italy

April 27, 2019Literary, Writing Conferences & GetawaysAdult, Adventure, Art, Authors, Book, Culture, Emotional, Fiction, History, Inspiration, Italian, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Novel, Opportunity, Participants, Pink Panged, Refresh, Rejunenate, Restarants, Retreat, Shopping, Stories, Venice, Women, Workshops, Writers, Writing, Written Word, Young Adultpdpabst

The Pink Panged writing retreat in Venice is for women only during June 19-23, 2019. If you’re looking for inspiration for your next novel, this might be the spot. The retreat is filled with adventure, culture, art, shopping, restaurants, and history. During Pink Panged writing retreat in Venice authors will:

Express themselves through the written word
Experience Venice’s age-old beauty
Immerse themselves in Italian culture
Participate in Pink Pangea’s interactive workshops
Connect with participants from all over the world
Feel emotionally refreshed and physically rejuvenated

If you’re wanting to visit this scenic place and write your novel, hurry because there are only a few spots available! And enjoy your writing vacation.

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

New Voices Award

April 26, 2019Contests, LiteraryAge Category, As Fast As Words Could Fly, Authors, Children, Disabilites, Gender Identity, Genre, Guidelines, Indigenous People, Ink and Ash, Lee & Low Books, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Native Children, New Voices Award, Non-Traditional Family Structures, Not agented, Opportunity, People of Color, Published, Publishing Contract, Rebel Seoul, Resident of United States, Stories, Submissions, Tu Books, Underrepresented, Unpublished, Writers, 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.

All manuscripts must be submitted no later than August 31, 2019. Be sure to read their entire guidelines before submitting. As always, good luck!

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

Secret Agent Contest via Authoress

March 30, 2019Contests, Critiques, LiteraryAdventure, agent, Authoress, Authors, books, Contemporary, Critique, Feedback, Fiction, Guidelines, Historical, Jillian Boehme, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Miss Snark's First Victim, Opportunity, Secret Agent Contest, Stories, Submissions, Suspense, Thriller, Women's, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Authoress (aka Jillian Boehme) is hosting a round of Secret Agent on her popular Miss Snark’s First Victim site. If you’ve followed Authoress for several years, then you know that she unveiled herself because she finally got her first book deal! (And this was her one condition she had promised herself before unveiling her true identity.) And many of us are so excited for her because she has given back to the community for so-so-so long! (Thank you Jillian!)

Now, for a few basic details of the contest:

Submissions open between Noon to 6pm EDT, April 1st, 2019
This is a lottery. The BOT will draw 50 random names.
Only the First 250 words will be submitted.
Only completed and polished manuscripts may be entered.
Only ONE entry per person!

As always, there is no fee to enter the contest. This month’s contest will include the following genres only:

Middle Grade–especially adventure stories and historical fiction
YA contemporary romance
YA magical realism
Women’s Fiction
Thriller/Suspense
Literary Fiction
General Fiction

For complete guidelines and entry form, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Chicago Writing Workshop 2019

March 25, 2019Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdult, Agents, Andrea Brown Literary, Authors, books, C.Y.L.E Literary, Chicago, Chicago Writing Workshop, Critique, D4EO Literary, Editors, Education, Entangled Publishing, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Flannery Literary, Hartline Literary, Instruction, Jennifer De Chiara Literary, Learning, MacGregor Literary, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Nelson Literary Agency, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pande Literary, Pitch, Pitching, publisher, Publishing, Q & A, Registration, Sourcebooks, Sourcebooks Landmark, Stories, TriadaUS Literary Agency, Writers, Writing, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Chicago Writing Workshop website, this writing event (June 29, 2019) 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 Jennifer Flannery (Flannery Literary)
Literary agent Kerstin Wolf (D4EO Literary)
Editor Grace Menary-Winefield (Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark)
Literary agent Alexandra Weiss (Jennifer De Chiara Literary)
Literary agent Ayesha Pande (Pande Literary)
Literary agent Weronika Janczuk (D4E0 Literary)
Literary agent Bethany Morehead (Hartline Literary)
Literary agent Joanna Mackenzie (Nelson Literary)
Literary agent Jennifer Mattson (Andrea Brown Literary)
Literary agent Laura Crockett (TriadaUS)
Editor Stacy Abrams (Entangled Publishing)
Literary agent Amanda Luedeke (MacGregor Literary)
Script/literary agent Sarah Louise Gorman (C.Y.L.E. Literary)
Literary agent Stephany Evans (Pande Literary)
Editor Anna Michels (Sourcebooks)
Editor MJ Johnston (Sourcebooks and Sourcebooks Landmark)
and more to come.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Hopefully, I’ll see you there!

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

Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest

March 22, 2019Contests, LiteraryAuthors, Deadline, Entry, Free, Funny, Humorous, Judges, Laugh, Monetary Prize, Money, Online, Poems, Poetry, Poets, Prize, Published, Submission, Unpublished, Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest, Winning Writers, Writers, Writingpdpabst

Winning Writers

Winning Writers is sponsoring the Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest , which ends April 1, 2019. This contest seeks today’s best humorous poems. There isn’t a fee to enter, and even better, it’s for published or unpublished work! That’s right, even if the authors works was already published, it’s still eligible.

The judges will award a first prize of $1,000 and a second prize of $250. Ten Honorable Mentions will receive $100 each. The top 12 entries will be published online. To enter, submit a funny poem of no more than 250 lines. As always, good luck!

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

Picture Book Party To Get An Agent

March 15, 2019Contests, Literary, Publishing OpportunityAgents, Art, Authors, Betsy Amster Literary, Blue Whale Press, BookEnds Literary, Children's Stories, Clear Fork Publishing, Dunham Literary, Editing, Editors, Fiction, Guidelines, Hashtag, Illustrators, Kidlit, Kids, Manuscripts, Martin Literary Management, Michelle Hauck, Mindy Alyse Weiss, Page Street Publishing, Picture Boos, Prospect Agency, Sharon Chriscoe, Stories, Submissions, The Innovative Press, Trident Media Group, Twitter, Upstart Literary, Writers, Writers House Literarypdpabst

Holy-moly! It’s another picture book contest. Things are looking up for the PB writers and illustrators, indeed. On March 19 2019 Michelle Hauck, along with Sharon Chriscoe and Mindy Alyse Weiss, will 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).

Past Participating Agents and Editors

Alexandra Levick of Writers House Literary
Leslie Zampetti of Dunham Literary
Susan Hawk of Upstart Crow Literary
Clelia Gore of Martin Literary Management
Tracy Marchini of Bookends Literary
Emma Sector of Prospect Agency
Adria Goetz of Martin Literary Management
James McGowen of Bookends Literary
Alyssa Eisner Henkin of Trident Media Group
Mary Cummings of Betsy Amster Literary
Asia Citro of The Innovative Press
Alayne Kay Christian of Blue Whale Press
Charlotte Wenger of Page Street Publishing
Callie Metler-Smith of Clear Fork Publishing

The agent round will be between March 27-29, 2019. 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.

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