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Last Day for Query or First Page Workshop via Brenda Drake

April 15, 2017Contests, Critiques, LiteraryAuthors, Blog, Brenda Drake, Critique, Feeback, Fiction, First Page, Mentees, Mentors, Middle Grade, New Adult, Pitchwars, Queries, Rafflecopter, Stories, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

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Brenda Drake and her team have put together to have a free query or first page critique workshop to help authors prep for PitchWars! During May, June, and July, Pitch Wars mentors will be helping writers shine up their query or first page. They will be posted after being critiqued on the blog, so only enter if you’re willing to have everyone see it.

They have 80 query spots and 80 first page spots. Whoa, that’s a lot! But only you’re only allowed to choose one and enter your information.

This is for all genres in the middle grade, young adult, new adult, and adult categories of fiction. Your manuscript does not have to be complete to enter. Winners will be announced April 17th and will receive an email, so be ready to submit your sample for critique immediately. But today is the last day to enter, so hurry to get a chance to shine that query or first page!

As always, good luck!

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

#TeenPit Submissions Open Today!

April 15, 2017Contests, Literary#TeenPit, Authors, Brenda Drake, Feedback, Fiction, High School, K. Hopkins, Manuscripts, Mentoring, Middle Grade, Parents, Pitchwars, Students, Submissions, Teachers, Teenagers, Teens, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

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This is a reminder that #TeenPit submissions open today at 8am EDT. The event is hosted by K. Hopkins. The main objective is to select a teen writer for a guaranteed slot in PitchWars (hosted by Brenda Drake) later this summer. Teens who wish to enter #TeenPit must be high school-aged students (grades 10-12). The mentors are only accepting middle grade and young adult manuscripts (absolutely no adult stories, sorry).

For complete details, go here. As always, good luck!

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

The Bent Agency Adult Fiction Intern

April 14, 2017Internship, LiteraryAuthors, books, Experience, Fiction, Intern, Librarians, MFA Students, New York, Passion, Publishing, Reader, Remote Locations, School Teachers, The Bent Agency, Unpaid, Writerspdpabst

The Bent Agency

The Bent Agency is looking for an adult fiction intern. This is a great way to learn more about an agent’s work and decision-making process. Past interns have been writers for adults, adult librarians, elementary school teachers, MFA students, and passionate readers. This is an unpaid internship which will require a ten hour per week commitment and you do NOT have to live in New York.

They’re looking for someone who enjoys books by authors such as:

– Erin Morgenstern
– Tana French
– Eleanor Brown
– Jacqueline Sheehan
– Jodi Picoult
– Gillian Flynn
– Lori Roy
– Laurie Notaro
– Celia Rivenbark
– Elin Hilderbrand
– Kristin Hannah
– Jeannette Walls
– Kate Atkinson

They’ve had this posted for two days, so don’t delay if you’re interested. The candidates pile up super fast and the submission window could close soon. For complete details, go here. As always, good luck!

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

#AdPit a Twitter Pitch Event

April 5, 2017Contests, Literary#Adpit, Agents, Authors, books, Central Standard Time, Editors, Fiction, Heidi Norrod, Manuscripts, Non-Fiction, Pitch Event, Publishers, research, Stories, Tag Lines, Twitter, Writerspdpabst

Heidi Norrod is hosting another fabulous twitter pitch event for writers called AdPit. (Yes, she’s hosting two pitch events today!) In order to participate, authors need to have a finished manuscript and tweet their 140 character pitch using the hashtag #AdPit on April 5, 2017. The contest will be between 9am-3pm CST (Chicago time). You will allowed to pitch six times over the course of the event. I’d suggest once every hour, as the event is six hours long.

This contest is open to ADULT and NEW ADULT COMPLETED, fiction and non-fiction books. And remember, be sure to research the trawling LITERARY AGENTS and EDITORS before submissions. As always, good luck!

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

#KidPit a Twitter Pitch Event

April 5, 2017Contests, Literary#KidPit, Agents, Authors, Board Books, books, Chapter Books, Easy Reader, Editors, Fiction, Heidi Norrod, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pitch Event, Publishers, Stories, Twitter, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

Heidi Norrod is hosting another fabulous twitter pitch event for writers called KidPit TODAY! In order to participate, authors need to have a finished manuscript and tweet their 140 character pitch using the hashtag #KidPit. The contest will be between 9am-3pm CST (Chicago time). You will allowed to pitch six times over the course of the event. I’d suggest once every hour, as the event is six hours long.

This event is open to BOARD BOOKS, PICTURE BOOKS, EASY READER/CHAPTER BOOKS, MIDDLE GRADE, and/or YOUNG ADULT COMPLETED novel, fiction and non-fiction books. When typing your pitch, be sure to include either #BB (Board Book), #PB (Picture Books), #CB (Chapter Books and Early Readers), #MG (Middle Grade), or #YA (Young Adult) and tag with the genre. And don’t forget to add the hashtag #KidPit so it will show up in the feed.

Also, I’d like to remind everyone that twitter pitch parties are open to everyone, meaning anyone can trawl the feed! Be sure to research before you send any submissions from a favored pitch. As always, good luck!

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

The Knight Agency Pitch Event

April 4, 2017Contests, Literary#TKA20, Agents, Authors, books, Deidre Knight, Elaine Spencer, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Janna Bonikowski, Kristy Hunter, LGBT, Manuscripts, Melissa Jeglinski, Middle Grace, Mysteries, Nephele Tempest, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Pamela Harty, Pitch Event, Romance, Suspense, The Knight Agency, Thrillers, Travis Pennington, Twitter, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

The Knight Agency is holding another twitter pitch event TOMORROW on April 5, 2017 from 9am-5pm EST. Use the hashtag #TKA20 and include your age category with genre. Do not pitch directly to the agents. Pitch the same way you’d pitch during #Pitmad and similar contests.

Some of the participating agents will be Deidre Knight, Pamela Harty, Elaine Spencer, Melissa Jeglinski, Travis Pennington, Nephele Tempest, Kristy Hunter, and Janna Bonikowski . Some things their excited to see are: women’s fiction, historical fiction, YA, MG, romance of all subgenres, LGBT fiction and m/m romance, thrillers, mysteries, suspense, nonfiction, and fantasy. And popular genre abbreviations are:

#RS=Romantic Suspense
#WF=Women’s Fiction
#HF=Historical Fiction
#YA=Young Adult
#MG=Middle Grade
#MC=Multicultural
#M=Mystery
#CM=Cozy Mystery
#LGBT=LGBT Fiction or Nonfiction
#MM=Male/Male Romance
#CR=Contemporary Romance
#PNR=Paranormal Romance
#INSP=Inspirational Fiction or Nonfiction
#NF=Nonfiction #MEM=Memoir

For complete details and to see what each agent is specifically wanting, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Miss Snark’s Secret Agent Contest

April 2, 2017Contests, LiteraryAdult Fiction, Authors, books, Contemporary, dreams, Entrants, Guidelines, Literary Agent, Manuscripts, Miss Snark's First Victim, New Adult Fiction, Opportunity, Romance, Secret Agent Contest, Stories, Submissions, Suspense, Thriller, Time Travel, Writers, Writing, Young-adult fictionpdpabst

Just a quick reminder that @AuthoressAnon is hosting her Secret Agent Contest tomorrow, Monday, April 3, 2017. She is the genius behind Miss Snark’s First Victim blog, which often hosts critique events and contests to help gain a literary agent.

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The submission window will be open from noon to 6pm EDT. The BOT will randomly select 50 entrants with 2 alternates. To enter, you’ll need the first 250 words from you polished and completed manuscript. (No unfinished stories, please!) This months accepted genres will be:

Romance (YA, NA, Adult)
Thriller (YA, NA, Adult)
Contemporary (YA, NA, Adult)
Time Travel (YA, NA, Adult)
Suspense (YA, NA, Adult)

So, get those words polished! You can find the entire information for submission guidelines on her website here. As always, good luck!

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

Revise & Resub Contest

April 1, 2017Contests, Literary, Mentor Program#RevPit, Adult, Authors, books, Editing, Editors, Feedback, Fiction, Manuscripts, Mentoring, Middlge Grade, New Adult, Novel, Opportunity, Polishing, Query, Resubmit, Revising, Stories, Submitting, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

If you haven’t heard, the Revise & Resub contest is newly created for writers looking to win a complete and free editing of their manuscript. Although their main goal is to help authors polish their stories, they’ll showcase the winners finished projects on the website and agents are welcome to attend! So, spread the word.

Because the Pitch To Publication editors found themselves with open availability because P2P got postponed, they created this contest to still give writers the opportunity to win edits. Yay! The submission window opens April 7, 2017 at noon EDT and closes April 9, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT.

You can visit the site for a complete list of editors. To learn the submission guidelines, go here. As always, good luck!

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

Don Freeman Illustrator Grant

March 29, 2017Awards, Contests, LiteraryAdvertising, Art Directors, Art Supplies, Authors, Childcare, Childrens Books, Conferences, Courses, Creativity, Illustrators, Manuscripts, Monetary Prize, Opportunity, Picture Books, Pitching, Portfolio, Pre-published Illunstrator, Publishers, SCBWI, Stories, Travel, Two Grants, Work In Progress, Worshop, Writerspdpabst

According to the webpage, the Don Freeman Work-In-Progress Grants are available to all members of the SCBWI, regardless of membership level, who are working on a picture book or their portfolio. They are not available for projects on which there is already a contract.

Two grants of $1,000 each will be awarded annually. One grant to a published illustrator and one to an pre-published illustrator. The money may be used in any way to help you complete your project. Acceptable uses include: purchasing art supplies, enrollment in workshops or conferences, courses in advanced illustrating or writing techniques, travel for research or to expose work to publishers/art directors, or childcare.

Enrolment is open and ends on March 31, 2017. Visit the webpage to for complete information and guidelines to submit. As always, good luck.

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

Witness Impulse Open Submissions

March 27, 2017LiteraryAuthors, dreams, Editors, Fiction, HarperCollins, Manuscripts, Mystery, novels, Opportunity, Publishers, Stories, Submissions, Suspense, Thriller, Witness Impulse, Writerspdpabst

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How exciting is it to know that one of the big five publishers has imprints that allow authors to submit without having an agent? Of course, I feel the need to stress that I’m a firm believer…

Source: Witness Impulse Open Submissions

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