The best part of the contests for us around here is when we hear about successes. Today we are so happy to have Carla Luna Cullen and her Pitch Wars mentor Karma Brown here for a little Q and A. Carla recently signed with Erin Niumata with Folio Literary. So as to not make this post a novel, we’ll jump right into the interview. Carla, you were chosen for Pitch Wars, which was such a Read more…
Today, the four teams for Pitch Madness participated in a draft to pick the pitches they wanted represented on their blogs. I want to give a huge THANK YOU to Dee Romito for running the draft. It went really well. The pitches will go live on March 18 at 8AM EDT for the agent game. Come back and watch all the fun. And here are the Pitch Madness draft results … 1 Sharon/Fiona Read more…
The best part of the contests for us around here is when we hear about successes. Today we are so happy to have Marie Meyer and her Pitch Wars mentor Lady Lioness here for a little Q and A. Marie recently signed with Louise Fury with The Bent Agency. So as to not make this post a novel, we’ll jump right into the interview. Marie, you were chosen for Pitch Wars, which was such a Read more…
THE SUBMISSION WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED. The submission window for Pitch Madness is now OPEN and will remain open for 24 hours (3/10 from 12:01AM EST to 11:59PM EST). There will be no cut-off number. Everyone who submits during the window will make it into the slush round. You will receive a receipt. If you don’t, check with me here on the blog or on Twitter (@brendadrake). Send your entries to brendadrakecontests@gmail.com. For formatting instructions and Read more…
The best part of the contests for us around here is when we hear about successes. Today we are so happy to have Beth Smith and her Pitch Wars mentor Stacey Heather Lee here for a little Q and A. Beth recently signed with Ammi-Joan Paquette with Erin Murphy Literary Agency. So as to not make this post a novel, we’ll jump right into the interview. Beth, you were chosen for Pitch Wars, which was Read more…
The submission window for Pitch Madness is this Monday, March 10, and will be open for 24 hours (12:01AM EST to 11:59PM EST). There will be no cut off number. Everyone who submits during the window will make it into the contest. You will receive a receipt, if you don’t, check with me here on the blog or on Twitter (@brendadrake). For those of you not familiar with Pitch Madness, it’s a contest where Read more…
http://spmcconnell.com/ I’m thrilled to host S.P. McConnell’s launch today. He’s been so generous with his time, creating wonderful logos for my contests. His talent is amazing, and he’s now offering his art services to all. From beautiful logo designs and promotional swag to web designs and book covers, and so much more! Check out his site, but before you go, here’s some samples of his work and a message from him… S.P. McConnell Website Twitter Read more…
For those of you not familiar with Pitch Madness, Pitch Madness is a contest where agents compete in a game against their peers for pitches. This time the game is . If you haven’t been a part of a Pitch Madness challenge before, please check out this post here for more information. The submission window is open for 24 hours (12:01AM EST to 11:59PM EST) on March 10. Our slush readers will read through the Read more…
Pitch Madness is fast approaching and we have a crazy, awesome line up of agents competing for your pitches! For those of you not familiar with Pitch Madness, Pitch Madness is a contest where agents compete in a game against their peers for pitches. This time the game is . If you haven’t been a part of a Pitch Madness challenge before, please check out this post here for more information. The submission window is Read more…
We’re getting close to Pitch Madness submission day on March 10, and I wanted to introduce the slush readers, agent intern advisers, and the host blogs and their teams. The teams will choose the best entries for their teams from the slush. The teams have to decide on the pitches together, but ultimately it’s the blog hosts and co-hosts who have the final decision. For those of you not familiar with Pitch Madness, Pitch Read more…