Pitch Wars Blog Archive

A Pitch Wars Success Story with Christine L. Herman and her mentor, Amanda Foody

Having our mentees land an agent or a publishing deal is one of the highlights of being part of Pitch Wars. We’re so excited for Christine L. Herman and her mentor, Amanda Foody. Christine signed with Kelly Sonnack of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency after Pitch Wars 2016, and we couldn’t be happier for her! Please, help me in congratulating Christine and Amanda on their Pitch Wars Success. Christine, what was it about Amanda that made you choose Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

SOME KIND OF MAGIC! by Pitch Wars mentor Mary Ann Marlowe . . . Release Day and Giveaway!

Title: SOME KIND OF MAGIC Author: Mary Ann Marlowe Publisher: Kensington Publication Date: January 31, 2017 Goodreads | Amazon | Barnes & Noble   About SOME KIND OF MAGIC . . . “An amazing first novel.” —Sydney Landon, New York Times bestselling author In this sparkling debut novel, Mary Ann Marlowe introduces a hapless scientist who’s swept off her feet by a rock star—but is it love or just a chemical reaction?…   Biochemist Eden Sinclair has Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

A Pitch Wars Success Story with Rachel Griffin and her mentor Heather Ezell

  When our mentees land an agent or a publishing deal, it’s one of the highlights of being part of Pitch Wars. We’re so excited for Rachel Griffin and her mentor, Heather Ezell. Rachel signed with Melissa Sarver White of Folio Literary Management after Pitch Wars 2016, and we couldn’t be happier for her! Please, help me in congratulating Rachel and Heather on their Pitch Wars Success!   Rachel, what was it about Heather that made you choose to send her Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Pitch Madness 2017 . . . Introducing the Agents!

  Pitch Madness is a contest where you can win a request from one or more amazing agents. To get all the rules, see the Pitch Madness Page. The submission window will be open from 12:01 AM EST until 11:59PM EST on February 24. There is no limit of how many entries will be accepted. Please note: All entries sent before or after the allotted times will be deleted. Sixty finalists move to the agent round. Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

CASK STRENGTH by Pitch Wars mentor, Layla Reyne . . . Cover reveal!

  Title: Cask Strength Author: Layla Reyne Publisher: Carina Press Release Date: May 1, 2017 About the book . . . Professionally, the FBI team of Aidan “Irish” Talley and Jameson “Whiskey” Walker is as good as it gets, closing cases faster than any team at the Bureau. Personally, it’s a different story. Aidan’s feelings for Jamie scare the hell out of him: he won’t risk losing another love no matter how heart-tripping the intimacy between them. And loss is a grim reality with Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Pitch Wars Success Story with Yael Mermelstein and her mentor Jessica Vitalis

  When our mentees land an agent or a publishing deal, it’s one of the highlights of being part of Pitch Wars. We’re so excited for Yael Mermelstein and her mentor, Jessica Vitalis. Yael signed with Saba Sulaiman of Talcott Notch Literary Services, LLC after Pitch Wars 2016, and we couldn’t be happier for her! Please, help me in congratulating Yael and Jessica on their Pitch Wars Success! Yael, what made you decide to send a Pitch Wars application to Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

A Pitch Wars 2015 Success Story with Emily Ungar and her mentor, Stefanie Wass

  Having our mentees land an agent or a publishing deal is one of the highlights of being part of Pitch Wars. We’re so excited for Emily Ungar and her mentor, Stefanie Wass. Emily signed with Kerry Sparks of Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency after Pitch Wars 2015, and we couldn’t be happier for her! Please, help me in congratulating Emily and Stefanie on their Pitch Wars Success. Emily, what was it about Stefanie that made you choose to Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

A Pitch Wars Success Story with Dianne Freeman and her mentor, E.B. Wheeler

Having our mentees land an agent or a publishing deal is one of the highlights of being part of Pitch Wars. We’re so excited for Dianne Freeman and her mentor, E.B. Wheeler. Dianne signed with Melissa Edwards of Stonesong Literary Agency after Pitch Wars 2016, and we couldn’t be happier for her! Please, help me in congratulating Dianne and E.B. on their Pitch Wars Success. Dianne, what was it about E.B. that made you choose to send her a Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

A Pitch Wars Success Story with Elissa Dickey and her mentors, Kara Leigh Miller and Meredith Ireland

Having our mentees land an agent or a publishing deal is one of the highlights of being part of Pitch Wars. We’re so excited for Elissa Dickey and her mentors, Kara Leigh Miller and Meredith Ireland. Elissa signed with Sharon Pelletier of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret after Pitch Wars 2016, and we couldn’t be happier for her! Please, help me in congratulating Elissa, Kara, and Meredith on their Pitch Wars Success. Elissa, what was it about Kara and Meredith Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Happy Release to THE RULE MAKER by Pitch Wars mentor, Jennifer Blackwood!

Grab your copy today! GOODREADS AMAZON ITUNES BARNES AND NOBLE KOBO Here’s a little something about the book …   Ten Steps to Surviving a New Job:   1. Don’t sleep with the client. It’ll get you fired. (Sounds easy enough.) 2. Don’t blink when new client turns out to be former one-night stand. 3. Don’t call same client a jerk for never texting you back. 4. Don’t believe client when he says he really, Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago