Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Show Me The Voice Contest . . .We Have Winners!

First off, I want to thank the amazing Natalie Fischer with the Bradford Literary Agency for judging and providing prizes for this great blogfest/contest. Thank you, Natalie! Follow Natalie’s blog (click link below her picture) for great information and fun contests. Plus you’ll want to query her when she’s open for submissions! She’s so nice and smart anyone would be lucky to have her as their agent. Natalie Fischer: Adventures In Agentland   I just Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

WE HAVE SEMI-FINALISTS

After a day long event, drinking cup after cup of coffee, my fantabulous judges have picked the twenty semi-finalists. I want to thank J9, C, and Godzilla (that’s my nicknames for them) for their tireless efforts to choose from such stellar entries. Though I had read for the first round, I nominated more than half of the entries for the judges round. Basically, I’m writing this in the wee hours, so excuse any typos. I Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

SEMI-FINALIST – 1

Name:  J. Keller FordTitle:    In the Shadow of the Dragon KingGenre: YA Urban Contemporary Fantasy David Heiland chucked the PS3 controller on his bed and scrambled onto the balcony as four F-18 Hornets screamed overhead, disappearing into the sunrise over the Tennessee Mountains.  A flock of ducks took to the sky, squawking as if in protest. “Yes!”  David punched the ice-cold air. “Man, that’s freaking awesome!” He shivered and scurried back inside, flicking a sideways glance Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

SEMI-FINALIST – 2

Name: Mike Wordplay Title: The Sisters Ellison and the Case of the Whistling Willies Genre: MG On a lone house set high on a hill, lived two little girls, their names were Emily and Eliza Ellison. Emily the older one, loved reading books about insects, And mummies, And ancient Mayan rituals, And she especially loved playing solitaire on the stairs with her cat, Osiris. But more than anything, she loved a good mystery. Eliza the Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

SEMI-FINALIST – 3

Name: Deana BarnhartTitle: RememberedGenre: YA Urban Fantasy The only thing Jonas was completely sure of was that Mackenzie Shae was going to die. As he studied her walking along – practically bouncing – in step to the loud music still playing in the field behind her, he couldn’t help but stare. Not that Mackenzie intrigued him. No human had that affect on Jonas. They were way too predictable. Sure, she probably attracted a majority of the male Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

SEMI-FINALIST – 5

Name:  Lindsay N. Currie and Patricia Burgess Leaver Title:  FATUM  Genre: YA Dystopian  “I had nothing to do with us losing that game, Keith.  We were ahead five-two until you stepped onto the mound.” We’d been having this argument every day for the last week, but here I was again, defending a score I knew for a fact was correct.  Guess that’s what happens when you’ve been cooped up in a missile silo for the Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

SEMI-FINALIST – 4

Name : Roland D. Yeomans Title : French Quarter Nocturne Genre : Urban Fantasy   It rained lies and death today. But some things even Hurricane Katrina couldn’t change. As it had for the past century and a half, the setting sun took its last look on St. Peter’s street as it transformed to Rue La Mort. The flooded street sparkled with flakes of burning silver. Beneath the muddy water, spirits swam restlessly, looking nothing so much Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

SEMI-FINALIST – 6

Name: Jared LarsonTitle: I’m Here to Save Your DayGenre: MG Adventure/Humor I never lie. Never. I’m all about telling the truth. A long time ago,there was this man named George Washington who told his dad hecouldn’t lie. And then the guy became President of the United States.I’m exactly the same way. If I lived way back then, George and me…we’d be best bros’ forever. I’m sure of it. And yeah, I’ll admit it. I’ve been Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

SEMI-FINALIST – 7

Name: Rebekah L. PurdyTitle: The Fairy Godmother Files: Cinderella ComplexGenre: YA Fantasy/Romance “Oh. My. God. Maggie. There he is,” Taylor squealed, jerking on my arm. The prince rode up on his white steed like he’d fallen out of the pages of a fairytale. Golden hair, tanned skin, and a smile that made me want to recite Shakespeare. Sigh. Okay, so it was Connor Prince, not “real” royalty, and so what if his horse was a Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

SEMI-FINALIST – 8

NAME: Katy Upperman TITLE: Where Poppies BloomGENRE: YA Contemporary Ghost Story I never used to be the type of girl who hotboxes her bathroom. Sitting perched on the countertop next to the sink, I slip a joint between my lips and lose myself in a haze of pungent smoke that distorts the flower patterns dancing across my shower curtain. My bare feet bounce against the cabinet below, drumming out a staccato beat. I zone in, Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago