Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2022 Autumn Pitchfest and in particular thanks to the Agents who reviewed the nearly 1,500 pitches! Wow!

Read on for the list of requests received so far. We are waiting for updates and this post will be updated when we get that.
Thanks for participating and don't forget to register for the 2023 Sweetheart Pitchfest!

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Jacqueline Lipton at The Tobias Literary Agency

Please submit their query and first 20-25 pages (wherever is a convenient stopping point e.g. a chapter break) to me via QM

And in the "referred by" field, they should note Savvy Authors Autumn Pitchfest 2022.

• Desire in Dairyland (Michelle Caffrey)
• The Jingle Run (Erin Pullmann)
• What Happened to Emily Peal (Kara Q Rea)
• On Fire (Amy Reitz)
• Promises (Linda Vick)
• Never Go Back (Stephanie Cotela)
• The Blueprint of You and Me (Sara DeVries)
• Not Here to Make Friends (Catie Stewart)
• That Which is Lost (Alice Fitzpatrick)
• Perfect Monsters (Jennifer Howell)
• Ship Me (S.M. Levine)
• The Only Ones (Elle Evans)
• The Townie (E. Clayton)
• The Dirty Version (Tracy Kahn)
• Revenge Has No Bounds (Jennifer Kelly)
• The Nesting Plot (Catherine Mallette)
• The Capitol Codebreakers (Gabrielle Barone)

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Jordy Albert at Booker Albert
Please submit to me through my query link Query Submission Look forward to reading!

• Pastry For Your Thoughts by S. Scales
• The Girl’s Guide to Hitchhiking by Laura Martz
• SAVAGE ARIA by Ely Azure
• FRESH TRACKS by John Zeleznik
• Barefoot in Blue Heron by Katie Eagan Schenck
• Flame & Shadow by AK Nevermore
• Sukidayo, Honey-sensei by B. M. Valdez
• ANTIQUISTS: THE GHOSTLY MANUSCRIPT by Kathryn Faye

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Lynnette Novak at The Seymour Agency

Please paste your pitch and query in the body of the email and attach the first three chapters as a docx. Put your title and Autumn Pitchfest in the subject line and send to: querylynnette (at) theseymouragency (dot) com. #ExcitedToRead

• Little Pink Notes by Charlie Penny
• DEVIL IN THE DETAILS by Ely Azure
• ON FIRE by Amy Reitz

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Jennifer Herrington at The Harvey Klinger

There were SO many amazing pitches! Thank you to all the authors that participated and pitched to me. Please submit query, synopsis, and first three chapters to:
QueryManager.com/JenniferHerrington/SavvyAuthorsAutumnPitch

Note: that if it was a picture book submission, please upload the full manuscript.

Thanks! Excited to read!

The Perfumery of Pancake Hollow by Virginia Davidson

• Hillary Hawthorne and the Enchanted Quill by Jessica Guest
• Rhema Maxwell: Ghosted By Our Parents by Audrey L Dowling
• THE ACCIDENT by Lori Miller Kase
• TINY PURPLE THREADS by Stephanie Rondeau
• LAKESONG FARM by Grace Stone
• TIME TO GO BIG by Susan Reinhardt Laws
• A is A Scarlet Letter by Priya Ardis
• Fresh Tracks by John Zeleznik
• TITLE? by Lindsey Hobson
• LOAD GAME by Emilie Nantel
• Monster Hunter: Ruby Larsen by Sky Sprayberry
• The Care and Feeding of Monsters by Christine Iverson
• Neighbors by Chance by Mia Heintzelman
• The Devil You Know by Grace Carroll
• Heather and the Haunted Mirror by Nicolette Nuytten
• Me and My Rebozo by Victoria Aranda
• CINDERELLA CATERPILLER (A MONARCH TALE) by Emily Dolbin
• Beth Death by Amanda Poll
• PERIODIC ATTRACTION by Lana Pattinson
• Mahal Kita Means I Love You by Carmen dela Cruz
• TITLE by Cat Urbain

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Kortney Price at Belcastro Literary Agency
Please send the first 50 pages to the QM form specifically for this event

• The Half of It by Theresa Christine
• Sweetest Swap by Elizabeth Perry
• Ruby Larsen, Monster Hunter by Sky Sprayberry
• THE PERENNIALS by Lauren H. Dowdle
• DAD, THE FEARLESS STORYTELLER by Cassie Silva
• The Secret of Wychwood Forest by Alison Thayer
• A Time for Hope by Kayla Kensington
• How Dogs Talk by Jani Holder
• Revenge Has No Bounds by Jennifer Kelly Christy
• Shhh! Dino is Sleeping by Louisa Wilkinson
• HOCUS FOCUS by Ashlee MacCallum
• MOMO AND THE DANGOS by Robert Shibasaki

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Kate Salvo at Metamorphosis
Please submit your manuscript, along with a summary and bio to [email protected]. Allow 6-8 weeks for a response.

• THE BLUEPRINT OF YOU AND ME
• NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS
• Annie's Fate
• SEA WOLF AND SPIRIT BEAR
• The Consequences of Normal
• Hold Still
• the Prison
• Girls Would
• The Imprint of Desire
• No One Special
• 139 Moss Lane
• The Soda Fountain Sister and the Flower Lady
• Charlie Penny
• HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO
• The Captain's Wary Heart
• Desire in Dairyland
• The Jingle Run
• Could've Been

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Carol Woien at Blue Ridge Literary
Please submit your first 3 chapters to me here: Blue Ridge Literary Agency

THE TIES OF TRUTH

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Jared Johnson at Olswanger Literary -- Just updated --
Please submit pitch and first 25 pages: to jared at olswangerliterary dot com
Include SavvyAuthors Pitchfest in the email title.

• Mortgage and Mayhem, Carol Ayer
• Finding the Mugwort Girls, Ellie Kim
• Drawing Dahlia Graves, Christi Silver
• Tent City, Amy Bernstein
• Folie a trois, Viktoria Dahill
• A Murder Most Fowl, Carmela Dutra

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Leslie Truex at Blue Ridge Literary

Please submit query, synopsis and 3 chapters through my Query Manager If you can’t meet that timeline, she will open to queries, and you can submit in January when she re-opens. https://QueryManager.com/2347 by November 13.

• thealonastark - Teach Me
• HCumiskey - The Sooner I Go (new adult)
• Judy Malcolm - HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO (romantic suspense)
• MichelleCaffrey - Desire in Dairyland (romantic suspense with humor?)
• Mary_Rose_Luksha - SUPERNATURAL CAUSES (paranormal romance with humor?
• DMSHEPARDDMSHEPARD Torched (romantic suspense - firefighter)
• Virginia Brasch GRANNY HEIST (rom com)
• mizard Title: THE STONE OF LOVE
• Kate Godfrey - Unwilling psychic Delphia Thoren
• Shundayah - A WHISPER OF DEATH
• roserayneriversThe Cupcake Cowboy (romance)
• hodginmd - Safe
• jeremybcohen - THE SURF
• twright050371 YA fantasy GHOST MEETS ANIMAL HOUSE.
• Sburdorf DANGER ON THE MOUNTAIN romantic suspense
• Sburdorf CAT'S PAW

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Colleen Oefelein at MacGregor & Luedeke
Please send your query, synopsis and first 20 pages pasted into an email with "Pitchfest: TITLE" as the subject to: [email protected]. Thank you!

• Could've Been
• To See and Be Seen
• Pastry For Your Thoughts
• In the Out
• The Jingle Run
• Last Resort
• Lucy and the Privateer
• The Half of It
• No One Special
• Charlie Penny
• ALL THE SECRETS THAT AREN'T
• The Room at the End of the Hall
• the Prison
• Tropical Entanglement
• Promises
• TIME TO GO BIG
• Flame & Shadow
• Drawing Dahlia Graves
• The Hidden Jules
• Joan Ramirez
• TOUCH THE SKY
• Cheecho the Magnificent Magico
• The Love Consult
• ANNABEL IN OCEAN BEACH
• A Spell of Dance and Silence
• NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS
• The World As We Don't Know It
• Summer by the Book
• THE AMORTALS - Bleeding Daylight
• Born To Love You. Again.
• Finding Beauty
• Closure
• Buried Love
• The Ripple
• A Time for Hope
• The Truth within the Lie
• Revenge Has No Bounds
• PICK IT UP!
• THE CASE OF THE FILTHY BEAST
• Love Collides with Salter's Path
• MOMO AND THE DANGOS
• Space Boys Are Easy
• The Other Side of Here

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Thanks to everyone who participated in the 2022 Autumn Pitchfest and in particular thanks to the Editors and Publishers who reviewed the nearly 1,000 pitches! Wow!

Read on for the list of requests received so far. We are waiting for updates and this post will be updated when we get that.
Thanks for participating and don't forget to register for the 2023 Sweetheart Pitchfest!

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Totally Entwined Group
The authors can send their full manuscript to [email protected] along with either their original pitch or a synopsis, and if they include Savvy Authors Pitch in the subject line that would be useful.

Totally Bound

• Deck the Mall – Evie Bennet
• Fast Frequencies – DM Shepard
• Grinding Gears – DM Shepard
• The Cupcake Standard – Maren Jenner
• Time to Go Big – Susan Reinhardt Laws
• Hungry is the Night – Robin Jeffrey
• This Kind of Love – Ashley Detweiler
• Austen Inspired – Asia Karpuleon
• I’ll Break All the Rules for You – Madyn Rose
• Serial Killer Games – Katherine Stone
• Outside the Lines – Susan Burdorf
• Untitled Susan Burdorf – Adult Shifters/Billionaire/CEO, Smart/Sexy
• Warrior of Eden – Fenley Grant
• Safe – Meghan Hodgin
• An Education – James Goetz

Pride

• The Song of Sariel – JJ Graham
• The Cupcake Cowboy – Rose Rayne Rivers (think this should be for TB, but it’s in the Pride pitch section)
• Night Out – Michael Fynan

Finch

• Just a Girl & Her Dog – Kelly Kandra Hughes
• The Missing Memories of Cordy O’Reilly – Tonya Preece
• No One Special – Elizabeth Soule
• The Science Behind Happily Ever After – Jaime Dombrowski
• The Price of a Princess – Susan Burdorf
• Violet Ink and the Loneliest Girl – C S Patra
• Zaire Escape – Autumn Tompkin
• Crushing – TR Simmons

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Reagan Rothe at Black Rose Publishing
Please follow the guidelines to submit.

• Starborn Retribution by Sonja Hutchinson
• A Drink of Darkness by DM Shepard
• Time To Go Big by Susan Reinhardt
• Desire in Dairyland by Michelle Caffrey
• Under the Dogwood Tree by Kari Wirth
• That Which is Lost by Alice Fitzpatrick
• Extinguishing Shadows by Heather L. Beal
• The Winning Brother by Kari Wirth
• Pick It Up! By Becca Spence Dobias

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Changeling

Please see submission guidlines to submit. https://www.changelingpress.com/submissions.php

• Barefoot in Blue Heron by Katie Eagan Schenck
• Sukidayo, Honey-sensei by B. M. Valdez
• ANNABEL IN OCEAN BEACH by Lori Beth Mahaney
• Hungry is the Night by Robin Jeffrey
• I’ll break all the rules for you by Madyn Rose
• Fresh Starts, Dirty Money by Lynda Rees
• So Close by Maggie Belle Morgan
• Fantaghiró by Isadora H. Petrovsky
• SERIAL KILLER GAMES by Katherine Stone
• Safe by Meghan Hodgin
• Three Chords & You by Sarah Wyland
• Between Sets by Kelly Gicale
• Fate Loves Collateral Damage by Jocelyn Chen
• NIGHT OUT by Michael Fynan
• Alone On Earth Book One of Vampires in Bed-Stuy by Michal Scott
• BETRAYED by Bev Irwin
• CRUISING HEARTS by Bev Irwin

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Sword & Silk Books
Please follow directions through our submissions page and note in their submission that it’s a SavvyAuthor request:

• THE ACCIDENT by Lori Miller Kase
• Drawing Dahlia Graves by Christi Silver
• DEVIL IN THE DETAILS by Ely Azure
• FORGED IN CHAOS by Abigail Glenn
• A Drink of Darkness by DM Shepard
• The Choker and the Cincher by Kavga Bjelodana

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Meg Gaertner at North Star Editions
These authors can submit their query letters and full manuscripts to me at [email protected]. The subject line of the email should read: Autumn Pitchfest Request - TITLE.

• THE ACCIDENT by Lori Miller Kase
• LAKESONG FARM by Grace Stone
• THE CHAMPION by Rachel Wilson
• RADIO SILENT by K.L. Kranes
• DOUBT OUR STARS ARE FIRE by Priya Ardis
• THE TRUTH ABOUT MONSTERS by Dede Fox

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Josh Gregory at Albert Whitman
Please send full manuscripts to jgregory at albertwhiman dot com

• Two Hearts – Susan Johnston Taylor
• Cheecho the Magnificent Magico – Manuel Padilla Jr.
• Right Here – Molly Ippolito
• A Special Day – Erika Romero
• Monday…Again! – Luce Williams
• Soak, Bubble, Stomp – Luce Williams

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Nivair H. Gabriel at Albert Whitman
Authors should follow the submission instructions on our website, here, but email me directly at [email protected] and include SavvyAuthors in the subject line.

• Light Up the Night, Anna Lazowski
• Two Peas in a Pod, Cheryl Simon
• Not the Right Yema, Imelda Taylor
• Helper Dog Sally, Dianne Ochiltree
• The General and Jesse, Kim O’Brien

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Jess Verdi at Alcove Press and Crooked Lane
Please send a synopsis and first three chapters to jess.verdi at alcovepress dot com

• The Soda Fountain Sister and the Flower Lady by Sheri Taylor-Emery
• Sweetest Swap by Elizabeth Perry
• Granny Heist by Virginia Brasch
• Barefoot in Blue Heron by Katie Eagan Schenck
• Drawing Dahlia Graves by Christi Silver
• Every Woman Knows by Patricia Beadle
• Sukidayo, Honey-sensei by B. M. Valdez
• The Love Consult by Viktoria Dahill
• Neighbors by Chance by Mia Heintzelman
• The Blueprint of You and Me by Sara DeVries
• Summer by the Book by Kristi Dosh
• If the Stars Should Appear by Kim Crisci
• The Dirty Version by Tracy Kahn
• The Half of It by Theresa Christine
• Fate Loves Collateral Damage by Jocelyn Chen
• Night Out by Michael Fynan
• Ship Me by S.M. Levine

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Melissa Rechter at Crooked Lane and Alcove Press
Please send the first 4 chapters, a bio of the author (2-4 lines about themselves and any previous works or books, if applicable) and a full synopsis to melissa.rechter at crookedlanebooks dot com

• Mortgage and Mayhem by Carol E. Ayer.
• Evening Table by Alexandria Faulkenbury
• A is A Scarlet Letter by Priya Ardis
• For Love of Family by Pamela Jonas
• Annie's Fate by Pam Mortensen
• The Gathering Silence by Elizabeth Lyvers
• That Which is Lost by Alice Fitzpatrick
• Death in Miniature by Pamela Meyer
• In the Blood by Ann R. Loverock

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Rachel Gilmer at Sourcebooks
Please submit full synopsis of the project (including the ending), the manuscript, and any applicable sales history.
Please submit materials to rachel.gilmer at sourcebooks dot com

Materials should include a full synopsis of the project (including the ending), the manuscript, and any applicable sales history.

• Could’ve Been by Savannah Gardiner
• 139 Moss Lane by Sheri Taylor-Emery
• Lakesong Farm by Grace Stone
• Devil in the Details by Ely Azure
• Beauty & the Bluestocking by Ella Kay
• The Blueprint of You and Me by Sara DeVries
• Just My Luck by Emily Nakeff
• Ship Me by S.M. Levine
• The Imprint of Desire by Catherine Lawrence
• Barefoot in Blue Heron by Katie Eagan Schenck

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Tamara Grasty at Page Street Publishing

Please submit full length pitch, a full manuscript synopsis if available, and their full manuscript to me to tamarag at pagestreetpublishing dot com

• The Devil's Music by Elle Taylor
• Savage Aria by Ely Azure
• Gale by Adrianne Karasek

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Ezra O’Neil at Scarsdale Publishing
Please submit the full manuscript and synopsis as Word docs to scarsdale at scarsdalepublishing dot com. Please add SavvyAuthors Pitchfest to the subject line.

• Windward
• Song of Sariel
• Entering the Otherworld
• Fantaghiro
• Sukidayo, Honey-Sensei.
• Amy Has Fangs

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Sharona Wilhelm at Scarsdale Publishing
Please submit the full manuscript and synopsis as Word docs to scarsdale at scarsdalepublishing dot com. Please add SavvyAuthors Pitchfest to the subject line.

• Desire in Dairyland
• The Prison
• Annabel in Ocean Beach
• Annie’s Fate
• Austen Inspired
• Death in Miniature
• Do Not Resuscitate
• For Love of Family
• Tangled Threats
• The Hartford Secret
• A Woman of Ruinous Face
• Sticks in a Bundle: The Early Years
• His Story

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Tess Jones at Egret Lake Books

Please send query email and the first thirty pages of your work. Can you email me at [email protected] with the following:

Email Subject:
GENRE – MANUSCRIPT TITLE – AUTHOR NAME – TODAY’S DATE – SAVVYAUTHORS AUTUMN 2022 REQUESTED MATERIALS

Email Content:
-Everything that you originally posted in your pitch (Currently looking for tags, genre, length, author, pitch)
-Short biography and your contact information including any social media or websites
-Is this your first novel? Have you published writing in any other form, and if so what?
-A summary including the beginning, middle, and end of the story
-Paste the first THIRTY pages of your manuscript in the body of the email. Do not attach content, all text must be inline in the email.

• To See and Be Seen by Sarah Estow
• The Soda Fountain Sister and the Flower Lady by Sheri Taylor-Emery
• When Cardinals Appear by Katie Eagan Schenck
• Barefoot in Blue Heron by Katie Eagan Schenck
• Sukidayo, Honey-sensei by B. M. Valdez
• TIME TO GO BIG by Susan Reinhardt Laws
• ANNABEL IN OCEAN BEACH by Lori Beth Mahaney
• The Love Consult by Viktoria Dahill
• Austen Inspired by Asia Karpuleon
• Mercy, Mercy, Us by Debbie Ehresmann Ochoa
• THE BLUEPRINT OF YOU AND ME by Sara DeVries
• The Museum of Happiness by Tracey Buchanan
• Heavenly Bodies by Kellie Wallace
• Summer by the Book by Kristi Dosh
• Reusable by Kaitlin Greco
• Saving Faith by Emily Marcason-Tolmie
• Once Again You by Kayla Kensington
• Secrets of Water and Fire by Louisa Wilkinson
• Of Course I Love What's Broken by Nathaniel Cairney

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Anne MacDonald at Indigo River Publishing

Please submit your cover letter, synopsis (if you have one) and your first 10 chapters to [email protected]. Please visit our website Indigo River Publishing - Hybrid Book Publishing Company for more information on us.

• Murder on Mackinac by Matt Schueller
• 139 Moss Lane by Sheri Taylor-Emery
• The Soda Fountain Sister and the Flower Lady by Sheri Taylor-Emery
• Lucy and Ricky Save Hollywood by Lauren Hasbrouck
• Last Resort by Lauren Hasbrouck
• Rhema Maxwell: Ghosted By Our Parents by Audrey L Dowling
• The Lockkeeper's Cat in Paris by Michelle Caffrey
• THE ORACLE LINE by Dor Atkinson
• Return By by Dutch Simmons
• The Lumin by David Kennedy
• Promises by Linda Vick/ Pen Name Vickie Acer
• Lindsey Hobson
• Flame & Shadow by AK Nevermore
• The Blood Run by Brittany Matsen
• Drawing Dahlia Graves by Christi Silver
• The Cupcake Standard by Maren Jenner
• ARI AND THE STAR KIDS by Jared Doles
• EVERY WOMAN KNOWS by Patricia Beadle
• My Michael by C. Deanne Williams
• WISHED FORWARD by Tavi Taylor Black
• BLOOD AND THUNDER by Kami Misch
• A BEACON OF HOPE by Sara Kruger
• DEAD GIRL by Kerrie Herron
• THE BLUEPRINT OF YOU AND ME by Sara DeVries
• The Museum of Happiness by Tracey Buchanan
• Radio Silent by K.L. Kranes
• Tangled Web by K.L. Kranes
• Heavenly Bodies by Kellie Wallace
• Lisa’s Legacy by Scott Kauffman
• Helen Pilz
• DEATH IN MINIATURE by Pamela Meyer
• Onward by Kimberly Mallek
• SPIDER SURVIVAL IN THE WILD by Tara Knox Cerven
• AMY HAS FANGS by Monica DePaul
• Not Gone Yet: How Scientists Are Saving Florida Species by Holly Ambrose
• A Christmas Journey by Heather Malone
• SERIAL KILLER GAMES by Katherine Stone
• A Murder Most Fowl by Carmela Dutra
• Bert Blurts by Jenny Stebral and Carrie Sayasithsena
• Why? By Jenny Stebral
• Silly Kitty: E is for Earthquake by Heather L. Beal
• Finding Beauty by Christy Sheer
• Sammy the Shoe-Ni-Corn by Heather L. Beal
• The Winning Brother by Kari Wirth
• Violent Ink and The Loneliest Girl by CS Patra
• Revenge Has No Bounds by Jennifer Kelly
• How Dogs Talk by Jani Holder
• Below the Cloud by D.A. Arden
• The Starlight Motel by Amy Craig
• THE CASE OF THE FILTHY BEAST by Emily Karmazin
• Neutrino Blues by Paul Starling
• Blue Milk Mustaches by Marilyn DeVries
• Scattered by Katherine Benfante
• MADELYN RIDDLE IS IN THE MIDDLE by Allison Green
• AMERICAN GIRL WHOSE LOVE OF PHYSICS GIVES US RAPID TESTING by Mary E Riser P
• Magawa's Mission by Hannah Roy LaGrone
• Diego, Whynd and the Block Island Ghost by Cat Urbain

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Helen Wu from 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. Thank you for sharing!

• Animals at Work: Theo the Therapy Llama by Kelly Kandra Hughes
• A RECIPE FOR MAKING FRIENDS by Elizabeth James
• THE TINIEST HELICOPTER RIDE by Abbi Lee
• HOLDING THE FUTURE by Kamilla Milligan

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Cassiel Knight at Champagne Book Group * NEW *

Thank you for sharing your work with us! Wow! There were so many wonderful pitches to choose from which makes it really hard for us to select what fits our needs. This always speaks to the talent and skill of the authors who make up Savvy Authors. While we couldn’t ask to see every work, please know that it isn’t a reflection of the skill of the author or the work itself but more of what CBG publishes and what we know attracts our reader base.

Please review send your material via our online submission form: Query Submission. We look forward to receiving and reviewing your work!

FULL:

• Austin Inspired by Asia Karpuleon
• Annabel in Ocean Beach by Lori Beth Mahaney
• Summer by the Book by Kristi Dosh
• A Clover Inn Christmas by Susan Burdorf
• A Home Town Holiday by Susan Burdorf
• The Princess and the Surgeon by Andrea Hutchinson

PARTIAL – First three chapters & a synopsis:

• Holding Out for a Hero by Judy Malcom
• Just a Girl & Her Dog by Kelly Kandra Hughes
• Magic in the Air by Adrianna Schuh
• Last Resort by Lauren Hasbrouck
• A Rogue’s Desire by Megan LB Minnick
• The Girl From There by Brad Goldberg
• Once Again You by Kayla Kensington
• Unnamed by Debbie Ehresmann-Ochoa
• Closure by Jamie Dombrowski
• The Danger of Tangled Threads by Shannon Arthur
• Revenge Has No Bounds by Jennifer Kelly
• First Impressions by Elizabeth Donne
• Under the Dogwood Tree by Kari Wirth
• Space for Us
• Flame & Shadow by AK Nevermore
• A Dark Departure
• Death in Miniature by Pamela Meyer
• Forged in Chaos by Abigail Glenn

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All results now posted.

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Note: Yasmin Maher at Fables and Facts had a family emergency and was unable to review pitches. She sends her apologies.

• Fables & Facts
  • No requests.

Thank you to all the participants for a great pitchfest! And to all the wonderful Agents, Editors, and Publishers who spend time reading the pitches!
Our next steps are pretty simple:

1. The Agents, Editors, and Publishers complete their review of the pitches. They may still ask questions about your pitch so do keep an eye on your pitches. I explained how to do that in the How do I know I got a request post.
2. The Agents, Editors, and Publishers will send us their final list within 1-2 weeks.
3. We publish that on the site, right here on the main feed, and notify everyone in the SavvyAuthors Weekly News.
4. We remove from public view all the pitches

If you have not registered yet for our February 2023 Sweetheart Pitchfest, definitely do that! We run these twice a year!

Hi! I was wondering when the Autumn Pitchfest 22 ends? There are two conflicting times!

Hello! Discovered this site and the pitch contest just a day or so ago. So happy to have found it. Takes me a little while to learn the workings of a new forum, but I'll catch on eventually.

Good luck to everyone who is pitching!

Hi - Can't seem to find the setting to change my "scribbler" moniker under my name. Can anyone share where to update that?
Thanks!
Sandra

Hello everyone. I'm Brad and I'm new here. I'm querying for my debut novel (getting used to the sounds of silence) and working on my second. As a recovering reporter, my natural way of getting to know people is by asking a question or seeking advice. So I'd like to ask you about book club fiction as a genre.

My story explores the question of whether there are two sides to every story in the age of misinformation. It's about two reporters who've picked up evidence that a mysterious illness is causing some children to be paralyzed. It has elements of a mystery (the illness), a thriller (the chase to get the story), and romance (the two reporters are opposites, from different websites, but circumstances have thrown them together), but it's not strictly in any of those genres. It touches on climate change, vaccine skepticism, science denialism, misinformtion, and the precarious condition of the news business.

I've been calling it contemporary fiction but I haven't seen it (or upmarket) listed as an option in many placers. I've queried agents who are seeking mysteries and/or thrillers if their previous sales feel adjacent to my work.

Does it sounds like it might qualify as bookclub fiction?

Hey! Nice to meet you all. I'm Jillian and I write Science Fiction and Fantasy, as well as write and illustrate picture books. I'm currently querying in hopes of finding an agent. I'm a bit shy when it comes to interacting online, so I've actually never participated in any pitch events or writing clubs, etc. before! But I'm trying to break out of being a habitual lurker and interact more with the writing community.

This is the second most frequently asked question, so I figured I would post the answer here.

Two ways!
1) Many but not all the agents and editors post directly as a reply to your pitch that they are interested. This can be as a request or simply to ask a clarifying question about your pitch. So definitely keep an eye on your pitch. The easiest way to do that is to open your Profile (your image at the top right of the screen)


Then choose "Postings"

That will show you all the posts you have made recently:

You can check your posts and see if any have been responded to.

2) Once the pitchfest is over we ask that the editors and agents provide us with the full list of requests. We publish that here on the site.

FYI, after that (usually within the same week) we remove all the pitches from public view. That is to protect everyone's privacy and content.

Happy Pitching!

Hello everyone!
We are just super thrilled to get this year's Autumn Pitchfest started! Just to catch everyone up, yesterday I posted all the threads for Pitchfest.
you can access them here right from the front page feed or you can access them from the Pub Pros bios on the Agents and Editors profile pages.
Right now you cannot reply to these threads. That is because Pitchfest won't open for two more days (Wednesday, 9AM EST). But once I turn on the replies, you will be able to post. Please do review the FAQ. And feel free to ask questions here.

Remember your pitch must have the following:

1. Your pitch must be:
   1. Three lines (sentences)
   2. Less than 250 words (honestly this is a LOT!!! )
   3. Be aligned with what the agent or editor requests.
   4. Must contain at LEAST ONE of the agent or editor's "Currently Looking for" tags (NEW THIS YEAR!!)

NEW FOR THIS 'FEST: Currently Looking For tags!
Our agents and editors have challenged us to find a better way to make it easier for them to find the best pitches. That is the only complaint we get: that they have to sift through pitches that are not exactly what they are looking for. This is not great for anyone. If you have the perfect story for them, they must look even harder to find it! It's far better to target your pitches to the pub pros who are looking for exactly your story!

To help you better target your pitch to the right agent or editor, we are adding Currently Looking For tags as a requirement for all pitches. Now, besides our normal pitch information, you are required to add at least one tag from the agent or editors Currently Looking For tag list.

NOTE: If you do not have a Currently Looking For tag, we will remove your pitch so you can add the right tag or maybe realize you are not pitching to the right person.

This should reduce the number of what we call "spam pitches" where someone just pitches the same story to all the agents and editors no matter what they are requesting. We've had adult-themed books pitched to agents only looking for kids' books. Most participants take the time to ensure they are pitching appropriately, but this should reduce the added "noise" from the rest.



So your pitch should look like this:

Questions? Let us know!

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this forum, so be gentle.

I've written my first book - it's a gritty MG. More of a teen book really - I'd say between MG and YA, but hey ho. It's 88K words long, and I've used hashtags #DF, #FA #TT #MH

The title is LORD RHYS AND THE DEVIL DOG. There's plenty of action, murders, kidnap, secrets, clues, threat, strange characters, demons, Medieval warriors, Aztecs, local police, drugs gangs, and more...

I'm a new writer - only started seriously about 18 months ago and work full-time in my seaside shop.

I'd love to get any tips you may have, insights I may be unaware of, etc.

I'm probably going to jump into the pitch event this Wednesday [26th?]. So again, any tips would be gratefully received.

Thanks / Diolch.

I am wondering if there are any examples of successful pitches from past PitchFest events. I have already read the Pitch Rules page from beginning to end, but it only provides a single example of what a pitch may look like, and I'm having trouble applying it to my own story. My own attempts at writing pitches in the past have never proven successful. Examples of what has already worked for various agents and editors would be amazing.

Looking forward to hanging out.

Hello everyone,

Audrey Dowling here (aldowling)! Glad to be here. I write YA Mystery; YA Thrillers; and Historical Fiction. I’m currently querying for an agent. I have participated in writing clubs, pitch events, conferences, developmental edit, and beta critiquing. Introvert with moments of Extrovert tendencies!

I read in numerous places this fall that it's taking 12 months for agents to open an unsolicited query. If that's the case, what is the benefit of doing a three line pitch? Thanks. Just trying to save some energy and re-appoint it to other things if my work is going to gather dust in the slush file. Laura, Ohio, author of cyberpunk fiction

Hey, everyone!

Recently registered here and I thought it would be cool to introduce myself, since I'm looking for long-term critique partners!
So, my name is Aimee, I am 22 years old and I've been writing stories since I was very, very young, but I've only recently realized that I want other people to read my stories too. I'm currently in law school, so I don't have as much time to write as I would like, but I try to write a little bit every week. Currently working on two different projects, one is a Young Adult (ish??) contemporary thriller, and the other is also Young Adult Urban Fantasy (leaning more towards magical realism).
Looking forward to meeting new people!

1. We're always day-dreaming fantastic things.
2. We're always researching and skill-building - it's a way of life.
3. We're always trying to find more time to write.
4. We're always spotting another typo and pondering how to reword things.
5. We're always sneaking off to read.

Hello! I'm T. L. Ford - I go by T or Theresa. I've self-published 8 books, and helped 3 other authors format, finalize, and upload their own books. I have fantasy, sci-fi/speculative fiction, thriller, art, and math books. I'm variegated - also a programmer and an artist. I'm looking forward to learning new skills and making new friends.

- T

Hi, all. I'm brand new to this and I have a question about the etiquette of pitch events like the one that's coming up. If there are agents I currently have a query out with, should I avoid pitching to them? Or should I make sure I *do* pitch to them? If I'm querying someone else at their agency, could I still pitch to them? If they've rejected an earlier query but my project has changed drastically, could I still pitch to them? Any insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Just discovered this awesome site! Looking forward to connecting with new people! I’m currently querying my debut novel, The Cupcake Standard, a contemporary NA romance.

Hey everyone,

I'm attending a conference after publishing my first eBook with a traditional publisher. Not sure what to bring to the signing table, but here's what I have so far:

• postcards with my logline and book cover that I'll sign
• a large poster board with my book cover and QR code
• a bowl full of candy related to my book's theme
• a basket for entries to win a grand prize of items related to my book's theme

Anyone else done this? Got any tips?

Thanks in advance,
Tessa

Hi all! We had a little glitch when running the crit match. Our developers are in the UK at the moment - but we will be running the match as soon as they fix the bug. Thanks for your patience!

Dawn McClure

Hi all
Our great devs found a fix and now you can drag and drop your genre choices!
@Dawn_McClure will send out more details later but feel free to opt in and rank the choices that you want for your match!
:-D

Hi all
So, the bug that makes it difficult to drag and drop the tiles is delaying the next run. Basically if you have not run into this yet, it forces you to drop your tile on top of another. We have so many choices (nearly 60 now) in genres that this is nearly impossible to do on a large monitor and positively hellish on a phone! So our devs are finding a solution, likely a different library for this, and will have a fix hopefully by next week.

Rather than ask you guys to wrestle with a frustrating drag and drop feature we are going to fix it.


I will alert you when this is ready for you to try. Until then, why not check out Dawn's new event Find your Crew She's got some interesting stuff going on there! It's free as well!
Leslie

Since I've been MIA for about 5 years, I thought I'd introduce myself, again.
I live in New Orleans, Louisiana and have been writing off & on for 13 years, never published. Have manuscripts in paranormal, historical, and contemporary romance. Currently working on a NA contemporary sports romance and never been more inspired. Glad to be writing again and to be back at Savvy.