Pitch your manuscript to agents in real time on Twitter’s pitch parties or check out some other (non-Twitter) mentoring and editing opportunities happening this year.
Disclaimer: please be sure to check out these events for yourselves in case there are any changes and to ensure they are right for you.
January
January 15: #IWSGpit — Twitter pitch to agents/publishers for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
January 30: #SFFpit — Twitter pitch to agents/editors for science fiction and fantasy only—all age categories
February
February 12 to 14: Savvy Authors Pitchfest — (non-Twitter event) pitch completed novels directly to agents, editors or publishers participating in the pitchfest
February 13: Author Mentor Match — (non-Twitter event) un-agented authors matched with writing mentors
February 14: #KissPit — Twitter pitch to agents for all subgenres of romance with romance as the central theme
February 20: #PBpit — Twitter pitch to agents, exclusively for picture books
February 25: Pass or Pages Query Contest — (non-Twitter event) win feedback from agents about whether they would pass or request pages based on your query
February 27: #FaithPit — Twitter pitch to agents specifically for faith-based fiction and non-fiction
March
March 5 (8AM—8PM EDT): #PitMad — Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
April
April 1: #CampNaNoWriMo — (non-Twitter event) Tackle any writing project, set your own word-count goal, and join a 12-person writing group
April 18 and 19: #RevPit — Twitter contest to win developmental edit on a full fiction manuscript from a professional editor
#DVPit — Twitter pitch to agents for marginalized authors and illustrators only
April 22: 8AM—8PM ET for children’s & teen fiction/nonfiction April 23: 8AM—8PM ET for adult fiction/nonfiction and for artists & illustrators using #DVart
May
May 21: #PitDark — Twitter pitch for manuscripts that contain an element of horror or darker writing in a range of age categories
May 26: Pass or Pages Query Contest — (non-Twitter event) win feedback from agents about whether they would pass or request pages based on your query
June
June 4 (8AM—8PM EDT): #PitMad — Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
June 22 — #PitchWars — Twitter contest to enter mentoring program where published/agented authors, editors, or industry interns choose one writer each to mentor.
June 25: #FaithPit — Twitter pitch to agents specifically for faith-based fiction and non-fiction
July
July 1: #CampNaNoWriMo — (non-Twitter event) Tackle any writing project, set your own word-count goal, and join a 12-person writing group
September
September 3 (8AM—8PM EST): #PitMad — Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
September 15 (8am to 8pm EST): #LatinxPitch — Twitter pitch for all UNAGENTED and AGENTED Kidlit LATINX authors, author-illustrators, and illustrators
September 22: Pass or Pages Query Contest — (non-Twitter event) win feedback from agents about whether they would pass or request pages based on your query
November
November 1: #NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month — a month-long creative writing challenge during which participants are challenged to write a 50,000-word first-draft of a novel
November 12: #FaithPit — Twitter pitch to agents specifically for faith-based fiction and non-fiction
December
December 3 (8AM—8PM EST): #PitMad — Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
Not Quite Ready to Pitch Yet?
If you’re not quite ready to pitch yet and you’re still looking for critique partners or beta readers to read your work-in-progress, here’s a list of resources.
On Twitter, try search hashtags:
Follow these Twitter accounts and check out their corresponding websites:
More websites that connect you with critique partners and beta readers:
Still looking for more information?
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