NOW OPEN: Pitch Events Submission Windows

We’re hosting six live pitch events this year. For more information on these pitch events, check out our guide to live events (or look over the specific rules below).  

The submission period will last from Tuesday, February 5 to Thursday, February 7. However, please note that this is not the window for each individual pitch event. Submissions will only be accepted for a single 24-hour period, three days before each pitch event. So the submission window for the first of our pitch events (for Friday, February 8) will be on Tuesday; pitches for Saturday, February 9 will be accepted on Wednesday; and pitches for Sunday will be accepted on Thursday.

Pitch Session with Caitie Flum

Event time: Friday, February 8 at 10:00 am EST

Who she is: Literary Agent at Liza Dawson Associates

Rules for this session:

Type of pitch: Query

Max length: 350 words

Genres/Age categories: MG and YA; all genres

Pitch Submission: 12:01 am EST to 11:59 pm EST on Tuesday, February 5. Post to appropriate thread on the forums

Pitch Session with Alyssa Eisner Henkin

Event time: Friday, February 8 at 4:00 pm EST

Who she is: Literary Agent at Trident Media Group

Rules for this session:

Type of pitch: Query

Max length: 350 words

Genres/Age categories: PB, MG and YA; all genres

Special instructions: Alyssa has a particular interest in MG, both fiction and nonfiction, illustrated and non-illustrated.

Pitch Submission: 12:01 am EST to 11:59 pm EST on Tuesday, February 5. Post to appropriate thread on the forums

Pitch Session with Saritza Hernandez

Event time: Saturday, February 9 at 9:00 pm EST

Who she is: Literary Agent at Corvisiero Literary Agency

Rules for this session:

Type of pitch: Twitter pitch

Max length: 280 characters or less

Genres/Age categories: YA (all genres, including nonfiction) and upper MG (especially historical fiction)

Special instructions: No PB or chapter books, please.

Pitch Submission: 12:01 am EST to 11:59 pm EST on Wednesday, February 6. Post to appropriate thread on the forums

Pitch Session with Lindsay Leggett

Event time: Sunday, February 10 at 1:00 pm EST

Who she is: Literary Agent at The Rights Factory

Rules for this session:

Type of pitch: Elevator pitch

Max length: 150 words or less

Genres/Age categories: MG and YA; fantasy and science fiction with a highlight on #ownvoices and cultural works

Pitch Submission: 12:01 am EST to 11:59 pm EST on Thursday, February 7. Post to appropriate thread on the forums

Pitch Session with Carlisle Webber

Event time: Sunday, February 10 at 7:00 pm EST

Who she is: Literary Agent at Fuse Literary

Rules for this session:

Type of pitch: Query

Max length: 350 words

Genres/Age categories: YA and MG; all genres (fiction only)

Pitch Submission: 12:01 am EST to 11:59 pm EST on Thursday, February 7. Post to appropriate thread on the forums

We will not be able to accept late submissions, so make extra sure to read all instructions and times carefully! Then pitch away! Good luck to everyone!