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 . . . RA Black – Mentee Website | Twitter Ian Barnes – Mentor Website | 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 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 . . . Lynnie Purcell – Mentee Website | Twitter Gwynne Jackson – Mentor Website | 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 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 . . . Erica Holcomb – Mentee Website | Twitter Michael Mammay – Mentor Website | 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 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 . . . M.K Hardy – Mentee Twitter Keena Roberts – Mentor Website | Twitter Keena, 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 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. First up, we have . . . Kaylynn Nelson – Mentee Website | Twitter Sarvenaz Tash – Mentor Website | Read more…
Congratulations to past mentee and 2020 mentor, Nova McBee – her book CALCULATED, and two sequels, were acquired by Rachel del Gross to be new imprint Wise Wolf Book’s lead title set for release in February 2021. Set in Shanghai and Seattle, Calculated is a gritty, modern day blend of the Count of Monte Cristo + Mission Impossible. She has many names – Octavia, Double 8, Phoenix, Josephine. She’s a math prodigy, a calculating genius Read more…
It’s been a difficult and challenging year, and we’ve had mentors get sick and have family members who needed them, but in the midst of all this uncertainty and fear, our fabulous mentors have spent weeks of reading and obsessing over all the talented applicants who applied for a mentorship this year, and they have finally chosen their mentees! Behind the scenes, there’s kindness, careful consideration, and understanding between our mentors. They’ve worked tirelessly Read more…
We love celebrating successes with the Pitch Wars family. YA author and 2017 Mentee Kristy Gillespie shared her Success Story with us. Take it away Kristy! In 2017, I entered my YA Contemporary manuscript, LUCY COUNTING STARS to Pitch Wars. The day I found out that two mentors had gone to “war” over my manuscript was bittersweet. On one hand, I was so incredibly happy that two amazing mentors believed in my writing, but on Read more…
Welcome to querying! If you’re new to querying literary agents, or haven’t done it in a few years, it may be good to brush up on the latest tools and techniques for researching agents. QueryTracker FREE or $25 a year QueryTracker has emerged as the place for querying writers who want to research agents and keep track of their queries in one place. It’s free to register, and the free version offers you the ability to Read more…
With the Pitch Wars season in full swing and the blog fairly quiet for a bit, it’s a good time to share a bit about what else we do. Pitch Wars doesn’t end with the Agent Showcase. We’re here to celebrate when one of our family has exciting book news, too: Cover reveals, book birthdays, guest posts, and so much more. If you’re a PW alum (mentor or mentee) and you’ve got book news to Read more…