Welcome to the Pitch Wars Agent Round! For those unfamiliar with Pitch Wars, it’s a contest where published/agented authors, editors, or interns chose mentees and work with them for two months to make their work shine. Over 1600 writers entered the Pitch Wars contest this year, and only 125 Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished! Mentor Name: Kara Seal Mentee Name: Ashley Martin Title: Follow Me Category: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 51,200 Pitch: Deep inside the wood, cats can talk and white rabbits wear waistcoats. But when Alivia searches the forest for her missing mother, she finds the roots of Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Jessica Vitalis Mentee Name: Heidi Stallman Title: OPERATION MAGIC Category: MG Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 46,000 Pitch: After eleven-year-old Dakota’s dad cancels their daddy-daughter trip so he can hang out with his new family, she decides only magic can change his mind. But her Read more…
Manuscript status: Finished Mentor Name: Brooks Benjamin Mentee Name: Rachel Sarah Title: RULES FOR RUNNING AWAY Category: MG Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 30,000 Pitch: One devastating secret. Two kids on the run. Three hours to uncover the truth. When you’re running away to find the father you never knew, remember to bring Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Juliana Brandt Mentee Name: Julie Artz Title: QUEST FOR THE KALEVALA Category: MG Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 60,000 Pitch: Eleven-year-old Kai and his annoying nerd-sister only agree on one thing: moving to Helsinki equals epic disaster. But when they discover a mysterious book of Finnish folklore, Read more…
Manuscript status: Finished Mentor Name: Brooks Benjamin Mentee Name: Caroline Thompson Title: BRIGHTLY Category: MG Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 36,000 Pitch: Thirteen-year-old Sam lives for swimming. Or she did, until she nearly drowned in a car crash. When Sam is paired with Echo, a therapy dolphin, they quickly form a bond. But Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Lisa Lewis Tyre Mentee Name: Alex Block Title: HOW TO BURY A BULL Category: Middle Grade Genre: Realistic Fiction Word Count: 34,000 Pitch: Six, maybe seven hours tops. That’s how long eleven-year-old Little Bit figures she has to get that dead bull gone before her Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Stacey Graham Mentee Name: Phil Hickes Title: THE UNFORTUNATE ONES Category: MG Genre: Supernatural Thriller Word Count: 38,000 Pitch: Archie Miles thought battling his allergies was bad. But when he disturbs the restless Victorian spirits at his uncle’s church, he’s threatened by something far worse. Now he must Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Cat Scully Mentee Name: Sean Steinle Title: A GHOULISH AFFAIR Category: Middle Grade Genre: Spooky Mystery Word Count: 30,000 Pitch: When 11-year-old Pen Waters gives a ghoul her sock in exchange for a glittering pocket watch, she unwittingly invites herself to become his next meal. Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentors: Fiona McLaren and Dionne McCulloch Mentee: Joe McCourt Title: OLIVE UNNEEDED Category: Middle Grade Genre: Animal Adventure Word Count: 49,000 Pitch: Olive the Sheltie can’t make her humans happy. After failing to impress them as a Retriever dog, Police dog, Guide dog – even Cadaver dog – Read more…