Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Upcoming Book Release from Past Mentee Tracy Gold

Celebrating success stories and book releases is one of the highlights of doing this blog. Join us in congratulating 2015 and 2016 Pitch Wars alum Tracy Gold on her upcoming boardbook release. Tracy is running a preorder campaign for this book to help babies in need build their libraries. If you send her your preorder receipt or library request, she’ll donate a book to Baltimore charity ShareBaby. EVERYONE’S SLEEPY BUT THE BABY Sleepy Mommy, Sleepy Daddy, Read more…

By Rochelle Karina, ago

Pitch Wars Team Interview with Hetal Avanee and mentor, Gail D. Villanueva

  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 10, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2020 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Hetal Avanee – Mentee Website | Twitter   Gail D. Villanueva – Mentor Website Read more…

By Brenda Drake, ago

Pitch Wars Team Interview with Danielle Parker and mentor, Emily Golden

  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 10, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2020 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Danielle Parker – Mentee Twitter   Emily Golden – Mentor Website | Twitter   Read more…

By Rochelle Karina, ago

Pitch Wars Success Stories with Angel Di Zhang and Her Mentor, Michelle Hauck

We’re back with another Pitch Wars Success Story! Please join us in congratulating Angel Di Zhang and her mentor, Michelle Hauck! Angel signed with Jon Michael Darga at Aevitas Creative Management. We’re so excited for them! Category: Adult Genre: Magic Realism Angel, what’s your favorite tip you learned from your mentor? I learned so much from my mentor that it is hard to choose one thing. If I can pick only one, I would say Read more…

By Brenda Drake, ago

Pitch Wars Team Interview with Peter Lopez and mentor, Sofiya Pasternack

  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 10, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2020 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Peter Lopez – Mentee Website | Twitter   Sofiya Pasternack – Mentor Website | Read more…

By Rochelle Karina, ago

Pitch Wars Team Interview with Catherine Cook and mentors, Rajani LaRocca and Remy Lai

  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 10, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2020 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Catherine Cook – Mentee Twitter   Rajani LaRocca – Mentor Website | Twitter   Read more…

By Brenda Drake, ago

Happy Release Day to RED, WHITE, AND WHOLE by Pitch Wars mentor, Rajani LaRocca!

Age Range: 8 – 12 years Grade Level: 3 – 7 Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Quill Tree Books (February 2, 2021) Language: English ISBN-10: 006304742X ISBN-13: 978-0063047426              A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection ★ Booklist, Starred Review ★ BookPage, Starred Review A heartbreakingly hopeful #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when her mother is diagnosed with leukemia. Reha feels torn between two worlds: school, Read more…

By Brenda Drake, ago

Pitch Wars Team Interview with Sari Coritz and mentors, Anne Raven and Janet Walden-West

  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 10, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2020 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Sari Coritz – Mentee Twitter   Anne Raven – Mentor Website | Twitter   Read more…

By Brenda Drake, ago

Pitch Wars Team Interview with Regina Black and mentors, Denise Williams and Charish Reid

  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 10, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2020 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Regina Black – Mentee Twitter   Denise Williams – Mentor Website | Twitter   Read more…

By Brenda Drake, ago

Pitch Wars Team Interview with Malcolm Schmitz and mentor, Kim Long and Jennifer L. Brown

  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 10, 2021, we hope you’ll take a moment during your writing breaks and get to know our 2020 Pitch Wars Mentor and Mentee Teams. Next up, we have . . . Malcolm Schmitz – Mentee Website | Twitter   Kim Long – Mentor Website | Read more…

By Brenda Drake, ago