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Put the children books to bed, the adult only pitch event is almost here!
On June 26 you have all day until June 27 at 8AM EDT (NY time) to post your entry in the comments of the official party post. That’s 24 hours!
At 8AM EDT on June 27 through the end of June 29, agents will reply to comments for the pitches they want to see more of.
It’s a simple contest, all you have to do is get your 35-word pitch and the first 150-words of your completed manuscript ready to post on June 26. You’ll post them in the comments of the party post and agents will make requests by replying to the ones they want to see more of. All are welcome. There’s no limit. Only one entry per writer.
Update: I will accept New Adult pitches. Please know, I’m not sure all agents are looking for it, but some are. So check each agent’s submission guidelines on their agency sites with the links provided below.
Unless the agent gives different instructions on how to send to them, when you get a request, go to the agents/editors websites listed below and follow submission guidelines.
Make sure to put this in the subject line (if you get a request):
Adult Only Summer Pitch Party: TITLE
NOTE: The agents will remember who they’ve requested from, so only send to an agent who has requested more pages.
Here’s how to format in the comments of the party post…
Title: The title of your manuscript
Genre: Adult Contemporary (or whatever yours is)
Word Count: 00,000 (round to nearest 1000th)
Pitch: 35-words (max) pitch, single spaced, no indentions.
Excerpt: The first 150 words of your manuscript, one space between paragraphs, single spaced, no indentions. If the 150th word falls in the middle of a sentence then go to the end of the sentence.
Please note: If you don’t follow directions, and we can’t read your entry, the comment will be deleted.
Here are all the fantabulous agents making requests…
And spiking the punch are some awesome editors…
37 Comments
Abbe Hoggan · June 20, 2013 at 9:36 pm
I’m very excited about this and I want to make sure I understand the instructions. Is it really no spaces between paragraphs AND no indentation? I ask just because that seems like it would be harder to read. And I’m paranoid about doing it WRONG.
Thanks.
Brenda Drake · June 20, 2013 at 10:08 pm
Doh! Yep, it would one space between paragraphs. o.O
Em-Musing · June 21, 2013 at 6:13 am
Yay! Finally an adult pitch opportunity! Thanks for this. I’ll be pitching.
Lexy · June 21, 2013 at 8:35 am
Question… since this is Adult are they any restrictions on language or situations that appear in those first 150 words?
Brenda Drake · June 21, 2013 at 9:07 am
Good question, as long as it doesn’t verge on X-rated. Let’s keep it R-rated. Adult words are fine.
Lexy · June 21, 2013 at 9:20 am
Lol, ok. I better go check, I might be OUT! 😀
Stina Lindenblatt · June 23, 2013 at 5:07 am
I have an agent so I won’t be participating, but I was wondering if this includes New Adults books.
Brenda Drake · June 23, 2013 at 6:48 am
I am accepting New Adult. I’m not sure if all agents are looking for it, though, but some I do know are.
Stina Lindenblatt · June 23, 2013 at 8:18 am
Thanks, Brenda. Good to know.
ChloeHunt · June 23, 2013 at 3:14 pm
Hi brenda!
Thanks a lot for doing this! It’s a great opportunity. This is my first contest so I’m a bit paranoid of not doing anything wrong, hence my questions:
-we are supposed to leave our entry as a comment to this post or the one from June 7 ?
– i knowou said that if word 150 is in the middle of the sentence, we should write that sentence until the end, but in my case that would lead to 165 words (yeah i write long sentences from time to time…). Is that still alright? Just trying to make sure I’m not disqualifying myself.
Thanks 🙂
Brenda Drake · June 24, 2013 at 6:45 am
There will be an “official” contest post up on June 26 for you to enter your pitch in. Also, that will be fine for the word count.
Julie Sondra Decker · June 23, 2013 at 4:59 pm
This is sweet and I’m recommending it to friends who want to look for agents! And I’m excited to see that the newest agent from my agency, Margaret, is jumping into contests. (We have a lovely family at Inklings! Hope to get some new siblings through this shindig!)
Good luck, everyone.
First Time Pitcher · June 25, 2013 at 2:13 pm
Thanks for the party pitch. This will be my first, so A) how do we fond the comments section, and B) if we do not get a request, are we still eligible to send the agents a full length query letter in the traditional sense (through email)? Nervous that if I flop this 35 word pitch (not a lot of opportunity to describe book), they’ll remember my name and skip my query letter in their email inbox.
Thanks in advance for any insight.
Brenda Drake · June 25, 2013 at 4:11 pm
A) The Official Post will go live on this blog at 8AM EDT (NY Time) and that is the post you will put your entry in.
B) Yes, you can still query the agents by there normal submission guidelines on their sites. Do not reference this contest.
Don’t be nervous and good luck!
39928e48-ddfa-11e2-98ca-000bcdcb8a73 · June 25, 2013 at 5:49 pm
This is AWESOME! Thank you so much for hosting it! I’m nervous as anything, but crazy-excited to try. (Honestly, I’ve been so amped-yet-nerve-wracked, I had a hard time sleeping LAST night! Here’s hoping the next two until it’s over go smoother!)
63b3d5b8-de51-11e2-946c-000bcdca4d7a · June 26, 2013 at 4:13 am
Excited for this!
SereneSparkles · June 26, 2013 at 4:27 am
Great opportunity. Thanks!
Serena Louise · June 26, 2013 at 4:36 am
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Lydia · June 26, 2013 at 5:16 am
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Brenda Drake · June 26, 2013 at 5:19 am
DO NOT ENTER ENTRIES TO THIS POST – ENTER THEM ON THE OFFICIAL ENTRY POST HERE: http://brenleedrake.blogspot.com/2013/06/adult-only-summer-pitch-party-official.html
Brenda Drake · June 26, 2013 at 5:19 am
DO NOT ENTER ENTRIES TO THIS POST – ENTER THEM ON THE OFFICIAL ENTRY POST HERE: http://brenleedrake.blogspot.com/2013/06/adult-only-summer-pitch-party-official.html
Brenda Drake · June 26, 2013 at 5:19 am
DO NOT ENTER ENTRIES TO THIS POST – ENTER THEM ON THE OFFICIAL ENTRY POST HERE: http://brenleedrake.blogspot.com/2013/06/adult-only-summer-pitch-party-official.html
Steve Katzen · June 26, 2013 at 6:35 am
Brenda, if we need to remove an entry from your blog (because our account didn’t register on our initial post) how can we do that?
Brenda Drake · June 26, 2013 at 7:02 pm
Just delete one – If you go to the one you posted it should give you the option to delete it.
Steve Katzen · June 27, 2013 at 5:51 am
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Victoria Dixon · June 26, 2013 at 7:15 am
Thank you so much for doing this, Brenda! Almost every pitch opportunity out there is for juvenile literature of some sort. It’s rare and much appreciated to find something adult-oriented. 🙂
Brenda Drake · June 26, 2013 at 7:03 pm
Thank you, I had many requests for it, so I thought I’d give you all your day – good luck!
Lisa · June 26, 2013 at 1:51 pm
When will the agents start reading and replying?
Brenda Drake · June 26, 2013 at 7:03 pm
They’ll start tomorrow morning.
Nikola Vukoja · June 26, 2013 at 8:30 pm
Brenda,
I uploaded my Pitch but (even after checking) I didn’t notice I had put 800,000 words instead of 80,000 – so I deleted and did it over.
Brenda Drake · June 26, 2013 at 9:27 pm
That’s fine – thank you for letting me know!
Rena · June 29, 2013 at 7:49 am
Hi Brenda,
I saw that you just tweeted that Louise had been making requests last night, but I can’t find any in the comments. Is it possible all the comments aren’t loading?
Brenda Drake · June 29, 2013 at 8:06 am
They’re loading for me, but I will check it out later and see when I get back home.
Brenda Drake · June 29, 2013 at 8:11 am
I just checked the comments and you have to click on the “Load More” link at the bottom of the page since we went over the limit for one page.
Rena · June 29, 2013 at 8:31 am
eep found the button. Now I feel foolish!
Alison nee Heller · July 1, 2013 at 5:47 am
I LOVED this idea!! Just wish it’d been a weekend I wasn’t crazy busy at a wedding!
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