I thought this video was interesting.

The Danger of a Single Story

It's something I hadn't thought much about before but after watching the video I can certainly understand what she means.

I've been kicking around the idea of a premium membership, I'd have to drop something else so I need to know more.
First; I live in Hawaii which is 5-6 hours behind the east coast, depending on Daylight savings time. Some of the times listed for classes and workshops I might be interested in start at 4 in the morning for me. Even motivated, I am not really awake that early. Is there a lot of teacher/attendee interaction? I'd miss that if all I could do was watch a video.
Second question; Does premium membership mean free classes or would there be an extra charge above the monthly fee?
Thank you for helping.

Thank you to everyone who participated in Pitchfest and a special thanks to our Agents and Editors!
Here are the results from the editors.

Thanks for participating and don't forget to sign up for Autumn Pitchfest!



Nikki Babri from Tule Publishing
Please check out Tule Publishing’s submissions page (Submissions) for information on how to submit, what to include, etc. Please include SAVVYAUTHORS PITCHFEST in the subject line

Tule would like to request these pitches to be submitted:

• Holding Out for a Hero by Judy Malcolm
• Christmas by Starlight by Amy Craig
• Lies Unknown by Annemarie DeClark
• Back to You by Dawn Chartier
• Olympic Enemies by Rebecca J Caffery
• Saachi on Purpose by Lena Shaw
• City Slicker by Bev Irwin

Yelena Casale from City Owl Press

Please submit queries and the first 3 chapters to my email ycasale at cityowlpress dot com with
the Subject of SavvyAuthors Sweetheart PitchFest + name of manuscript

• THE TRIBUNE ARRANGEMENT by Jenna Bigelow
• Between Heaven & Hell by Arielle Irvine
• Harvest On the Bayou by Dawn Chartier
• Silent Night by Sofia Aves
• A MOTEL BY THE OCEAN by Susan Burdorf

Theresa Cole, Owl City Press

Please submit query, synopsis, and the first 10 pages to Query Submission

• Of Sol and Shadow by Sevannah Storm
• JINX: GAMES WITH DEMONS by Susan Burdorf
• HUNGER FOR THE FINER THINGS by Susan Burdorf
• Imorata by Kathryn Faye
• King of the Grim by Teresa Hsu
• Splintered Moon, book 1, the Women of Wolf Mountain by Jane Handler
• Howl by R.Tezak

Alexander Te Pohe, Entangled Publishing
Entangled Publishing Submission Manager.
Please send your:

• Full and completed manuscript
• Synopsis
• Query
• Bio

Please attention it to me and mention in your query letter that I requested your manuscript through this pitch event. If possible, please include any content warnings either at the start of your manuscript or in the query letter.

Also remember to take your time submitting. If you need to revise or edit your manuscript then definitely do so. I’ll be happy to see your work in a month or even a year. And if you have any questions, please let me know.
The manuscripts requested are:

• In Flames by Nicole Bezanson writing as Nicole Northwood.
• Patron of Lost and Broken Things by TR Rowe.
• The World Between Us by Diane Farrugia.
• Ethereal by Abigail Glenn.
• Charmless by Samantha Cook.
• When Oceans Rise by Robin Alvarez.
• Those with Bones of Jade by Gracie Marsden.
• Blood Magician by Monica DePaul.
• The Banshee’s Kiss by AJ Clay.

Jen Bouvier, Entangled Publishing

• Free Falling by Hadar Badt: Please submit via Submittable, selecting the Amara imprint, to my attention. Please also include a synopsis. Entangledpublishing.submittable.com
• GALE by Adrianne Karasek: Please submit via Submittable, selecting the Entangled: Teen imprint, to my attention. Please also include a synopsis. Entangledpublishing.submittable.com
• The Mess With The Dress by Erin Boehm: Please submit via Submittable, selecting the Amara imprint, to my attention. Please also include a synopsis. Entangledpublishing.submittable.com

Helen Yu, Yeehoo Press

Please submit it to [email protected] per the submissions guideline. Please put Pitchfest PB: [title] by [your name] in the email subject line.

• CHOMP by Erin Siska
• ERVIN´S SPEEDY INVENTION by Martina Palkovicova
• ERASING SPACES by Rozana Rajkumari
• Chasing the Sun by Jacqueline Johnson
• Let Go Pinecone by Rachel Scott
• LITTLE BLUE STAR by Sheza F. Atiq
• MAZLO THE VENDING MACHINE by Cassie Silva

Meg Gaertner, North Star Editions

Authors can send the full manuscript and query letter to mgaertner at northstareditions dot com
Emails should have the subject line "Sweetheart Pitchfest Submission: TITLE"

• DEMONBINDER by Karen Todd (#14)
• WHEN OCEANS RISE by Robin Alvarez (#33)
• THE RUINS OF ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S by J. Myles Hesse (#44)
• NARCISO GONZALEZ KNOWS MAGIC by Manuel Padilla Jr (#60)
• RADIO SILENT by K. L. Kranes (#67)
• DEAD GIRLS SUMMER by Ivy Ali Ch. (#88)
• CATWALK by Donnalee Hutchinson (#106)

Josh Gregory, Albert Whitman & Co. –
Authors can send their submissions to [email protected], putting “Requested” in the subject line. For picture books, I would like to see a query letter and the full manuscript. For longer works, I’d like a query letter and the first three chapters.

• Don't Be Quiet, by Molly Carter
• Maxwell and the Halal Cart on 53rd and 6th, by Sheza F. Atiq
• A Lassi with Love, by Madhuri Grewal
• Bat Kid and Banana Slug, by Kimberly Christensen
• Blown Away, by Juliana Savia Clayton

Nivair H. Gabrie, Albert Whitman & Co.
Authors can send their submissions to [email protected] , putting “Requested” in the subject line. For picture books, I would like to see a query letter and the full manuscript. For longer works, I’d like a query letter and the first three chapters.

• #24: Soup Day!
• #58: Elmina Loves Steel
• #60: Mapping Shadows
• #62: Time for Jummah
• #65: I Quit Math
• #77: Pool Party Treasure

Mary Cain, City Owl Press

Please send detailed blurb and full manuscript (as a document) to mcain at cityowlpress dot com

• Fragments of a Life by Bonnie Jo
• On Board with the Billionaire by Caenys Kerr
• Journey Back to Love by Rebecca Moore
• The Mess With The Dress by Erin Boehm
• OFFLINE by Dana Hawkins
• Harvest On the Bayou by Dawn Chartier
• The Bar None Ranch: Book One by Carole Ann Moleti
• ANNABEL IN OCEAN BEACH by Lori Beth Mahaney
• HookedIn by Anastasia Alexander
• Back to You by Dawn Chartier
• Maplewood Resort by Keri Bednar

Thank you to everyone who participated in Pitchfest and a special thanks to our Agents and Editors!
Here are the results from most of the agents. We are waiting for feedback from the Albert Whitman agents and will update this post as soon as we get that!

Thanks for participating and don't forget to sign up for Autumn Pitchfest!

Jacqueline Lipton, Raven Quill Literary Agency

Please send a query letter and a 20-30 page sample of the piece (break your submission wherever a chapter break naturally occurs) to Jacqui via Query Manager (Query Submission) and include “Savvy Authors Sweetheart Pitchfest 2022” in the “referred by” field.

• KATIE KNIGHTLY (The Summer of Risks & Project Emma; send in two separate query forms)
• KIM VAZQUEZ (Carabali and the Haunted Mountain)
• ROBYN RYLE (Fair Game)
• ELIZABETH SOULE (Homeschooled)
• LORI MILLER KASE (The Accident)
• KIM CRISCI (All the Time in the World)
• CHARLOTTE HEBERT (Going Green in Hollywood)
• AMANDA POLL (Stay and Watch Me Die)
• KATIE BONO (Leading Off)
• K.L. KRANES (Radio Silent)
• LISA ROBERTS CARTER (If You Knew My Name)
• KRISTINA CASTILLO (Detour To Paradise)
• ROBIN TZUCKER (Two Truths and a Lie)
• DARIA PIPKIN (The Influencer)

Hannah VanVels, Belcastro Agency

Please submit query, synopsis, and the first 10 pages to Hannah via QueryManager: QueryManager.com/HannahVanVels/SavvyAuthors

• 365 Bad Dates and This is How You Lose Her by Ashley Bianco
• Makinde’s Magical Drawings by Olumayowa Pamela Odunaiya
• Lights, Camera, Attraction by Myah Genung
• Roohi finds Her Rhythm by Sabrina Shah

Dawn Dowdle, Blue Ridge Literary Agency

Please go to www.blueridgeagency.com and click on Submissions. Then click on my name and the button to go to Query Manager. Please make sure to put Sweetheart Pitch for who referred you. I look forward to reading your story.

• SAM SLOANE, P.I., THE CASE OF THE MISSING STAMP by Debra Daugherty
• Mince and Tatties by Ashlee MacCallum
• Red, White, and Bonnie by by Ashlee MacCallum
• Mistaken by Sonja Hutchinson
• City on the Lake by Ian Moore
• “X” MARKS THE SPOT by Elizabeth James
• Maxwell and the Halal Cart on 53rd and 6th by Sheza F. Atiq
• THE ANCIENT COIN MYSTERY by Mary Jo (MJ) Wilen
• FISH WITH A SIDE OF MURDER by Susan Burdorf
• THE PLAY IS THE POISON by Susan Burdorf
• Team Player by Alan H. Jordan
• Go Granny Go! by Mary Munson

Jennifer Herrington, Harvey Klinger Literary Agency

Please submit query, synopsis, and the first three chapters for novels (or full manuscript for picture books or graphic novels) to Jenn via Query Manager: QueryManager.com/JenniferHerrington/SavvyAuthorsSweetheart22

• 365 Bad Dates and This is How You Lose Her by Ashley Bianco
• The Secret of Wychwood Forest by Alison Thayer
• Invisible by Karen Bourgeois
• The Brilliant Rapunzel by Karen Bourgeois
• Lights, Camera, Attraction by Myah Genung
• Blue Milk Mustaches by Marilyn DeVries
• Chasing the Sun by Jacqueline Johnson
• Diego and the Dancing Princes
• Let Go Pinecone by Rachel Scott
• Erasing Spaces by Rozana Rajkumari
• Right Here by Molly Ippolito
• Queen Bee by Funisa Engler
• Doubt Our Stars Are Fire by Priya Ardis
• Armed with a Paintbrush by Cassie Silva
• Because Adeline Jumped by Julianna Helt
• Disposable Souls by Leila Elhilal
• He Called Night by Caroline Yu
• Beneath the Waves, Death Speaks by Emma Deimling
• Superhero Slumber Party by Malik Toppins
• The Flavors of the Heart by Armineh Manookian
• Operation GT by Lawan McFerren
• If You Knew My Name by Lisa Roberts Carter
• A Brew of Helleborus Tea by Elaine Buckner
• This Isn’t Game Over by Elizabeth Evers
• Library of Little Doves by Chloe Tardiff
• Me and My Rebozo by Victoria Aranda

Analieze Cervantes, Harvey Klinger Literary Agency

Please submit their query, synopsis, and first 15 pages here: QueryManager.com/AnaliezeCervantes/SavyAuthorsPitch

• THE A-LISTER by Megan Brown
• THE DARKNESS BENEATH THE LIGHT by Via K
• TWIN ARROWS by Teresa Hsu
• LET’S CALL A TRUCE by Amy Barber
• THE GHOSTS OF HAWKTHORN by Stephanie Cotela
• IF I WERE YOU by Julie L. Schwartz
• TANGLED WEB by K.L. Kranes
• THIS ISN’T GAME OVER by Elizabeth Evers

Amy Giuffrida, The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
I would love to see the query, synopsis, and first 3 chapters. If you think we'd be a good fit, please use this link to share with me: QueryManager.com/AmyGiuffrida/SavvyAuthors

• Lights, Camera, Attraction by Myah Genung
• Chase Shadow and the Secrets at Science Camp by Janelle Fila
• Doubt Our Stars Are Fire by Priya Ardis
• THE COLOR OF CHAOs by M.L. Marr
• A Brew of Helleborus Tea by Elaine Buckner
• Stamped for Death by Marin McGinnis w/a MK Knight
• There’s No Way by Katy Jakes

Katie Salvo, Metamorphosis Literary Agency

Please submit your completed manuscript, a summary, and contact information with their email to ksalvo at metamorphosisliteraryagency dot com

• CHALK FACES by Cary Guthrie
• NO PIECE OF CAKE by Megan Clancy
• MAPLEWOOD RESORT by Keri Bednar
• SAY THE RIGHT THING by Genevieve Abravanel
• PASTRY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS by Savanna Scales
• PASSWORD by Ashley Clifton
• CHASE SHADOW AND THE SECRETS AT SCIENCE CAMP by Janelle Fila
• TORCHED by DM Shepard
• DINO BEACH by Rachel Scott
• NO MORE MISS NICE GIRL by Elissa Hunter
• THE GRAVEYARD KEEPER by Robin Jeffrey
• UNEXPECTED by Denise Redman-Satterly
• THE IRISH INHERITANCE by Lora Lynn
• CRY BABY HOLLOW by Hallie Christensen
• SUNSHINE CLUB by Rebecca Tallie
• THE MESS WITH THE DRESS by Erin Boehm
• WHEN I'M 100 by Jennifer Matarese
• THE HONESTY POLICY by Kristi McManus
• NARCISO GONZALES KNOWS MAGIC by Manuel Padilla Jr.
• CINDERELEMENT by Nadine Poper
• SUPERHERO SLUMBER PARTY by Malik Toppins
• OPERATION GT by Lawan McFerren
• IF YOU KNEW MY NAME by Lisa Roberts Carter
• CHASING HARTES by Amanda Chevret
• BRIDESMAID TO BE? by Tracey Turner
• PINECONE CHRISTMAS by Anne Lambert
• THE GHOST OF YOU by CoeDee Shaner Burba

Carol Woien, Blue Ridge Literary Agency
Please send me the first three chapters, instructions here Carol Woien submission guidelines

• Desire in Dairyland (3 book series) by Michelle Caffrey
• Murder in Georgetown (1st in Academic Mom Mystery Series) by Jacqueline Corcoran
• Unexpected by Denise Redman-Satterly
• BEST LAID by Mary Rose Luksha
• THE IRISH INHERITANCE by Lora Lynn
• Doom & Bloom by Elizabeth Bates
• The Cat That Played Chess by Stephanie Burnham
• The Murderous Misses of Concord by Elizabeth Dunne

Heather Cashman, Storm Literary Agency
Please query me at QueryManager.com/HeatherCashman/SavvyAuthors2022 if you think we'd be a good fit. Please submit query, synopsis, and the first 30 pages.

• Carabali and the Haunted Mountain by Kim Vazquez
• The Light Thrower by Laurel Hill
• Fort Conley and the Defense of the Huron Indian Cemetery by Mike Hays
• The Beechwood Legacy by Ella Kay
• The Blue Streak Virus by Malcolm McFarlane
• Doubt Our Stars Are Fire by Priya Ardis
• THE IRISH INHERITANCE by Lora Lynn
• If the Stars Should Appear by Kim Crisci
• Those with Bones of Jade by Gracie Marsden
• Star People by James Berg
• Narciso Gonzales Knows Magic by Manuel Padilla Jr.
• Going Green in Hollywood by Charlotte Hebert
• GRANNY HEIST by Virginia Brasch
• Azure by Janet Wrenn
• A THOUSAND FALLEN BLOSSOMS by Susan Burdorf
• Free Falling by Hadar Badt
• ESCAPE FROM RANCAGU by Terry D. Williams and David Oyanadel

Laura Stone, Blue Ridge Literary Agency

Please go to Blue Ridge Literary Agency and complete the submission process. This will include a query letter, a full synopsis (all major plot points and the full ending), and the first three chapters. Ensure your chapters are formatted with 12 point Times New Roman and are double spaced with indented paragraphs. Please state in the query letter that I requested the submission through the Savvy Authors Sweetheart Pitchfest.

• Phoenix Ashes to Dust by Lafayette Villada
• Undercity by Andria Henry
• Pastry For Your Thoughts by S. Scales
• Chase Shadow and the Secrets at Science Camp by Janelle Fila
• Unexpected by Denise Redman-Satterly
• RACE YOU TO THE STARS by Laurie Smith Murphy
• The Irish Inheritance by Lora Lynn Fanning
• The Boy From My Dreams by Haley Ollinger
• LIES UNKNOWN by Annemarie DeClark
• Jumping to Conclusions by Anne Howland
• Harvest On the Bayou by Dawn Chartier
• City on the Lake by Ian Moore
• That Which is Lost by Alice Fitzpatrick
• Narciso Gonzales Knows Magic by Manuel Padilla Jr.
• Let’s Call a Truce by Amy Barber
• THE MURAL MAKER by Shannon Cangey
• AN ELEMENT OF SURVIVAL by Jennifer Walker
• The Ghosts of Hawkthorn by Stephanie Cotela
• Geek Mythology by E.M. Wright
• Disposable Souls by Leila Elhilal
• Arista Doyle And the Secret Of The Bees by Wendy Wilson
• My New Zealand Valentine by Larae Fowler
• Murder and the Divorce Lawyer: The Eye of the Tiger by Kim Whitmore
• Hate the Stars by Jessie Gaupel
• Clandestine Chaos by Janet Wrenn
• The Soda Fountain Sister and the Flower Lady by Sheri Taylor-Emery
• ANGRY LIKE A PIRATE by Bill Eisele
• Always the Groom, Never the Bride by Florence Keeling
• The Mummy's Missing Toe by Shelly Jasperson
• Countenance of a Hero by B. M. Valdez
• Compassion Fatigue by Viktoria Dahill
• The History of Henry the Fifth Grader by Scott Rhoades
• Secrets in the Water by Alice Fitzpatrick
• SCIENCE, SECRETS, AND SCOUNDRELS by Mary Marron Bartek
• IMAGE OF DECEIT by Julie Harper Pace
• Premonition: The Gift by Elizabeth A. Pickart
• Bridesmaid to Bride? by Tracey Turner
• When the Money’s Gone by Wendy Cousins-Savage
• The Neighbors’ Secret by Diana Sussman
• The Stone of Love by Margaret Izard
• The Rising by Kale Brunson
• The Garden Defenders by Stephanie Kotara
• Delve by Jon-Michael Rutter
• Lumi and the Keiju by Starla Rajavuori
• THE WORN BEAR by Bev Irwin
• CITY SLICKER by Bev Irwin

Cindy Bullard, Birch Literary
The full manuscript from:
1. Michelle Caffrey - Desire in Dairyland
2. Anne Howland - Roundup
3. Anne Lambert - Tiny Treasure
4. Anne Lambert - Lucky Jumps
The first three chapters from:
1. Ashley Bianco - 365 Bad Dates and This is How You Lose Her
The first three chapters + query from:
1. Elizabeth Allison - Regan's After School Special
2. Karen Bourgeois - Unfinished Business
3. Karen Bourgeois - Beyond Locker 101
4. Amy Craig - Christmas by Starlight
5. Ash Clifton - Twice the Trouble
6. Rachel Corsini - Sushi and Sea Lions
7. Elizabeth Soule - Homeschooled
8. Karsyn Zetah - The Back-Up
9. Elissa Hunter - No More Miss Nice Girl
10. Lori Beth Mahaney - Annabel in Ocean Beach
11. Dawn Chartier - Harvest on the Bayou
12. Jessica Feinman - Certified Poolbitch: A College Story
13. Cheryl Wanner - See Me As I Am
14. Eliana Megerman - Not As We Seem
15. Erin Boehm - The Mess With The Dress
16. Amy Frost Davidson - Liza and the Giant
17. Sarah Curtis - The Stage
18. Mary Jo (MJ) Wilen - The Ancient Coin Mystery
19. Christina Frigo - The Whale of Loree Lake
20. Katie Eagan Schenck - The Winter Visitor
21. Manuel Padilla, Jr. - Narcisco Gonzales Knows Magic
22. Anna Albo - Kiss and Cry
23. Susan Burdorf - A Motel By the Ocean
24. K.L. Kranes - Tangled Web
25. Larae Fowler - My New Zealand Valentine
26. Stephanie Burnham - The Cat That Played Chess
27. Peter Barker - So Long Marianne
28. Florence Keeling - Always the Groom, Never the Bride
29. Shelly Hogan - When Things Go South
30. Anne Howland - Jumping to Conclusions
31. Christy Dirks - Off the Market
32. Anya Wyers - Romilegal: Downtown
33. Marin McGinnis - Stamped for Death
34. Bonnie Jo - Fragments of a Life
35. LyndaRees - Flip or Flop, Murder House
36. LyndaRees - Heart of the Matter
37. Judy Malcom - Holding Out for a Hero
38. Tracey Turner - Bridesmaid to Bride?
39. Ashley Detweiler - This Kind of Love
40. Bev Irwin - City Slicker
41. Corey M.P. - Amanda and Felipe

Wow! This was our biggest pitchfest ever! Thank you for pitching and thanks to all the pub professionals for taking pitches!
We will be posting the full list of requests here on the main discussion feed within the next two weeks. The pub pros will also be reviewing pitches and may ask you questions over the next few days. I opened the pitch threads back up for comment so you can respond to any questions asked. HOWEVER, pitches are definitely closed and I will delete any pitches that are added after my post that announces that pitches are closed.

That's it!

Oh, and I will be opening up registration for next fall's Autumn Pitchfest tonight!
Good luck and thanks for all the pitches!
Leslie

Hello! I joined today following some recommendations from my writerly crew. I'm excited to learn more about Savvy Authors and its community.

Hello Everyone,

I'm new and have ventured over from twitter. Lovely to meet new friends and old on here.

Good Luck pitching today.

I am not able to pitch though I am registered for the event. There is a message that says I have insufficient privileges. Help please!

When the pitches open tomorrow at 9AM EST this is where you will pitch:
Agent Profiles and linked Pitch posts
and
Editor Profiles and linked Pitch posts

Need more information? Check out our Pitch FAQ!

And GOOD LUCK to everyone!
Leslie

My 12 (nearly 13) year old wants to pitch his MG novel. Does he have to join or can I put his pitch in for him? He's working on his three line pitch and synopsis now.

How's THAT for alliteration.
Now you can see where you will be posting your amazing stories and books on Wednesday for Pitchfest
Each agent and editor has a dedicated post page and now you can see (and maybe bookmark?) your favorites.

To see them go to the Pitchfest Index for Agents or Editors and click the button at the bottom of the page that looks like this:

that will take you to the specific post where you will reply with your incredible pitch!
Good luck to everyone and let us know about all the requests!!!
Leslie

Hi Everyone,

I'm Sidd and I just finished my first novel - a paranormal thriller - and second book. Just found out about this community and look forward to some discussions and the pitch contests.

Sidd

Hi I’m new so apologies if this has been asked before.

If an agent isn’t interested in my pitch, do you think that means they wouldn’t want me to query them in the normal way at a later date?

Thanks

Hi, everyone, I'm a fantasy romance author and I just joined this community. Looking forward to upcoming pitch contests.

Hi!
Just joined and looking forward to another excellent resource!

I have written professionally for 37 years and after "retiring" three years ago, penned my first novel (yes, sometimes it takes that long to get things right). I am presently editing book #2 and am looking forward to learning from this group as I truly believe as long as we are living we are learning.

I registered and paid for the Self editing class which was supposed to begin January 10, 2022 but the confirmation email that I received gave me a link to the class but isn't allowing me access. I also don't see it in the list of classes.
I've sent 3 emails about this and this is my 2nd post.
please reach out to me. If the class has been canceled let me know and instead of requesting a refund can I enroll in another class?