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 Natalie Lakosil and Patricia Nelson
Event time: Saturday, February 9 at 1:00 pm EST
Who they are: Literary Agents at Bradford Literary Agency (Natalie) and Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (Patricia)
Rules for this session:
Type of pitch: Elevator pitch
Max length: 150 words or less
Genres/Age categories: PB, MG and YA; all genres
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 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!
Excited to begin 2019 PB submissions with a SHAKEUP ??and a little Pop!