After ten amazing years of building mentorships and an online community of writers, Pitch Wars and #PitMad are coming to an end. As an entirely volunteer-run event, we are truly overjoyed and grateful for the opportunity to assist so many writers on their journeys. While this decision was difficult to Read more…
Mark your calendars! Our 2020 #PitMad schedule is now available. March 5, 2020 (8AM – 8PM EDT) June 4, 2020 (8AM – 8PM EDT) September 3, 2020 (8AM – 8PM EDT) December 3, 2020 (8AM – 8PM EST) About #PitMad #PitMad is a pitch party on Twitter where writers tweet Read more…
After weeks of deliberation and tears and sadness, we are sorry to announce that there will not be a Pitch Madness contest this year. We hope you’ll continue to take advantage of the programs we are offering, like query and first page workshops, webinars, the forum, upcoming mentee/mentor Twitter chats, Read more…
Pitch Madness 2017 Candyland Edition!! We are so thrilled to announce a success story by way of Pitch Madness. Debbie Schrack has signed with Tina P. Schwartz with The Purcell Agency! Go Team Candy Castle! Debbie, what made you decide to enter Pitch Madness? I have been working on my novel Read more…
Welcome to Team Ice Cream Sea! It’s been a long week of reading through all the amazing pitches. Our wonderful readers have narrowed the slush, and your team hosts have chosen seventy pitches for the agent round. To meet the slush readers and hosts go to this post here. And you Read more…
Title: THE NINE GRAVES OF GERALDINE GREY Age Category: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy #ownvoices POC Word Count: 39,000 Pitch: A young girl tasked with helping souls from a Louisiana cemetery pass to the other side must fight a powerful witch for control over the gate to the underworld. First 250 Read more…
Title: GIRL OF THE BIG ISLAND Age Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary with elements of magic Word Count: 39,000 Pitch: An outsider in her Kansas hometown, twelve-year-old Kalea visits her native Hawaii and learns she must protect her grandma’s magic stone from evil spirits or her doomed family will vanish. Read more…
Title: PRINCESS CORDELIA BREAKS THE RULES Age Category: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 30,000 Pitch: Of all the rules a princess must follow, Cordelia detested number ten the most: Wait patiently for your prince to rescue you. When he doesn’t show, she dares rescue herself. But someone plots her Read more…
Title: A RAVEN’S CRAVING Age Category: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 83,000 Pitch: Wielding magic is amazing; it’s the addiction that bites. Raven’s fourth magic overdose lands her in rehab where two bewitching love interests pit her against herself, ultimately, forcing her to choose between love and freedom. First Read more…
Title: FACING DEMONS Age Category: Young Adult Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 108,000 Pitch: In an African inspired fantasy, twin mercenaries Niles and Cassia must hunt for a hidden foe, bearing encrypted letters. To succeed means unearthing a past best kept buried. But their secrets might bury them anyway. First 250 Read more…