Tag Archives: Young Adult

Book Pipeline Unpublished Contest

August 24, 2020Contests, LiteraryAdaptation, Adult, Agency, Agents, Authors, Book Pipeline, books, Competition, Editors, Fee, Fiction, Film, Genre, Managers, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Monetary Prize, Movie, Non-Fiction, Producers, Published, Publishers, Publishing Indusgry, Screenplay, Scripts, Stories, Television, TV, Unpublished, Worldwide, Writers, Young Adultpdpabst

BookPipelineWithFox

The Book Pipeline Competition seeks unpublished book manuscripts across six categories of fiction and nonfiction:

Young Adult
Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Mystery / Thriller
Literary
Outsider / Experimental
Nonfiction

Select publishers and agents get first look at the top selections for each category, including LGR Literary Agency, Katherine Tegen Books, and Verve Publishing.

Winners receive $15,000 ($2,500 for each category winner):
Immediate circulation to publishers, agents, editors, and other execs
Consideration from producers seeking projects for film and TV adaptation
Additional long-term reviews of other books for potential circulation
Invitations to annual writer and industry events hosted by Pipeline Media Group

Deadline is September 5, 2018 with a $55 entry fee. For guidelines on how to submit, go here.

As always, good luck!

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

Boston Online Writing Workshop

August 21, 2020Literary, Webinar/WorkshopAdmin, Adult, Advice, Aevitas Creative Management, Andrea Brown Literary, Annie Bomke Litereary, Authors, Belcastro Agency, Betsy Amster Literary, Bond Literary, BookEnds Literary, books, Boston, DONALD MAASS LITERARY AGENCY, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Ethan Ellenberg Literary, Faculty, Feedback, Fiction, Fuse Literary, Golden Wheat Literary, Inspiration, Instruction, Jean V. Nagger Literary, Ladderbird Literary, Laura Gross Literary, Learning, Manuscripts, Massie & Mcquilkin Literary, Metamorphosis Literary Agency, Music, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, P.S. Literary, Pitch, Pitching, Prospect Agency, Prospect Literary, Pual Levine Literary, Raven Quill Literary, Register, Savvy Literary, Stories, Talcott Notch, The Purcell Agency, The Rights Factory, The Seymour Agency, The Unter Agency, Trident Media Group, Veritas Literary, Waxman Literary, Writers, Writers House, Writing, Writing Workshop, Young Adultpdpabst

Chicago Writing Workshop

Per the Boston Writing Workshop website, this writing event (October 3, 2020) 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 (200) at the event, even with it online.

Here are a few of this years faculty that will be in attendance:

literary agent Alec Shane (Writers House)
literary agent Jemiscoe Chambers-Black (Andrea Brown Literary)
literary agent Patrick Munnelly (Bond Literary)
literary agent Alice Fugate (Trident Media Group)
literary agent Emma Sector (Prospect Agency)
literary agent Em Lysaght (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Catherine Hedrick-Armstrong (The Purcell Agency)
literary agent Nicole Payne (Golden Wheat Literary)
literary agent Jennifer Unter (The Unter Agency)
literary agent Jade Wong-Baxter (Massie & McQuilkin Literary)
literary agent Paul Levine (Paul Levine Literary)
literary agent Lynnette Novak (The Seymour Agency)
literary agent Leticia Gomez (Savvy Literary)
literary agent Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
literary agent Tia Mele (Talcott Notch)
literary agent Caitlin McDonald (Donald Maass Literary)
literary agent Bibi Lewis (Ethan Ellenberg Literary)
literary agent Michael Carr (Veritas Literary)
literary agent Stacy Testa (Writers House)
literary agent Annie Bomke (Annie Bomke Literary)
literary agent Leah Pierre (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Carlie Webber (Fuse Literary)
literary agent Kaitlyn Johnson (Belcastro Agency)
literary agent Alicia Brooks (Jean V Naggar Literary)
literary agent Mary Cummings (Betsy Amster Literary Enterprises)
literary agent Lori Steel (Raven Quill Literary)
literary agent Emmy Nordstrom Higdon (The Rights Factory)
literary agent Charlotte Wenger (Prospect Agency)
literary agent Becky LeJeune (Bond Literary)
literary agent Amy Bishop (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)
literary agent Lizzie Poteet (The Seymour Agency)
literary agent Jessica Reino (Metamorphosis Literary Agency)
literary agent Tracy Marchini (BookEnds Literary)
literary agent Susan Canavan (Waxman Literary)
literary agent Lauren Scovel (Laura Gross Lite rary)
literary agent Beth Marshea (Ladderbird Literary)
literary agent Lori Galvin (Aevitas Creative Management)
more agent and editor faculty coming soon.

Since the seats are limited, don’t delay in registering. Have fun and learn lots!

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.

LatinxPitch for Kidlit Event

August 17, 2020Contests, Literary#LatinxPitch, #LGTBIQ, #OwnVoices, #WFH, Agents, Art, Artist, Authors, コンテスト, ประกวด, Board Books, Chapter Books, Children's Stories, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Cuộc thi, Disability, конкурс, Editors, 경연 대회, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Gystadleuaeth, Illustrator, Διαγωνισμό, kampf, Keppni, Kidlit, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Natjecanje, Non-Fiction, paligsahan, Picture Books, Pictures, Romance, Soutěž, Tävling, Tweet, Twitter, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Writers, Yarışması, Young Adult, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

LatinxPitch is a kidlit pitching event for creators of children’s literature who belong to the Latinx community. The event was created to raise up Latinx voices and increase a diverse representation in children’s literature. All kidlit Latinx unagented and agented authors and/or illustrators are permitted to participate. Kidlit includes board books, picture books, chapter books, middle grade, graphic novels and young adult.

The event will take place on Twitter September 15, 2020 from 8am to 8pm EST. Be sure to use the hashtag #LatinxPitch. Agented authors and illustrators should check with their agents before participating and must include the hashtag #Editor to indicate they are looking for an editor and not an agent. For complete guidelines, go here. Also, don’t forget to check out the team that organized the event and follow them on twitter or their blogs! As always, good luck!

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

Secret Agent Contest

August 14, 2020Contests, Literaryagent, Authoress, Authors, コンテスト, ประกวด, books, Concorso, Concours, Concurs, Concurso, Contemporary, Critique, Cuộc thi, конкурс, 경연 대회, Fantasy, Feedback, Fiction, Guidelines, Gystadleuaeth, High-Concept, Hint of Magic, Historical, Hitstorical, Διαγωνισμό, Jillian Boehme, kampf, Keppni, Kilpailu, Konkurrence, Konkurs, Kontes, Magical Realism, Manuscripts, Middle Grade, Miss Snark's First Victim, Mystery, Natjecanje, Opportunity, paligsahan, Rom-com, Secret Agent Contest, Soutěž, Stories, Submissions, Tävling, Thriller, مسابقه, Verseny, Wedstrijd, Wedstryd, Women's Fiction, Writers, Yarışması, Young Adult, 比賽, 比赛, المسابقهpdpabst

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 got her first book deal, which is out in the world to read now! (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, August 24, 2020
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:

ADULT

High-concept women’s fiction (NO genre fiction-high fantasy, romance, etc.)

Fantasy
Narrative Nonfiction
Historical Fiction
Epistolary

Fantasy
Narative Nonfiction
Historical Fiction
Epistolary

For complete guidelines and entry form, go here. Also, keep an eye on her blog because she’ll post more details a week before submissions, especially the brief time the window for entries will be open. As always, good luck!

P.D. 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.

Book Pipeline Adaptation Contest

August 7, 2020Contests, Literary$10.000, 21 Laps, Academy Award, Adaline, Adaptation, Adult, Agency, Anonymous Content, Authors, Book Pipeline, books, Competition, Extant, Fee, Fiction, Fuqua Films, Genre, Good Fear Film + Management, Lakeshore Entertainment, LBI Entertainment, Lit Entertainment Group, Liz Destro, Madhouse Entertainment, Managers, Manuscripts, Million Dollar Baby, Movie, Non-Fiction, Published, QC Entertainment, Screenplay, Scripts, Silent R Management, Stories, Television, Unpublished, Worldwide, Writers, Young Adult, Zero Gravity Managementpdpabst

BookPipelineWithFox

The 5th Annual Book Pipeline Competition seeks material for film or television adaptation. Open to writers worldwide, the contest accepts any genre, fiction or non-fiction. Only published books, graphic novels and short stories are acceptable.

Prizes are:

$10,000 to winner, $2,000 to 2 runners-up ($1,000 each)
Long-term circulation and promotion to producers and other execs
Project development with Book Pipeline to prepare a film or TV series pitch
Consideration of other material and circulation of other stories to industry
Invitations to annual writer and industry events hosted by Pipeline Media Group

Some of the production companies they have worked with are:

Zero Gravity Management – Ozark, The Accountant
Lit Entertainment Group – Prisoners
Anonymous Content – The Revenant, Spotlight
QC Entertainment – Us, Get Out, BlacKkKlansman
Silent R Management (reps Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins)
Good Fear Film + Management – Mulan, Under the Silver Lake
21 Laps – Arrival, The Spectacular Now, Stranger Things
Liz Destro (producer) – The Butler, Lizzie
Fuqua Films – The Magnificent Seven, Southpaw
LBI Entertainment – We Bought a Zoo
Lakeshore Entertainment – Million Dollar Baby, Age of Adaline

In addition to over 100 other managers, producers, independent directors, and agencies.

Deadline is August 15, 2020 with a $60 entry fee. For guidelines on how to submit, go here.

As always, good luck!

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

Remote Internship: Writers House

August 6, 2020Internship, LiteraryAgency, agent, Application, Authors, インターンシップ, ฝึกงาน, Backend Duties, Behind-The-Scenes, books, Candidates, College, Contracts, Creative Industry, Distribution, Drafting, Стаж, Стажировки, Стажування, Editorial, Estágio, Evaluate, Fall, Fantasy, Fiction, Galuega faataitai, Gyakorlat, Industry, Intéirneacht, Intern, Interniaeth, Internskap, 인턴쉽, Οικοτροφείο, Knowledge, Literary, Magang, Manuscripts, Media, Michael Mejias, Mysteries, New York, Opportunity, Organized, pasantía, Post-Graduate Degree, Praktik, Praktikum, Publishing, Reader, Reading, Recommendations, Records, Reports, research, Romance, Science Fiction, Social media, Stage, Stagiu, Staj, Stáž, Stories, Student, Submissions, Tập, Thrillers, کارآموزی, Writers, Writers House, Young Adult, 实习, 實習。pdpabst

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 October 5, 2020 – January 29, 2021 and is remote. Application is due by September 18, 2020. 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.

Bookends Literary Is Hiring

July 3, 2020Literary, Literary JobsAdult, agent, Assistant, Associate Agent, BookEnds Literary, Commision, Diversity, editor, Fiction, Inclusion, Intern, Jessica Faust, Middle Grade, Non-Fiction, Opportunity, Person of Color, POC, Professional, Publishing, Publishing Jobs, Remote, Young Adultpdpabst

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Jessica Faust of Bookends Literary has vowed to make help make the publishing industry more inclusive. She states that she is starting with her own house! What she is offering will be a commission based full time agent position for a professional of color. Someone with publishing experience as an assistant, intern or associate agent or editor should apply. If this sounds like something you’re interested in, go here for details on how to apply.

As always, good luck!

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

Books by #BlackAuthors #BLM

June 15, 2020Literary, Reviews#BLM, Aliens, Black Authors, Black Lives Matter, books, Creatures, Curses, Dragons, Fantasy, Fiction, Ghosts, History, Inspiration, Magic, Mermaids, Middle Grade, Reading, Stories, Super Heroes, Witches, Young Adult, Zombiespdpabst

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I have been quiet for several weeks because I have felt overwhelmed between my uncle dying, Coronavirus, worrying about my job, and distressed about police brutality. But honestly, I think my brain started shutting down when the Pandemic struck. Then, as things progressed with continued bad news, I became numb. But it’s time to officially announce my stance. I support the Black Lives Matter movement. I might lose some followers, but I won’t need to mingle with those racist piece of poops anyway. Hopefully, I will gain new followers with amazingly diverse backgrounds!

Since I am a writer, I thought one of the ways I could show support is by posting some books by black authors. And since my taste revolves around the strange, most (not all) of these stories have strange creatures, ghosts, zombies, witches, mermaids, dragons, aliens, cursed people, super heroes, or people full of magical skills! If you know more, please feel free to mention them in the comments below.

As for the ones I’m posting, I have pasted a copy of the beautiful covers and embedded a link. If you click an the image, you will be directed to a purchase site where you can read the blurb to see if you want to buy the book. Okay, so here we go:

Some of these authors have more than one book out, so if you don’t like the one I’ve posted, check out their other stories. Or, you can buy them all. Happy Reading!

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

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