Tomorrow Authoress will post guidelines for the Agent Wish List contest and critique. You’ll need to send your query and 250 words ONLY if your manuscript fits the agents wish list! This is a limited contest because only the first 50 entries will be accepted. Be sure follow the rules on Miss Snark’s First Victim.
As always, good luck!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.
There is a fantastic interview with Caitlen Rubino-Bradway of LKG Agency on Brenda Drake‘s blog. I decided I should share it for those who might have missed it because Caitlen shares what she is looking for in an author, which I think can be universal for agents. So please, read and share this for all your writing pals. It’s simply good advise.
Have a great day writing!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.
Operation Awesome is hosting a contest where agents give feedback on whether they’d pass or request pages from the writers first 250 words. And of course, they might ask for your manuscript! Submissions are for young adult completed contemporary only. The window to sub opens March 14 at 6am EST. They will list this months participating agents tomorrow. For now, you can go here to see the previous agents and winning submissions. Don’t forget to check out the official rules while you are there.
Here is some important information:
Starts: Monday, March 14, 2016, at 6 a.m. Eastern
Ends: Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at 6 p.m. Eastern
Category/Genre: YA Contemporary
How To Enter: Fill out the entry form on the contest post when it goes live
What Is Required: Your query (no bio or customization), your first 250 words, a complete and polished MS
As always, good luck!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.
Per the Chicago Writing Workshop website, this writing event (May 14, 2016) 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:
Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. I’m signed up to go to this one, so if your attending, I’ll see you there!!!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.
Just a quick note to writers who might’ve thought #Adpit would be today, the date got moved by the host to April 1, 2016. I’ll blog later and remind everyone. But on the bright side, you’ve longer to hone your pitches!
Have a great writing day!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.
Self-published writers are often left out in the cold, struggling to market and promote there books. But every so often, there is an event to help them get noticed. The Published Book Awards via Writer’s Digest is such an event. Here is what is up for grabs:
There are additional prized for other winners in each category. Be sure and check out the guidelines for submissions. Deadline is April 1, 2016.
As always, good luck.
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction.
Hurray, a twitter pitch contest for picture books only! You read that correctly, PICTURE BOOKS ONLY. Use the twitter hashtag #PBPitch on February 11, 2016. If you are an illustrator, you can attach an image to the pitch. And please note you can only pitch twice: once before 2pm and once after. (I’m sorry but the host hasn’t specified if this is EST, or another.) For complete guidelines, check out the PBPitch blog.
Check out the agents and editors that will be participating!
As always, good luck!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction
If you have a completed manuscript, there is a new contest for you! Author Brenda Drake has teamed up with the creator of Manuscript Wishlist and literary agent Jessica Sinsheimer from Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency. This is another twitter event, so you need to have your 140 character pitch ready, including the #PitMatch hashtag. The event is only three hours on February 11, 2016 EST, between 1pm-4pm. The goal is for Brenda and Jessica to match up pitches with the right agent.
The good news is everyone could be a possible winner with a good match! For complete details on how it’s going to work, go here.
As always, good luck!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction
A writing workshop in the sunny state? You betcha! On March 25 (Tampa) and 26 (Fort Lauderdale) the Florida Writing Workshop will take place. This writing events are wonderful opportunities 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 events (100 per each).
This year’s faculty so far includes literary agent Penny Moore (FinePrint Literary); literary agent Lucienne Diver (The Knight Agency); literary agent Marlene Stringer (Stringer Literary Agency); literary agent Kimiko Nakamura (Dee Mura Literary); literary agent Nicole Resciniti (The Seymour Agency); literary agent Saritza Hernandez (Corvisiero Literary); literary agent Greg Aunapu (Salkind Literary); literary agent Kurestin Armada (P.S. Literary); literary agent Cricket Freeman (The August Agency); literary agent Amanda Leuck (Spencerhill Associates); and literary agent Kaylee Davis (Dee Mura Literary).
Registration fills up fast, so hurry and book your seat!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction
Chuck Sambuchino of Writer’s Digest is hosting another Dear Lucky Agent Contest on February 9, 2016. This 21st edition is with Elizabeth Winick Rubinstein of McIntosh & Otis. To submit, send the first 150-250 words (i.e., your first double-spaced page) of your unpublished, completed book-length work of women’s fiction (no erotica or category romance). You must include a contact e-mail address with your entry and use your real name. Also, submit the title of the work and a logline (one-sentence description of the work) with each entry.
For complete details, go here. As always, good luck!
P.D. Pabst
Blogger and writer of MG/YA fiction
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