These are Savvy's last two workshops of the year. We will be posting the exciting new line-up in the near future! We have brand new workshops on topics that you asked for. If you would be interested in presenting a workshop, please reach out to me. ([email protected])

Here is the workshop that is starting the week December 8th!

• NEW! Writing Christmas Books with Margaret Bates: December 8 to December 21
• NEW! Writing the New Adult Romance with Cassandra Carr: December 8 to December 21

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The SavvyCrew

Here is the workshop that is starting the week December 1st. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions ([email protected])

• Fighting Imposter Syndrome with Anna Denisch: December 1 to December 7
• The Nice Girl's Guide to Conflict with Sally Kilpatrick: December 1 to December 14
• NEW!: Marketing Philosophy: Branding and Building Your Author Platform with Hillary DePiano: December 1 to December 28

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The SavvyCrew

Class starts Nov 24, 2025: Craft - Bring Your Characters to Life with June Diehl

If you have any questions, let me know.

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Here is the workshop that is starting the week November 24. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions ([email protected])

• Scene of the Paranormal Crime with Beth Daniels: November 24 to December 21
• Bring Your Characters to Life with June Diehl:
• November 24 to December 21

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The SavvyCrew

Here is the workshop that is starting the week November 17. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions ([email protected])

• WINTER SESSION: Mentoring and Coaching with Editorial Director and Author June Diehl: November 17 to February 22
• Writing is Hard: 10 Ways to Stay Motivated with Jen Paquette: November 17 to December 24

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The SavvyCrew

Here is the workshop that is starting the week November 3. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions ([email protected])

• Deep POV with Deb Bailey: November 10 to November 23
• From Premise to Plot with Anna Denisch: November 10 to November 16
• FREE SPECIAL EVENT: 2025 NaNovember Write with SavvyAuthors: October 27 (introductions) to November 30

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The SavvyCrew

UPDATED 11/24

This is all the agent requests. Thanks for your patience.

Stephanie Wheeler at Spinning Wheel Stories

Please send full manuscripts to [email protected]
Please include "SavvySub" in subject line.

• Glenn Erick Miller: Guitar Boy
• Glenn Etick Miller: Homes
• Mary helen Berg: How Far is Almost There
• Jacqueline Lindsey: A Best Friend's Holiday
• Andrea Denish: How to Make Friends with a monster
• TexasGal5: Anna and Her Horses
• Janelle Dila: Trees Breathe
• Bri Lawyer: Don't Squish Me
• Cat18: The Christmasmouse competition & Christmas Kitchen Chaos
• RMScott: Let go Pinecone
• Violet Cheerful Karkadann: Little Owl's First Christmas
• danielleturmaud: Be Brave, Be Brave, Be Brave We can change the world today
• Erin Will: Listen with your heart
• Natasha.garnetT2: From the Crickets to the Stars

Janet Bruins at Picnic Heist Publishing

• Please ask the writers to send anything they’d like — a completed manuscript, a developed pitch, sketches, notes, autobiography... up to a maximum of two pages.
  Ideally, one page should focus on the story, and the other on the marketing plan. The marketing plan should outline what they, as the author, would personally do to help bring their book to more readers.
• All materials should be submitted to [email protected] with the subject line: Submission – Autumn Pitchfest. Deadline: end of November.
• Please also remind the writers to only submit if they are ready to sign a book contract. Whether or not they are represented by an agent, if we decide to move forward, they should be prepared to do so without any encumbrances.

Requests:

• Anna and Her Horses
• Cowboys Don't Cry
• Rivkah's Riverboat Journey
• Wild Threads
• Rakhis for Ruhi
• Heeya's Holi Hullabaloo
• A Year in the Garden
• Bama Yorker
• Homes

* Please note Melissa Rechter is now at Sourcebooks at Poisoned Pen Press. *

Please send the first 3 chapters and synopsis from to [email protected].

• THE NEW WIFE by Heatherly Bell
• A KILLING COLD by Alice Fitzpatrick
• POTIONS UNINCORPORATED by Iris Andersi

Rachel Gilmer at Sourcebooks

Please submit full manuscript and synopsis to this email address: [email protected]

• THE MASQUERADE
• DARK HORSE
• MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR
• UNDER GROUND
• The World of No
• DISRUPTED
• THE MONSTER THEY MADE
• DAD BODIES
• A HARMONY OF WITCHES
• Welcoming Tan Koala
• Nursing Her Fractured Family

Katie McGuire at Alcove Press/Crooked Lane Books

Please send pitch/query letter, full manuscript, and a synopsis (if they have one ready to go). They can send the materials to: [email protected]

• A Fake Date for Diwali by Shreya North
• DARK HORSE by Jessica Wendi Abel
• The Ice Between Us by Adam S Reisinger
• DAD BODIES by Bryan van Bodegom
• PROHIBITION OF THE REBEL WITCH by Christi Playford
• Riding in Cars with Monsters by Michelle Ogilvy
• CELEBRITY AUTOPSY by Elizabeth McKinnon

Josh Gregory at Albert Whitman

Please submit query, synopsis, and full manuscript to [email protected]

• Naomi on Top of the World, by Sharon Peerless
• High Flyer, by Lori Knutsen
• I Won’t Wear Pants, by Kim Collazo
• Alligator Arrested, by Roxanne Dooley

Tova Seltzer at Holiday House

Please email the full manuscripts to me here at [email protected], with “SavvyAuthors Request” in the subject line, and the pitch included in the email body would be great. The manuscripts can be word docs, PDFs or just pasted in the body.

• CATACLYSMIC CATICORNS by Rachel Scott
• PERFECT BLEND by Elyse Trevers

This is all the agent requests. Thanks for your patience.

Jacqueline Lipton at The Tobias Literary Agency

Authors should send query letter and first 20-30 pages (wherever a logical break appears in the text) to this QM link: Query Jacqui Lipton at Tobias Literary Agency and note SAVVY AUTHORS FALL PITCHFEST 2025 in the relevant box on the form.

• HIGHLY INAPPROPRIATE PEOPLE (Jessica Wendi Abel)
• The Kokeshi Killer, A Tokyo Bento Box Mystery (Janice Ishizaka)
• The Amicus Vampires (Thérésa Hedges)
• The Essence Project (T.K Kelly)
• OVERSHADOW (Chrissy Hicks)
• Run of Luck (Elizabeth Haines)
• French Omelette, or How I’ve Come to Own a Victorian Piano (Rumiko Handa)
• NIGHT HAG (Lynn Grace Wong)
• LIES WE TELL (Mel)
• Salt and Burn (Lindsay N Marshall)
• A Killing Cold (Alice Fitzpatrick)
• THE COASTAL GRANDMA'S GUIDE TO MURDER (Sarah Tompkins)
• Shadows of Immortals (Jennifer Wile)
• When The Dead Speak (Katrina Holloway)

Lauren Khan, Associate Literary Agent at FinePrint Literary Management

Please submit requested material to: Query Lauren Khan at FinePrint Literary Management and ensure you mention that received a request from SavvyAuthors Autumn Pitchfest.

• The Essence Project, Author: T.K Kelly
• YESTERDAY AGAIN, Katherine D. Caldwell
  The Weight of Silence, Erin Kettle
• Manuscript for Murder, C. Deanne Rowe
• Salt and Burn, Lindsay N Marshall
• Disrupted, C.Daley
• Lies We Tell, Mel
• The Garden Plot, Andra Stanton
• THE COASTAL GRANDMA'S GUIDE TO MURDER, Sarah Tompkins
• Theatre of Forbidden Desires, Emily Brauer Rogers
• SINCERELY, YOURS, Nikki H. Rose
• UNDER GROUND, Susan Burdorf
• Miss-Trusted, Janice Bremec Blum
• Print Me a Lie, Peyton Garland
• When I Knew Everything, Amie Steir
• A Librarian's Guide To Time Travel, Ariel Kleber

Jordy Albert at Booker Albert Agency

Please submit synopsis and first three chapters sent as a Word doc to [email protected]

• Blood of the Giants by TM Sellers
• Caravan by Glenn Erick Miller
• Wings of Ash and Fury by Katya Stead
• Keep Choosing You by David Kraine
• Tacos del Soul by Steve Palmer
• Sisters of Stars and Storms by Lauren H. Dowdle

Karly Dizon, Literary Agent at Fuse Literary

Please submit first 10 pages to Query Karly Dizon at Fuse Literary

• LaurenDSmith || Spare School: Royal Shadows
• TheresaHedges || Dyfi Drake and the Mask of Marwoldragi
• J.M. Dover || Damaged Magic
• Molly Haniszewski || The Book of the Ocean
• Katya Stead || Wings of Ash and Fury
• LynnGraceWong || Night Hag
• jcmlott || Magic Gloves
• Delightful Peach Basilisk || Among the Roses Red
• Lisa Roberts || Hood Dreams

Shania Soler, Junior Literary Agent at Metamorphosis

Please follow the requested information at this link: https://querytracker.net/query/shaniansoler/SavvyAuthors

• C. Daley "Disrupted"
• C. Daley "Invisible Truth"
• L.E.E. Smith "Nokken"
• Lynn Grace Wong "Night Hag"
• Andra Stanton "The Garden's Plot"
• Ivy Quin "Van Helsing Academy"
• Katya Stead "Wings of Ash and Fury"
• Hilary Kingman "Stonefall"
• Victoria Jayne "A Harmony of Witches"
• Christi Playford "Prohibition of the Rebel Witch"
• Elaine Buckner "A Penchant for Possession"
• LaDonna Praise "All the Good Girls go to Hell"
• Katie O'Donoghue "Feathers of the Forgotten"
• Theresa Hedges "The Amicus Vampires"
• Adam S Reisinger "The Ice Between Us"
• Jeff Lakusta "Game, Set, Snatched"
• Dan Marz "The Masquerade"
• Meredith Hardt "The Girls Who Shook Mountains"
• Steve Palmer "Tacos del Soul"
• L. D. Rex "A Portrait of Madness" and "Roots of Revenge"

A.J. Van Belle, Junior Literary Agent at The Booker Albert Literary Agency

Please complete the info and submit the first ten pages to Query A.J. Van Belle at The Booker Albert Literary Agency

• THE HIGHEST BATTLEGROUND by Vanessa Nirode
• SALT AND BURN by Lindsay N Marshall
• THE BOOK OF THE OCEAN by Molly Haniszewski
• MIDWINTER HUNT by Starla Rajavuori
• GALILEO MURPHY'S LAW OF DISASTERS by Allison P. Lee
• A PENCHANT FOR POSSESSION by Elaine Buckner
• A CAVERNOUS DARK by Alexandra Claus
• UNDERWATER DETECTIVES: CORAL REEF MYSTERY by Cherilyn Chin

Hannah Sheppard, Literary Agent at Hannah Sheppard

Please note, Hannah usually only accepts submissions between the 1st and 7th of the month via the submission form on our website, but for SavvyAuthors requests, she’s happy to receive (pasted into the body of an email, no attachments), a cover letter, first 5000 words and a synopsis to [email protected]

• 14 - A Fake Date for Diwali
• 21 - The Essence Project
• 23 - Keep Choosing You
• 31 - The Masquerade
• 33 - The Girls Who Shook Mountains
• 34 - The Lost Girls of Roanoake
• 85 - Theatre of Forbidden Desires
• 103 - Sincerely Yours
• 125 - What Festers in the Forest
• 137 - Of Salt & Spray

Nikki Carrero, Assistant Agent at The Rights Factory

Please complete the info and submit the first ten pages to Query Nikki Carrero at The Rights Factory

• Jasmine Ahmad's NOW AND THEN
• Katherine D. Caldwell's YESTERDAY AGAIN
• Angela Crystal Williams' ALL THE BEAUTIFUL PIECES
• Gabriela St Luke's LAST CHANCE MATCH
• Peyton Garland's PRINT ME A LIE
• Charlene Groome's THE DATING ADVENTURES OF MYA MORLEY
• Sarah Carroll's FALLING FOR THE ESCORT
• Ashley Diers' SPELL-BROKEN HEARTS
• Andrea M Hutchinson's UNTITLED (no title provided)
• Linda Vick's PROMISES UNDONE

Andie Smith, Associate Agent at Creative Media Agency

For novels:

Please submit your query, synopsis, and first 3 chapters via the link below. Note "Savvy Authors" in the pitch event text box.

For picture books:

Please submit your query, synopsis/blurb, and full text in the chapter box. Please upload any applicable art and select "Conference Request" as the genre. Note "Savvy Authors" in the pitch event text box.

Submission Link: https://QueryTracker.net/query/AndieSmith/PitchEvent

• A Fake Date for Diwali by Shreya North
• Dyfi Drake and the Mask of Marwoldraig by Thérésa Hedges
• The Ice Between Us by Adam S Reisinger
• When the Summer's Over by M.H. Waverly
• Game, Set, Snatched by Jeff Lakusta
• LET GO, PINECONE by Rachel Scott
• BLACKBIRD by Krista Barrett
• CHRYSANTHEMUM CORNER by Kelly Clasen
• Wicked Witches Don't Use Pacifiers by Alexa E. Silva
• BUZZY BEEDY by K.J.Bricker
• SITTING THROUGH THE SEASONS by Daryl-Lynne Gottier
• DEAD COLD & BURIED by Alison Thayer

Jackie Kruzie, Literary Associate with Focused Artists

Please submit the first ten pages using this link: Query Jackie Kruzie at Focused Artists

• DRIVE LIKE A GIRL by Patti J. Kurtz, a contemporary YA
• THE DEADLY DALLIANCE by Cheryl Ann Smith, a Historical Cozy Mystery
• THE INVISIBLE TRUTH by C. Daley, a Speculative Fiction
• DARK WINTER SYMPHONY by Starla Rajavuori, a MG Fantasy
• A PORTRAIT OF MADNESS by L.D. Rex, a Paranormal Horror

Jared Johnson, Associate Agent at Olswanger Literary

Please submit your pitch letter, synopsis, and first 20 pages to: Query Jared Johnson at Olswanger Literary

• MURDER NIGHT AT HOTEL ADAIR, RJ Hawthorne
• Van Helsing Academy, Ivy Quin
• Nøkken, L.E.E.Smith
• Salt and Burn, Lindsay N Marshall

Here is the workshop that is starting the week November 3. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions ([email protected])

• Define Your Characters with Dialogue with Cynthia Owens: November 3 to November 30
• Writing with Splash: Enriching Your Writing with Sensory Language with Joan Koster: November 3 to November 30
• NEW! Inspiration to Impact: Content Strategy for Creatives with Lori Walker: November 3 to November 30
• FREE SPECIAL EVENT: 2025 NaNovember Write with SavvyAuthors: October 27 (introductions) to November 30

Thanks!

The SavvyCrew

Hi, I'm Logan, a New Savvy author from Fort Myers Florida.
I just like writing, tee-hee! Excited to be here!

Hello!

I'm new to the Savvy Authors site, but I love the format for pitching to agents and editors!

I was born and raised in Minnesota, got my BA in Graphic Design in Ohio, then moved to Beijing, China for a couple years to teach English. Now I'm back in Minnesota with my spouse and have switched careers to writing while taking care of our 5-year-old. I love swimming, going on nature walks, and photography (did wedding photography professionally for a bit). From participating in the local swing dancing scene to vibing at speakeasies, I’ve always felt a connection to the 1920s and have loved bringing it to life in my 1920s urban fantasy.

So excited to be here and meet you all!

Christi

A lifetime of traveling to foreign countries has provided a wealth of crazy experiences and working in the education field have given me a passion for connecting with kids that are figuring out who they are. My goal in writing my books is to encourage kiddos to explore the world, face their fears, live their dreams, and share their stories.

New Savvy Author here, Beth Gelman from Michigan. I'm focused on romantic comedic realism. Unfiltered dialogue is my jam! It's great to be here! I'm always up for romcom writing buddies and developmental gurus. I've won a few awards along my 4.5-year writing journey and am proud of my 7 indie-published books. For my 8th, I'm looking to take it traditionally. (Wish me luck!)

Hello!
I have only just found about Pitchfest from the Kidlit Facebook group. I am very excited to be here. I write picture books and middle grade.

Hi! My name is Jasmine and I'm pitching a contemporary sports romance. I currently have self-published two small town romances. Excited to be here!

(If someone can help me figure out how to change my name that would be awesome! TIA!)

Hi there! I'm based in Michigan and grateful to be part of this pitch fest! I'm seeking representation for my upmarket debut. Eager to meet everyone!

(Also: If it's not obvious from my username I am new and would love any tips on how to make your actual name your UN! )

Hi! I’m Kristen from Minnesota and I write historical horror.

I live between Boston and the Berkshires and I've completed a Civil War Historical which I'm pitching now. I didn't see many requests for historical among the editors and agents. Did I miss something? My themes of the story are timeless: coming of age, sexism, racism and friendships that transcends time and place. Judith Carlough

I write picture books, but am also learning the craft for Women's Fiction.

Hi, I’m a picture book author from Memphis, Tennessee.

Greetings, writers! One of my CPs told me about this group and the upcoming Pitchfest. I'm excited to participate! I write mostly lyrical and STEM-themed PBs, and my debut PB is coming out in 2027 with The Little Press. I also write MG fiction and plan to pitch a cozy mystery that I revised this past summer as part of an Inked Voices mentorship with author Sylvia Liu. Good luck to everyone pitching!

Hi everyone! Lovely to meet you. I'm Shania, currently located on the East Coast in Maine. I'm a junior agent at Metamorphosis Literary Agency. You can find me on X at beyond_literary. I look forward to reading your pitch and meeting some other agents.

Hi, I'm new.
My name is Charisma Williams and I'm a writer like we all are here.
I'm here to connect with other writers and learn.

Hi! I’m Adriana, kidlit author from California.

I'm a science writer, an author, and a former computer programmer/systems designer. Most of my work is on STEAM subjects and I have a special interest in how technology is used to advance medicine, protect the environment, and save wildlife.
Cheers and good luck to all,
Linda