Is your 35-word pitch (aka logline) ready? Got a Twitter pitch? Many contests require a 35-word pitch to enter. If you make it into Pitch Wars, your mentor will help you come up with a short pitch, but having something ready will make the process easier. Here are some formulas I use to come up with my short pitches. It’s great to have memorized when attending conferences, so if you’re asked what your manuscript is Read more…
From our 2021-2022 Managing Director, Ayana Gray … Hello there! Hi! I’m so excited to say that the Class of 2021-2022 Pitch Wars Agent Showcase is HERE!! Huzzah! In the midst of yet another challenging year, our mentors and mentees worked harder than ever to craft and refine so many beautiful stories that I can’t wait to find out in the world and someday on bookshelves for all to read and enjoy. I am so Read more…
Our mentors are mentoring, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase starting on February 9, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2021 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Francesca Tacchi – Mentee Website | Twitter Aty S. Behsam – Mentor Website | Read more…
Ever wonder what happens after Pitch Wars? Well… we’ve got a great guest post from 2016 mentee Tamara Girardi and her mentor, Molly Lee. And with that, take it away! (Make sure to check the end of the post for links and info!) By Tamara Girardi and Molly E. Lee Tamara and Molly met through Pitch Wars in 2016 when Molly chose Tamara to mentor with her young adult contemporary manuscript, Gridiron Girl. Gridiron Girl Read more…
We love celebrating news from our Pitch Wars family! So, we’re excited to share mentor Lyn Liao Butler’s upcoming release, RED THREAD OF FATE. For fans of Amy Tan, Celeste Ng, and Liane Moriarty Two days before Tam and Tony Kwan receive their letter of acceptance for the son they are adopting from China, Tony and his estranged cousin Mia are killed unexpectedly in an accident. A shell-shocked Tam learns she is named the guardian to Read more…
We’re very excited to share THE LIARS BENEATH, the new YA romantic suspense from long-term Pitch Wars mentor Heather Van Fleet. TW: Mentions of Sexual Assault, coercion, drug use, drinking, suicide. After a tragic accident ends her best friend’s life, 17-year-old Becca Thompson succumbs to grief the only way she knows how: by wallowing in it. She’s a fragment of the person she once was—far too broken to enjoy the summer before her senior year. Read more…
Our mentors are mentoring, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase starting on February 9, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2021 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Lily Lai – Mentee Twitter Hannah V. Sawyerr – Mentor Website | Twitter Read more…
Our mentors are mentoring, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase starting on February 9, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2021 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Tyler Lawson – Mentee Twitter Aaron Cole – Mentor Website | Twitter Tamara Read more…
Our mentors are mentoring, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase starting on February 9, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2021 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . P. H. Low – Mentee Website | Twitter Em X. Liu – Mentor Twitter Read more…
Our mentors are mentoring, our mentees are revising, and we hope you’re making progress on your own manuscript! While we’re all working toward the Agent Showcase starting on February 9, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2021 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Lisa Allen – Mentee Twitter Farah Heron – Mentor Website | Twitter Namrata Read more…