Thank you to all the wonderful editors, publishers, and authors who participated! We could not do this without you! Don't miss the 2024 Spring Pitchfest! Good luck to everyone and please let us know if you sell a book and when it will be or is published! ~The Savvy Crew
Please note that we are still waiting on requests from Bella Books. We will update once we’ve received their request.
Jess Verdi at Alcove Press & Crooked Lane
Please send synopsis and first three chapters to jess.verdi at alcovepress dot com
- CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE by Karna Bodman
- SWEETHEARTS OF THE OVERTHROW by Sheryl Stein
- THE MARS DEFECT by Anima Sahu
Tamara Grasty at Page Street Publishing
Please send full synopsis and full manuscript, each in a word document sent to my email tamarag at pagestreetpublishing dot with the email headline Savvy Pitchfest: BOOK TITLE.
- D.L. Hutchinson: Stay the Course
- Sara Fujimura: FIGHTING FIRE WITH FIRE
- Charlotte Ingham: THE BLOOD THAT BINDS US
- Eli Bergey: NOT ALL GHOSTS ARE DEAD
- Isadora H. Petrovsky: Fantaghiró
Yelena Casale at City Owl
Please submit original pitch posted on the PitchFest page, the genre, the page count, a full query, and the first 3 chapters of the manuscript to ycasale at cityowlpress dot com. The subject should include "SavvyAuthor PitchFest".
- Technical Howl by Kat Craig
- Roped In (Book 1 in the Boyd Farm series) by HM Thomas
- Mnemonica Magicae by Sonja Hutchison
- THE UNRAVELING by Nicole Bross
- THE PROMISE AND THE PROTÉGÉ by James Charles
- Raven Mocker's Rage by Charles Suddeth
- The Welshman's Secret by Jennifer E. Rizzo
- Pour Decisions by Tobi Doyle
- Title ? by Lawna Mackie
- HIGH JINX by Susan Burdorf
- Daywalker by Fenley Grant
Holly Ingraham at Alcove Press & Crooked Lane
Please send synopsis and first three chapters to holly.ingraham at alcovepress dot com
- Stay with Me by Sarah Berke
- This Could Save Us by Irene Lee
- Mojito Murder by Katrina Holloway
- All Hexed Up by S.E. Babin
- Half-Baked Plans by Brianna Heath
Totally Entwined
Please send requested queries to submissions at totallyentwinedgroup dot com. Please send full manuscripts (+ synopsis if they have them). Please include Savvy Authors in the subject, so they can prioritise these submissions.
Totally Bound
- Vixey Todd – Two Irish Brothers
- Meghan Hodgin – Safe
- Susan Burdorf – Coming Back to Love
- Tara Eldana – A Note Apart
- Susan Burdorf – Dancing at Lindy’s
Finch Books
- Rose Margaret Deniz – The Evolution of You and Me
- Susan Dalessandro – A Whisper in the Trees
- Bonnie C – Finding Beauty
- Mayra Calvani – Chiaroscuro
- Louisa Wilkinson – The Highway Boy
- Julie Krohn – Angel of Fire
- Susan Burdorf – Gone Before Midnight
Nicole Kimberling at Blind Eye Books
Please send a short synopsis and full manuscript to editor at blindeyebooks dot com. Please check out their submission information: https://www.blindeyebooks.com/submissions
- When In Eleria by Daisy Solace
- Ghost in the Machine by Susan Chambers
- Romance And the Gentle Art of Rocket Racing by Rena Rocford
Bella Books
To come in the near future.
Helen H. Wu at Yeehoo Press
Please submit requests to submissions at yeehoopress dot com. The email subject line must read: “SavvyAuthors PB: TITLE by AUTHOR.”
Attach text-only manuscripts as Microsoft Word attachments.
Send art samples, dummy and other materials via a link.
- These Weeds Aren’t Welcome! by Catherine Friess
- Lemonade, Inc. by Susan Johnston Taylor
- UH-OH! PENGUIN PROBLEM! by Melissa Trempe
- Homes by Glenn Erick Miller
- HOW TO EXERCISE YOUR SLOTH by Mary Helen Berg
- CENTRAL PARK CENTIPEDE, A Journey Around the World by Tara Knox Cerven
- AMAZING ANIMAL AWARDS by Lauri C. Meyers
- A Place for Small Ones by Jane Richards
- The Friendly Flowers by Ashley Reynolds
- GET CRABBY by Luce Williams
- SURF'S UP by Luce Williams
- One Tiny Tree by Terri Fields
Josh Gregory at Albert Whitman
Please send full manuscripts to jgregory at albertwhitman dot com
- Two Peas in a Pod, by Cheryl Simon
- Kendra Cleans Up, by Glenn Erick Miller
- Eileen Collins, by Melissa Trempe
- Mama’s Bedroom Garden, by Catherine Friess
- The Ornament Eater, by Kari Gonzalez
- The “Ugliest” Woman in the World, by Cassie Silva
- The Curious Cowboy, by Leah Schanke
- Freedom at Dawn, by Leah Schanke
- Apart for the Holidays, by Rosie J. Pova
- Untitled MG novel, by Cat Urbain
Danielle Devor at City Owl Press
Please send synopsis and first 3 chapters to ddevor at cityowlpress dot com with the Subject Line PITCHFEST.
- DM Shepard - A Drink of Darkness
- Alexandra McCollum - 101 Reasons Against Meredith Schwarzwelder
- Robinette Waterson - The Casket Girl
- Drea Laj – Bloodless
- Cat Wynn – Breathless
- Nadia Shaik (Author Persona Nakia Shade) - Asha-Rustam
Melissa Rechter at Alcove Press & Crooked Lane
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
- THE SHADOW SPECTACULAR by Kay Bynum
- FERVOR AND FURY by Morgana Bourggraff
- THE STRANGER IN MY REARVIEW by Laura Jordan
- FRESH CUT MURDER by Kay Bynum
- HER ONE AND ONLY by Carly Shilling
- THE STATUE OF CLIFFSIDE MANOR by CS Simpson
Jocelyn Travis at Sourcebooks
Please submit full synopsis of the project (including the ending), the manuscript, and any applicable sales history to jocelyn.travis at sourcebooks dot com
- The Shadow Spectacular by Kay Bynum
- The Garden’s Plot by Andra Stanton
- The Darkness Within by Kristi McManus
- Paniolo Heartbeat by Courtney Sheets
- The Heart of the Hunted by Brooke Fast
- Feather and Ink by Rose Jason
- Pour Decisions by Tobi Doyle
- Love Your Matcha by Susan Burdorf
- Imorata by Kathryn Faye
- Collateral Damage by Jocelyn Chen
Michael Dolan at Winding Road Publishing
Please submit query, synopsis, and full manuscript to Michael at windingroadstories dot com
- Title ? by Kim Wuescher
- THE FALCON CODE by Laura Jordan
- Picual Poison by Ivanka Dimitrova
- Tangled Darkness by Mary Desch
- The Essence Project by TK Kelly
