Book Release from Jessica Vitalis

We love celebrating with the Pitch Wars family! Join us in congratulating Jessica Vitalis on her debut novel that launched today from Greenwillow/HarperCollins. The Wolf is not bound by the same rules as you are. The Great White Wolf is very, very old. And she is very, very tired. For hundreds of winters, she has searched for someone to take her place. But she is invisible to most people. In all those years, only three Read more…

Day 24 (Part 2) of the Pitch Wars Mentor Workshops with Gabi Burton

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Workshops with some of our amazing past and 2021 mentors. From a lottery drawing, we selected writers to receive a query and first page critique from one of our mentors. We’ll be posting some of the critiques leading up to the Pitch Wars submission window. Our hope is that these samples will help you in shining up your query and first page. We appreciate our mentors for generously dedicating their Read more…

Day 24 (Part 1) of the Pitch Wars Mentor Workshops with Maedeh B. Saaina

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Workshops with some of our amazing past and 2021 mentors. From a lottery drawing, we selected writers to receive a query and first page critique from one of our mentors. We’ll be posting some of the critiques leading up to the Pitch Wars submission window. Our hope is that these samples will help you in shining up your query and first page. We appreciate our mentors for generously dedicating their Read more…

How to Prepare your Pitch Wars 2021 Submission

We know so many of you are working hard to get ready, so we wanted to make sure you know what to expect when the submission window opens on September 26. If you’re new to Pitch Wars or aren’t quite sure how it works, start here. At the bottom of this post, you’ll find a video where Sarah Nicolas walks through the entire submission form. Submissions will occur via a “sub-site,” which we will link Read more…

Day 23 (Part 2) of the Pitch Wars Mentor Workshops with Preslaysa Williams

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Workshops with some of our amazing past and 2021 mentors. From a lottery drawing, we selected writers to receive a query and first page critique from one of our mentors. We’ll be posting some of the critiques leading up to the Pitch Wars submission window. Our hope is that these samples will help you in shining up your query and first page. We appreciate our mentors for generously dedicating their Read more…

Day 23 (Part 1) of the Pitch Wars Mentor Workshops with Heather Herrman

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Workshops with some of our amazing past and 2021 mentors. From a lottery drawing, we selected writers to receive a query and first page critique from one of our mentors. We’ll be posting some of the critiques leading up to the Pitch Wars submission window. Our hope is that these samples will help you in shining up your query and first page. We appreciate our mentors for generously dedicating their Read more…

Day 22 (Part 3) of the Pitch Wars Mentor Workshops with Jenny Perinovic and Kyrie McCauley

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Workshops with some of our amazing past and 2021 mentors. From a lottery drawing, we selected writers to receive a query and first page critique from one of our mentors. We’ll be posting some of the critiques leading up to the Pitch Wars submission window. Our hope is that these samples will help you in shining up your query and first page. We appreciate our mentors for generously dedicating their Read more…

Day 22 (Part 2) of the Pitch Wars Mentor Workshops with Fiona McLaren

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Workshops with some of our amazing past and 2021 mentors. From a lottery drawing, we selected writers to receive a query and first page critique from one of our mentors. We’ll be posting some of the critiques leading up to the Pitch Wars submission window. Our hope is that these samples will help you in shining up your query and first page. We appreciate our mentors for generously dedicating their Read more…

Day 22 (Part 1) of the Pitch Wars Mentor Workshops with Ren Hutchings

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Workshops with some of our amazing past and 2021 mentors. From a lottery drawing, we selected writers to receive a query and first page critique from one of our mentors. We’ll be posting some of the critiques leading up to the Pitch Wars submission window. Our hope is that these samples will help you in shining up your query and first page. We appreciate our mentors for generously dedicating their Read more…

Day 21 (Part 3) of the Pitch Wars Mentor Workshops with Stephenie Magister and Noreen

Welcome to the Pitch Wars Workshops with some of our amazing past and 2021 mentors. From a lottery drawing, we selected writers to receive a query and first page critique from one of our mentors. We’ll be posting some of the critiques leading up to the Pitch Wars submission window. Our hope is that these samples will help you in shining up your query and first page. We appreciate our mentors for generously dedicating their Read more…