Genre: Women’s Fiction Word Count: 99,000 Pitch: Ten years ago, Julie killed her best friend…unless she didn’t. The truth lies in a diary hidden in her Southern hometown, but finding it exposes scandalous secrets about the friend she thought she knew. Excerpt: She only has lovers in wintertime. In summer, Read more…
Genre: Literary/Magical Realism Word Count: 79,000 Pitch: When gravity lessens, just a little, some people’s problems get easier. Others’ don’t. A new mom, an overweight teen girl, a retired boat salesman, and interconnected others, it’s LOVE, ACTUALLY with a magical realism twist. Excerpt: Shelly did not mind 8:00 AM classes. Read more…
The submission window for Pitch Madness SORRY! Edition is now open! To enter the contest, enter the form below. What is Pitch Madness? It’s a contest to win a request from one or more of the participating agents. I will have an agent introduction post up soon. The submission window Read more…
Pitch Madness 2015 SORRY! Edition The Pitch Madness submission window will be open for 72 hours starting on February 20! Pitch Madness is a contest to win a request from one or more of the participating agents. I will have an agent introduction post up soon. The submission window Read more…
Mandy Mikulencak So let’s get this party started. What made you decide to enter Pitch Madness, and how did you feel during the contest? I participated in Pitch Madness in March 2013. Contests like this one are a great way to get agents’ undivided attention because they’ve committed to participating. Read more…
A Breakdown of PitchMadness, Clue Edition by Dan Koboldt Brenda Drake’s Pitch Madness contest, Clue Edition, wraps up this week with a Twitter Pitching Party (#PitMad) on Tuesday. Pitching contests are rich with opportunities for aspiring authors: a chance to pitch one’s work in short form, get some feedback, Read more…
It’s been a long week of reading through all the amazing pitches. Our wonderful readers have narrowed the slush, and your game hosts have chosen sixty pitches for the game. For those of you not familiar with Pitch Madness, it’s a contest where agents compete in a game against their Read more…
Genre: YA Historical Word Count: 68,000 Pitch: After WWI, wing walker Grace breaks boundaries as the only female on her barnstorming team. When a stunt goes wrong, she must choose between a future in the sky and her love on the ground. Excerpt: Coins plinked one after the other into Read more…
Genre: MG Horror Word Count: 48,000 Pitch: Molly Brown soon learns that every item in Mrs Grainger’s shop has a gruesome history. But when her best friend goes missing, she has to uncover the owner’s sinister past before she’s next in line. Excerpt: The hands on the large clock in Read more…
Genre: YA noir Word Count: 78,000 Pitch: In The Dark Knight meets The Sopranos, rivaling teen vigilantes, Gwen Kane and Silas Snow, team up to trap the puppet master behind a string of violent murders before Gwen’s framed father walks death row. Excerpt: It’s strange growing up in a city Read more…