Thank you for participating in SavvyAuthors' Spring Pitchfest.

Please find all the editor requests below. Please visit the agent requests thread for that announcement.

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Jocelyn Travis at Sourcebooks

Please submit full synopsis of the project (including the ending), the manuscript, and any applicable sales history to [email protected]

• My Best Friend’s Bride by Essie Bode
• Potions and Petit Fours by Emily Brauer Rogers
• The Violet Raven by E.E. Star
• Of Salt and Spray by Kristen Ree
• Yours to Keep by Suzy Langevin
• Riding in cars with monsters by Michelle Ogilvy
• To Snatch a Shadow Puppet by Zoiya Morell
• Burn the Ships by Makayla Bryant

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Christina Herrera at Romantica Publishing

To submit your book for publication, please list Christina Herrera’s name in the subject line and send your 1-2 page synopsis, query, first ten pages, and social media handles/following in the body of the email to [email protected]. Visit romanticapublishing.com for more information.​

• The Lexington Spinster
• The Sublime Plan
• Rewriting the Dream
• An Act of Flesh and Fins
• Magic Flows Green
• Designed with Love

Kelly Moran at Rowan Press

Please send the full synopsis and first 3 chapters in a Word doc to editor: Kelly Through our submissions page: Submissions | Rowan Prose Publishing:
In the subject line, please put “Spring Pitch Fest” with the title and your pen name.

• CAFÉ CON MURDER by Mel Montes
• ROSE IN SNOW by Susan Burdorf
• DISRUPTED by C.Daley
• Drive Like A Girl by Patti J. Kurtz
• Death on the Isle: A Game Night Mystery by Diane Weiner
• I Could Be the Monster by Elaine Buckner
• An Act of Flesh and Fins by Jennifer DiArenzo
• The Natural by Elizabeth Cox
• Unreliable Visions by K.D. Fluitt
• DEADLY DELIGHTS by Judith Carlough
• Under the Salem Moon by E. A. Conran
• Charity Ball by Mara Holguin Fouts
• Frau Farbissina's Cony by Vailes Shepperd
• Daughter of Prophecy by Amanda McGill
• BREWS AND BODIES: A CAT CAFE MYSTERY by Susan Burdorf
• Spellbooks and Buttercream by Kristin Aune
• Unknown Title by Susan Dalessandro
• The Gold List by Valli Vikram
• Wilder by Kat Craig
• Hearts and Diamonds by TA Higgins
• Pitchtree Gothic by Bethany Browning
• JUNIPER, FIRE, AND JOY by Melissa Phillips
• What She Didn't Know by Elizabeth A. Pickart
• REQUIEM by S.D. Bullard
• The Crossing by Missy Jane
• PROJECT: BURDEN by Skip Ashseed
• Daywalker by Fenley Grant by Fenley Grant
• A Friend for Miles by L.L. Purcell
• Intuition of Evil by Ann Schwarz
• A Scoop on Murder by Paula Barr
• Surviving Shelby by Lynn Dyskievicz-Dick
• A PORTRAIT OF MADNESS by L. D. Rex
• A Brew of Helleborus Tea by Elaine Buckner
• The Wrong Cinderella by Karla Brown

Tova Seltzer at Holiday House Publishing

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.

• CHIYO AND THE BLUSTERY GUST by Margaret Mangan
• HOW TO FIND A WORM by Elizabeth Everett
• MAGICAL REMEDIOS! By Dotty Manning
• VIEWS OF VERONA by Benjamin Zadik
• KLEZMER MEANS FAMILY by Becky Levine
• TORTILLAS, TORTILLAS by Gema Casillas
• GATHERING SUNSHINE by Jessica Jenson
• FRIENDS AT MANZANAR: RALPH LAZO'S STORY by Eloise Freeman & Sandra Martin
• CECIL’S NIGHT WALK by Laura Michaud
• THE SECRET DRAGON by Milanka Reardon
• THE STARVING STAR by Leslie Yardeni
• WHEN WE FLY by Cynthia Argentine
• MY SHOE STORE by Shirely V. Ting

Josh Gregory at Albert Whitman & Company

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

• Yessi Robles – Diego & the Quinceaneara
• Yessi Robles – Dream Walker
• Siana LaForest – Bad Science
• Cari Chamberlain – Every Voice Counts
• Kari Joseph Shender – Dad’s House
• Maritere R. Bellas – no title (Christmas Parranda story)

Rachel Gilmer at Sourcebooks

Please submit full projects to [email protected]. Materials should include a full synopsis of the project (including the ending), the manuscript, and any applicable sales history.​

• Joyce McChesney- Kaye (jakaye) - A Fatal Cape Cod Summer
• LaurenDMSmith (LaurenDMSmith) - A Flash of Smoke
• JL Lycette (jlycette) - THE CURSE
• C.Daley (Cdaley) - WELCOME TO BLACKRIDGE
• Sara C. Field (SaraCatherine23) - The Morbid Curiosities of Manon Beaufort
• Elaine Buckner (EBuckner) - I Could Be the Monster
• Bethany Browning (Bethany Browning) - Pitchtree Gothic
• Marcela Bessan (White Skillful Fly) - Dust in the Light
• Elizabeth A. Pickart (Elizabeth Pickart) - What She Didn't Know
• Shelby Holt (Shelbyholt9) - The Last to Leave
• L.L. Purcell (llpurcell) - A Friend for Miles
• Katrin (Welcoming Tan Koala) - What Festers in the Forest
• L. D. Rex (L. D. Rex) - A PORTRAIT OF MADNESS
• Jen Huey (JenHuey Author) - The Haunted Escape

Holly Ingraham at Alcove Press & Crooked Lane Books

Please submit blurb/description, short synopsis if available (1-2 pages max), and the full manuscript as a Word document to [email protected]

• DISRUPTED
• POTIONS AND PETIT FOURS
• BLESS HER HEART
• THE SECRET OF THE OLD DOCK HAND

Tess Jones at Egret Lake Books

Please email full query letter at [email protected] with the following:
Email Subject: GENRE – MANUSCRIPT TITLE – AUTHOR NAME – TODAY’S DATE – SAVVYAUTHORS SPRING 2025 REQUESTED MATERIALS

• Nowhere Wisconsin by Michelle Caffrey
• Rivals by Elizabeth Cox
• Potions and Petit Fours by Emily Brauer Rogers
• Unreliable Visions by K.D. Fluitt
• Risky Chance by Frankie Sutton
• Love You a Latte by Katie Knightley
• Yours to Keep by Suzy Langevin
• Juniper, Fire, and Joy by Melissa Phillilps
• Back Home for the Holidays by Bethany Weeks
• Her Favorite Moosetake by Rachael Cadra
• Safe by Meghan Hodgin
• Time and Consequences by Katherine Caldwell

Janet Bruins at Picnic Press

Please send query letter with full manuscript to: [email protected].

• #3 Itzel and the Eagle: An Aztec Legend
• #12 SITTING FOR MRS SOLOMON
• #24 A GIRL AND HER ELEPHANT
• #27 FLY, HALCYON, FLY
• #45 RED BEAN PURIM
• #54 JOURNEY TO SVALBARD
• #62 RESCHEDULED FOR RAMADAN
• #67 FRIENDS AT MANZANAR: RALPH LAZO'S STORY
• #69 CHESSIE THE MAGNIFICENT MANATEE
• #78 KEEP ON A-WALKIN': KIMBERLY BURWELL STANDS UP FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
• #92 The Way Home
• #132 MY SHOE STORE
• #141 She Threw Like a Girl: The Jackie Mitchell Story

Back in December, I was contracted to write a book featuring 2 unrelated horror novellas. Though I had already written multiple full-length novels and feature-length screenplays, I'd never written a story that was more than 20K words, but less than 40K. Though there were many delays in the process that were outside of my control, I finally finished the first draft and sent it to the publisher for notes. So far, he seems happy with it. Now, I'm in the process of outlining the second novella, with the goal of publishing the book by August.

Hi from Pennsylvania! I write middle grade, picture books, and poetry. I have one published picture book.

Hello!

Spring Pitchfest requests will be announced on Saturday March 29. Please watch the site for more information.

Thanks!

The SavvyCrew

Hello!

Here are the workshops that are starting the week March 31st. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions ([email protected])

• NEW! Graphic Design for Authors with Joan Koster: March 31 to April 27
• Magical Realism: How to Bring Magic to the Real World with Anna Denish: March 31 to April 6
• NEW! Poetry for Beginners and Emerging Poets with Christina Hennemann: March 31 to April 27

Thanks!

The SavvyCrew

Hello from VA.

Spring Pitchfest is NOW closed. A huge thank you to the publishing professionals for taking pitches, and for everyone that pitched.

*** We will be announcing the requests on the site (and in our newsletter) on Saturday March 29. ***

Don't forget to register for our Autumn Pitchfest!

It will start at 9:00 a.m. EST on until 8:59 p.m. EST on Oct 24, 2025 .

Thanks!

The SavvyCrew

Hello! I'm a PB author from WA state, and I write primarily picture books.

Rhyming PB Author here. Thanks for having me!

Hi! I’m Nuzhat - a former professional editor with more than a decade of experience in entertainment journalism. I recently pivoted to writing children’s picture books (with one MG manuscript in progress), and it has been a blast (though querying isn’t so fun). New to this site and looking forward to getting to know everyone.

Hello! I'm so glad I found out about Pitchfest from the KidLit Facebook page just in time!
I write picture books, children's poetry, and young adult novels. I'm always happy to find another place to connect with other writers. Writing communities are hard to come by in tiny rural towns!

Hello I’m a multi genre writer from the US.

Hello all, I am a scifi writer from central NY. Looking forward to sharing some pitches with everyone!

Happy to be here.

new here, still learning the ropes

I am a children's book author from Virginia and glad to be here! My debut book, "I'd Rather Be Me", was published in September 2024. Good luck to everyone participating in Pitchfest 2025!

Hi,

I’m writing fiction in several different genres.
Not sure which one I like best.

Hi! I am excited to be here. I am a full-time ghostwriter based in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula looking to publish my own works. I love writing heartbreakingly beautiful stories that fall somewhere between magical realism and speculatively bent, usually exploring trauma, what it means to be human, and other existential questions.

Can someone please tell me how to change the odd moniker I was given? Thanks.

Hello, everyone. I'm new here and looking forward to being a part of this community.

Hello! I'm new here. I'm a uni student from London studying Finance, but I've always loved writing so much more and wished I studied it. I'm currently working on a YA Dark Academia novel. So excited to be a part of this community!

Hello from NY! I found out about PitchFest from the Courage to Create Community and I'm excited to participate! I've written and queried a few novels, all YA sci-fi or fantasy, but the novel I'm querying now is YA/Adult Crossover Fantasy. Hoping to land an agent for this novel, and for my writing career!

I learned about Savvy Authors a few years back, but have finally gained the courage to try it out. Polishing the last few bits of my pitch right now!

Hi, I'm Ann McCallum Staats. I have a soon-to-be published website and soon-to-be released new book called Fantastic Flora: The World's Biggest, Baddest, and Smelliest Plants (Candlewick/ MIT Kids Press, May 2025). I've been writing for awhile, mostly nonfiction and am newly agented by Jennifer Unter. Yay! I'm completely passionate about kidlit and am glad to join another community of kidlit lovers.

I just learned about this from a critique partner, happy to be here!