Back to Basics and the No Fee Model

We appreciate all of the heartfelt pleas to keep Pitch Wars free. Your voices are important to us! We are always trying to find ways to help writers while keeping Pitch Wars without a fee. The webinars are an example of this. It gave writers a chance for critiques and information while earning a small amount of money to offset the cost of operations. Everything was intended to help writers, especially those who might not Read more…

Pitch Wars Success Stories Live…Coming This Thursday!

Our first Pitch Wars Success Stories Live is happening this Thursday! For many years now, Pitch Wars has been THE pitching competition. Not only does it take budding authors and pair them with a mentor to help them hone their manuscript, but it’s also created a kickass community. A supporting community where authors give other authors a hand up. On top of all this, there may have been just a few (over 300) Pitch Wars Read more…

Pitch Wars Success Story with Lana Sloan and her mentors, Heather Van Fleet and Jessica Calla

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 Lana Sloan and her mentors, Heather Van Fleet and Jessica Calla. Lana signed with Jordy Albert with the Booker Albert Literary Agency, and we couldn’t be happier for her!

Lana, what was it about Heather and Jess that made you choose to send them a Pitch Wars application?

All things romance! It was refreshing to find mentors who are as obsessed with romance as I am. From their wish list, you could really tell that they love the genre, and there were several things they were looking for that I had in my story.

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Heather and Jess, what was it about Lana’s Just a Taste of You that hooked you?  (more…)

Pitch Wars Success Story with Syed Masood and his mentors, Marty Mayberry and Leoni Kelsall

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 Syed Masood and his mentors, Marty Mayberry and Léonie Kelsall. Syed signed with Melissa Edwards of Stonesong Literary Agency, and we couldn’t be happier for him! (more…)

Pitch Wars … supporting a mentor during a difficult time

Pitch Wars mentor, Clarissa Goenawan’s husband was hit by a car and is in critical condition and will need surgery. There’s a GoFundMe page to help with the costs if you’re able to donate. Any little bit helps! Also, Clarissa has canceled all promo events to be with him. Please consider picking up a copy of her debut novel, RAINBIRDS, and/or donating to the GoFundMe page to help them as they go through this most difficult Read more…

COURAGE BETWEEN LOVE AND DEATH by the late Joseph Pillitteri & What Makes a Pitch Wars Success

  Many  months ago, Joseph Pillitteri wrote to tell us… “I was an alternate in pitwars last spring. No agent bit on my query, but the changes the mentor suggested to my ms, THE IRISH NURSE, has landed a publisher for me. It will be published by Fireship Press this fall. Wanted to say thank you. I wouldn’t have made the wining changes on my own.” Since this email, Joseph passed away, but his wife Read more…

Pitch Wars Success Story with Elizabeth Chatsworth and her mentors, Marty Mayberry and Leoni Kelsall

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 Elizabeth Chatsworth and her mentors, Marty Mayberry and Léonie Kelsall. Elizabeth signed with Natalie Grazian of Martin Literary Management.  and we couldn’t be happier for her! (more…)

Pitch Wars Success Story with Anne Raven and her mentors, Marty Mayberry and Léonie Kelsall

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 Anne Raven and her mentors, Marty Mayberry and Léonie Kelsall. Anne signed with Amanda Jain at Bookends and we couldn’t be happier for them! (more…)