Pitch Wars 2018 is coming!

🎉 It’s that time of year again! 🎉

I’m thrilled to announce that my dearest Jamie Pacton and I are returning for our third year as Pitch Wars co-mentors! We were both mentees ourselves in 2015, and mentoring is our way of giving back to a community that has supported us so much over the years. And let me tell you, Pitch Wars has made some BIG changes this year and it’s better than ever! 

But what is Pitch Wars? From pitchwars.org:

“Pitch Wars is a mentoring program where published/agented authors, editors, or industry interns choose one writer each to mentor. Mentors read the entire manuscript and offer suggestions on how to make the manuscript shine for the agent showcase. The mentor also helps edit their mentee’s pitch for the contest and their query letter for submitting to agents.”

You can learn more about the whole process here, and you can always feel free to reach out with questions on twitter to me directly or on the Pitch Wars hashtag.

So, how do you know if Jamie and I are the right mentors for you? You’ll have to wait until the Mentor Blog Hop to find out, which begins on August 14th! We’ll give you a full write-up of who we are, why you should submit to us, how we work, and what we’re looking for. We can’t wait!

The Pitch Wars 2018 Schedule:

July 15, 2018: Mentors Announced
August 14 – 27, 2018: Pitch Wars Mentor Blog Hop
August 27, 2018 (midnight EDT): Mentee Submission Window Opens
August 29, 2018 (10PM EDT): Mentee Submission Window Closes
September 6, 2018:: #PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)
October 12, 2018: Pitch Wars Mentees Announced
February 6 – 11, 2019: Agent Showcase
February 6: Adult entries are live on the Pitch Wars site
February 7: MG entries are live on the Pitch Wars site
February 8: YA entries are live on the Pitch Wars site
December 6, 2018: #PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)

Hope to see you around on August 14th! Are you thinking of entering Pitch Wars this year? Let me know and ask any questions you have in the comments!