Pitch Wars Blog Archive

Pitch Wars Mentor Mia Manansala wins the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award 2018!

  Congratulations to Pitch Wars mentor, Mia Manansala for winning the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award for 2018! We’re thrilled we had a chance to talk with Mia about the award and what she’s working on.   Tell us about the manuscript that the Sisters in Crime said was a unanimous choice.  The manuscript that won the Eleanor Taylor Bland Award is a Filipino-themed culinary cozy. Cozies are a subgenre of crime fiction, where Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Agent Showcase Updates – Registration Now Open!

We’re excited to announce some changes to this year’s agent showcase! Over the past few months, we solicited feedback from a poll of 2016 and 2017 mentees as well as 2017 Pitch Wars agents. We believe these changes will create an agent showcase that’s less stressful for both mentees and agents while enabling agents to request any of the entries they love. Agent Signups This year, we will have rolling agent registration on our site. Read more…

By Sarah Nicolas, ago

On My Being the Target of Harassment

First off, I never intended to write this post. When I took on the task of becoming Managing Director of Pitch Wars, I knew it would not be easy, especially coming directly after the fee situation. I’ve been involved in this community for four years. I know that people love Pitch Wars as much as I do and would not hesitate to contact us when they’re concerned. I expected the tweets, the emails, the DMs. Read more…

By Kellye Garrett, ago

HOLLYWOOD ENDING by Kellye Garrett … release day!

 

I’m so excited for today’s release of HOLLYWOOD ENDING by our own Pitch Wars Managing Director, Kellye Garrett! I loved the first book in the series, HOLLYWOOD HOMICIDE, which won the Agatha Award for Best First Novel, 2018 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel and 2018 Independent Publisher Award (IPPY) Gold Medal for Best First Book – Fiction. It was also nominated for a Barry Award for Best Paperback Original, a Macavity Award for Best First Mystery Novel, and Anthony Award for Best First Novel. If you haven’t read it yet, you so should. I can’t wait to read this follow up! Now enough gushing and onto the information about the book. (more…)

By brendaadmin, ago

LYING BENEATH THE OAKS by Pitch Wars mentor Kristin Wright … cover reveal!

 

Today we’re super excited to reveal the cover for Pitch Wars mentor Kristin Wright’s LYING BENEATH THE OAKS!

Here’s some praise for the book …

“I was fortunate enough to read an early copy of this debut, and it stayed with me for weeks afterward. The southern setting is rich and vivid, the writing swift and effortless. Molly’s backstory kept me enthralled and flipping pages, while her chemistry with Cooper spiced up the nuanced story. The suspense snippets heighten every plot turn. Can’t wait until it’s in print so I can hold a copy in my hands!” Kelly on Goodreads (more…)

By brendaadmin, ago

The BIG Pitch Wars mentor critique giveaway!

When we had to cancel the Pitch Wars query and first page workshops this year, I was sad.  So I asked our 2018 and past mentors if they’d be up to doing a critique giveaway in its place. Many jumped in, and I’m thrilled to announce our 2018 Pitch Wars Mentor Critique Giveaway. All you have to do to enter is fill out the following form. Scroll down to see what mentors are participating and Read more…

By brendaadmin, ago

Pitch Wars Success Story with Carlyn Greenwald and her mentors, Kit Frick and Rachel Lynn Solomon


We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars process. We hope you can join us in congratulating Carlyn Greenwald and her mentors, Kit Frick and Rachel Lynn Solomon. Carlyn signed with Kathleen Nishimoto of WME, and we couldn’t be happier for her! (more…)

By Lisa Leoni, ago

PLANETSIDE by Pitch Wars mentor Michael Mammay … release day!

Book links:

E Shaver (Mike’s local indie)
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Indiebound

 

Congratulations to Pitch Wars mentor and committee member Michael Mammay for the release of his debut novel, PLANETSIDE.

PLANETSIDE was Michael’s Pitch Wars novel when he was a mentee in 2015, mentored by Dan Koboldt. Dan and Michael were co-mentors in 2016 and 2017, and have returned as mentors for 2018 as well, mentoring in the adult category. Michael also serves on the committee as a mentor liaison (basically he keeps mentors informed, works with new mentors, and answers questions.)

PLANETSIDE is about an aging military officer named Carl Butler, who travels to a war-torn planet to investigate the disappearance of a politician’s son. When he arrives, evidence goes missing and witnesses disappear. People who are supposed to be his allies seem to be working against him. To find the truth, he has to go planetside, into the combat zone. (more…)

By brendaadmin, ago