Pitch Results 2023 Autumn Pitchfest Agent Requests

Thank you to all the wonderful agents 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 connect with an agent who loves your work!
~The Savvy Crew






Cindy Bullard at Birch Literary:

Please follow all of these instructions:

• A new email to me at cindy at birchliterary dot com
• Subject of email: 2023 Autumn Pitchfest Request
• Body of the email should be a formal query.
• For PBs, please attach the full ms. as a word document attachment.
• For all others, please attach the first three chapters of the finished manuscript.
• All requests must be received by 12/15/23.

Requested Projects:

• HOMETOWN COWARD by Christine Guidry Law
• BUMBLE BEE POTPOURRI by Michelle S. Kennedy
• SUPER CORAL REEFS ON AN OCEAN PLANET by Margot McMahon
• SEARCHING FOR SAND - A SEA TURTLE'S JOURNEY by Blythe Ashley Williams
• TRESPASSES: A JOURNEY OF FORGIVENESS by Douglas C. Atkins
• MOMENT-US! by Lizzie Brooks
• DARKEST LIGHT by Katie Walsh
• DEEP LIKE THE RIVERS: THE FORGOTTEN STORY OF AMERICA'S FIRST ALL BLACK ROWING TEAM by Kim O'Connell
• FIRE SEEDS by Carolyn Bennett Fraiser
• I AM MORE THAN WHAT I THINK by Scott W. Possley
• MANNY THE MANDRILL by Heather Malone

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Jordy Albert at Booker Albert Literary Agency:

Please submit requested queries to: https://QueryManager.com/JordyAlbert

• The Many Hues of Nina May Whitfield by Jen Vincent
• Ashborne by Bethany Hershberger
• 101 Reasons Against Meredith Schwarzwelder by Alexandra McCollum
• Shadow of the North by Sirena Raven
• The Hunting Season by Valley C. Shaia

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Cole Lanahan at The Seymour Agency

Please submit requested queries and the first three chapters to: Query Submission

• Imprinted by Carol E. Ayer
• The Tempting Voice by Paula Chaffee Scardamalia
• What She Thought She Knew by Sheri Taylor-Emery
• Slip by L. Ryan Storms
• Born a Ghost by Cheri Krueger
• A Whisper in the Trees by Susan Dalessandro
• Y by Laurie Romanelli
• Her Dark Heart by Kimberly Lynn Hanson
• Good Vibes by Connie Colon
• A Whisper of Death by Yanicke Forfang
• Seed by Amy L. Bernstein
• Kill a King in Eight Easy Steps by AJ Glasser
• Torched by DM Shepard
• Poor Girl by Brian M. Van Hise
• The Girl in the Picture by John Zeleznik
• The Seven Sins of Willow White by Charlotte Ingham
• The Accident by Lori Miller Kase
• Supernatural Causes by Mary Rose Luksha
• Not All Ghosts are Dead by Eli Bergey
• The Perfect Mistake by Meghan Hof
• The Other Side of You by Jasmin Atwood
• Frost and Flame by Margo Collins
• Breathless by Cat Wynn
• The Statue of Cliffside Manor by CS Simpson
• Til the Last Drop by Marissa Firlight
• Find Me If You Can by Peter Kiesners
• Miss Foy’s Wicked Month by Jenna Bigelow
• Emmaline Davies Makes a Deal with Death by McKelway
• If I See You First by Susan Burdorf
• Danger on the Mountain by Susan Burdorf
• It’s Raining Men by Hollie Smurthwaite
• Shadows of Immortals by Jennifer Wile
• All in Your Head by Rebecca Trusty
• Bound by Blood by Nina Castle
• The Austen Persuaded by Asia Karpuleon
• The Serum by Sharron Riddle Houdek
• I Am More than What I Think by Scott W. Possley
• Children of Fog and Sea by Vanessa Nirode
• The Variance by Janie M. Kurtz
• The Butterfly and the Mantid by Russ Trautwig
• The Ugliest Man in Hollywood by Jessica Olin

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Shari Maurer at The Stringer Literary Agency

Please send query through the submission page of: www.stringerlit.com. Ensure the first line of your query letter includes that they were part of the Savvy Authors Pitchfest requests.

• The Sentry Box Del Diablo by Kim Vasquez
• Stay the Course by D.L. Hutchinson

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Analieze Cervantes at Rees Literary Agency

Please submit the following requests to: querymanager.com/AnaliezeCervantes/SavyAuthorsPitch
Pitch requirements:

• Query
• Synopsis
• Pitch
• First 15 pages

Requests:

• K.Y. Bynum; FRESH CUT MURDER
• Alice Openshaw; ON THE KILLER'S TRAIL
• Jen Vincent; THE MANY HUES OF NINA MAY WHITFIELD
• Christina Fotz-Gallant; DOESN'T HAVE A TITLE

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Colleen Oefelein at MacGregor and Luedeke Literary

Please email query, synopsis, and first 20 pages to: [email protected]

• Dairyland Acres RV Park: A Novel by Michelle Caffrey
• The Tempting Voice by Paula Chaffee Scardamalia
• The Happiness Museum by Tracey D. Buchanan
• FRESH CUT MURDER by Kay Bynum
• Bitter Medicine by Kim Wuescher
• Born a Ghost by Cheri Krueger
• On the Killer’s Trail by Alice Openshaw
• Gone with the Wind Turbines by Diane Weiner
• Stay the Course by D.L. Hutchinson
• Sydney Goes to Summer (strikethrough Summer) Bug Camp by Rae-Dawn Brightman
• Roped In (Book 1 in the Boyd Farm series) by HM Thomas
• Her One and Only by Carly Shilling
• The Secret in the Tapestry by Mary Beth Gale
• POOR GIRL by Brian M. Van Hise
• THE ACCIDENT by Lori Miller Kase
• AN EARL'S DECEPTION by Samanthya Wyatt
• The Garden's Plot by Andra Stanton
• The school for future stars by Gemma Writes
• The apple orchard mystery by Gemma Writes
• Mistaken by Sonja Hutchinson
• Picual Poison by Ivanka Dimitrova
• Murder in the Mastic Fields by Ivanka Dimitrova
• This Could Save Us by Irene Lee
• DISORDER by Peyton Garland
• How to Play Hearts by Diana Homescu
• Title ? by Cassandra Holcombe
• MISS TRUSTED by Janice Bremec Blum
• The Assassin's Redemption by Amy Leigh McCorkle
• Title ? by Rebecca Lee Smith
• The Maltese Feline by Jeremy A Wall
• SCARRED HEART by Denise Redman-Satterly
• Rescue Me by Marnie Blue
• High Horse by Libby McKinmer
• Pour Decisions by Tobi Doyle
• The Coffee Murders by Jane Vasarhelyi
• The Mars Defect by Anima Sahu
• A Dog Named 647 by Nancy Silverman Kay
• Ride to the Horizon by Dianne May
• TEMPESTS by Sheridan Sharp
• Diego, Whynd, and the Block Island Ghost by Cat Urbain
• Swipe Right by Taylor Ellis

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Katie Salvo at Metamorphosis

Please send a summary, and your full manuscript with your address, email, and phone number to
ksalvo at metamorphosisliteraryagency dot com. The subject line should read: Your Title and SAVVY Authors.

• The Infinity Factor by Robin Shelley
• Distortion by Elizabeth Hatcher True
• Hometown Coward by Christine Guidry Law
• The Sugar Plum Heart by Jennifer Ambrose Lyford
• Stay the Course by D.L. Hutchinson
• Sam's Intergalactic Sleepover by Robin Wiesneth
• Sadi and Max Have the Best Christmas in the Entire World by Brenda Sue and Sadi Belle
• Torched by DM Shepard
• NOT ALL GHOSTS ARE DEAD by Eli Bergey
• Unbalanced Elements by Sarah Hensley
• Upma, Chai, and Rose Milk by Yash Bhutada
• The Changelings by Melissa Carver
• Malicious Devotion by Jocelyn Chen

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Dawn Dowdle at Blue Ridge Literary Agency

Please follow the instructions at www.blueridgeagency.com to submit and mention Savvy Authors for who referred you.

• Picual Poison by Ivanka Dimitrova
• The Secret in the Tapestry by Mary Beth Gale
• The Day Brightening Committee by Kimberly Horch
• So Many Grandmas by Kimberly Horch
• Utterly Merlot by Ann Stephens
• Treadwell House by Karen McCullough
• THE BOY WHO LOVED JEWELRY by Jessica Wendi Abel
• The Maltese Feline by Jeremy A Wall
• Dragons Can't Sing by Maggie Belle Morgan
• LONG DISTANCE CALL by Angela Calabrese
• Painting the Maple Tree by Lisi Lopez
• Secrets in the Wind by Kim Whitmore
• Pour Decisions by Tobi Doyle
• Unveiling the Stalker's Secrets by Kim Whitmore
• The Cape Cod Garden Club Murders by Joyce McChesney-Kaye
• CHRISTMAS AT BUTTER CREEK FALLS by Susan Burdorf
• SPRING AT BUTTER CREEK FALLS by Susan Burdorf

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Carey Blankenship-Kramer at Belcastro Agency

Please submit query, synopsis, and the first 10 pages to: https://querymanager.com/query/CareyBlankenshipKramer/SavvyAuthors

• Ravens Don’t Migrate by L. Ryan Storms
• Title ? by Christina Fitz-Gallant
• A Drink of Darkness by DM Shepard
• SPIRIT AND SPLEEN by Alice James
• The Life Between Us by Emily Marcason-Tolmie
• Homes by Glenn Erick Miller
• When the Storks Come Home by Ivanka Dimitrova
• Never too Old for an Adventure! by Nena Georgantzi
• A Brew of Helleborus Tea by Elaine Buckner
• The Garden Defenders by Stephanie R. Kotara
• LONG DISTANCE CALL by Angela Calabrese
• The Haunting of Aldersgate by Melody Davis
• Mojito Murder Society by Katrina Holloway
• Apple Butter Backyard by Louisa Wilkinson
• A Lassi With Love by Madhuri Grewal
• How I Survived the Nightmare Fan and Other Fifth Grade Horrors by Becky Ferrigno

 

[Kimberlyhorch]

I just heard the news that Dawn Dowdle passed away suddenly. So sad. I wanted to make sure the other authors that had their pitches requested by her knew about that.

 

[Leslie]

I just heard the news that Dawn Dowdle passed away suddenly. So sad. I wanted to make sure the other authors that had their pitches requested by her knew about that.

Yes, we heard as well and have contacted Dawn's agency for next steps on her requests. It's very sad, Dawn was a lovely person and agent.