Pitch Wars Blog Archive

B1: MG CONTEMPORARY WITH SUPERNATURAL ELEMENTS: LINETTE DOUCET AND THE LOUP GAROU

  Title: Linette Doucet and the Loup Garou Age Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary with Supernatural Elements Word Count: 37,000 Pitch: Howls from the cane fields don’t scare eleven-year-old homeschooler Linette. Armed with a camera, her neighbor, and her stinky, old dog, she stalks the legendary loup garou to beat her nemesis in a filmmaking contest. First 250 Word of Manuscript: If there was one thing in this world Linette Doucet craved more than green Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Pitch Madness Draft Picks … the teams.

All the picks for the Pitch Madness draft have been made. Each team has 17 draftees! Please know that we love each entry just as much as the next. When drafting a list we have to take in consideration many factors – how many teams want the pitch – the agents’ wishlists – and the likes of all the readers on the teams. There were SO MANY great pitches and we had to overlook many Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Agent Caitlen Rubino-Bradway: What Am I Looking For In An Author?

Guest Post by Caitlen Rubino-Bradway One of the least fun calls I’ve had to make as an agent was to an author of mine.  His first project had received a warm response from editors, but no offers.  We were currently six or seven months into his second project.  And now I was calling to tell him that, in my opinion, we should put the second project aside and move onto the next.  There were a Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

MY PERFECT MISTAKE by Kelly Siskind … cover reveal and giveaway!

We’re so excited to be sharing the cover of Kelly Siskind’s MY PERFECT MISTAKE today! Check out the beautiful cover below, read a sneak peek, and enter to win! About MY PERFECT MISTAKE What happens in Aspen is definitely not staying in Aspen . . . A girls’ trip to Aspen was exactly what Shay needed to forget about her toxic ex-boyfriend. She’s got her girls, pristine slopes for skiing, and hot guys everywhere. Of Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

A New Twitter Pitch Event . . . #DVpit by Agent Beth Phelan of The Bent Agency

We are excited to have a guest post today by Beth Phelan of The Bent Agency. She is an amazing agent trying to make a difference! Website  |  Twitter |  The Bent Agency   I am really honored to write this post on Brenda’s blog today. Her contests have brought huge success to many authors and agents, especially Pitch Wars, and she tirelessly strives to bring these matches together again and again. Considering all this, Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Happy Release Day to THE REBURIALISTS by JC Nelson and Giveaway!

  Title: The Reburialists Author: J. C. Nelson Publisher: Ace (March 1, 2016) Publication Date: March 1, 2016 Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC Buy Now:  Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  GoodReads   Burying the dead is easy.  Keeping them down is difficult. At the Bureau of Special Investigations, agents encounter all sorts of paranormal evils. So for Agent Brynner Carson, driving a stake through a rampaging three-week-old corpse is par for the course. Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Happy Release Day to Flirting with Fame by Samantha Joyce!

Buy the ebook or audiobook today: Simon & Schuster | Amazon |  Kobo | Barnes & Noble | iTunes Synopsis: Elise Jameson is the secret author behind the bestselling, cult hit Viking Moon series. But when a stranger poses as Elise, the painfully shy, deaf nineteen-year-old starts to see how much she’s missing. Can she really hide in the shadows forever? This clever, coming-of-age debut is for anyone who has ever felt unsure in their Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

THROUGH THE VEIL by Colleen Halverson . . . The Pitch Wars Effect, Book Release, and Giveaway!

Publisher: Entangled: Select Otherworld (February 22, 2016) Publication Date: February 22, 2016 Sold by: Macmillan   The Pitch Wars Effect Guest Post by Colleen Halverson When I emailed my materials to my mentor hopefuls on a warm day at the end of August of 2014, I knew it would take a miracle for one of them to accept me. It’s not that I didn’t believe in my book. I did with all my heart, but I Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Pitch Madness 2016 Mario Kart Edition . . . Submission Form!

 Pitch Madness 2016 MARIO KART Edition! The submission window is now open! To submit your MS pitch into the contest, enter your information in the form below. What is Pitch Madness? It’s a contest to win a request from one or more of the participating agents. (See who they are here.) The submission window is open from NOW and until 11:59PM EST on February 26th. You should have plenty of time to get your submissions Read more…

By Heather Cashman, ago

Win a signed copy of Chameleon by K.T. Hanna!

Want to win a signed copy of Chameleon by K.T. Hanna? Find out why Kirkus Reviews says, “Debut author Hanna takes familiar sci-fi genre elements…and spins dystopian gold.” This series by our own Pitch Wars mentor, K.T. Hanna, is amazing! Just by being a subscriber of my newsletter you’re entered to win the drawing for books and/or swag each month. February’s book is a signed copy of Chameleon by K.T. Hanna along with swag: a Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago