When Michelle Hauck asked me to judge the SFF entries for her New Agent mini-contest, all I heard was “SFF” and “mini-contest.” I’d do anything for Michelle (because she’s awesome), but with Pitch Wars approaching, I hoped the commitment would be small. Then the submission window opened and we got close to 300 entries. So much […]
Articles on Pitching Contests
Here you'll find articles on pitching contests for aspiring authors, from one-day Twitter pitching events (#SFFpit and #PitMad) to longer-running, Brenda-Drake-style events like Pitch Madness and Pitch Wars.
Highlights of the the Third #SFFpit
The third #SFFpit Twitter pitch event for sci-fi/fantasy authors happened on June 18th, and it was a huge success! It ran from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time. I knew we were doing well at around 1 p.m., when my agency sister Kes Trester pointed out that #SFFpit was trending on Twitter with 11,000 tweets: […]
Do’s and Don’ts of #SFFpit
We’re gearing up for the fifth #SFFpit, which takes place on June 23, 2016 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern. This twice-yearly event allows authors of completed fantasy/science fiction manuscripts to pitch their work (on Twitter) to literary agents and small press editors. If you happen to be such an author, agent, or editor, please consider yourself […]
WRiTE CLUB Slush Impressions with Tex Thompson
It’s an exciting time in literary combat circles. Tomorrow (May 18) is the first bout of WRiTE CLUB 2015 hosted by D.L. Hammons. For the past couple of weeks, a team of slush readers whittled down the 170 submissions to just 40. Today I’m sharing my impressions from slush reading with Tex Thompson, who was the 2013 […]
Get Ready for WRiTE CLUB
Last year at around this time, I entered a unique writing contest hosted by D.L. Hammons. It’s called WRiTE CLUB, and requires participants to submit 500-word pieces under a pen name. These submissions were screened by a panel of judges, and the top 32 chosen for sixteen head-to-head bouts. Victory was determined by votes, left […]
