By Laura Galán-Wells
- Read contest rules thoroughly as each is unique, things may have changed, and/or I may have overlooked info. Please use my contact form to notify me if needed.
- Please feel free to share widely (several people have asked)
- Check Writers Beware before sending your work to any agent, agency, or editor who requests.
- BB (board book), PB (picture book), CB (chapter book), MG (middle grade), YA (young adult), NA (new adult), A (adult), GN (graphic novel), M (memoir)
APRIL 2023
Who: Unagented authors
When: April 6
Where: Twitter
What: All ages Fiction/Non-fiction (pitches must include a moodboard and alt text)
MAY 2023
Who: Unagented authors and illustrators who are Asian/Pacific Islander identifying
When: May 5
Where: Twitter
What: PB/CB/MG/YA/NA/A/GN
How: https://apipit.com/
Who: Unagented authors with dark and/or horror themes
When: May 25
Where: Twitter
What: MG/YA/NA/A Fiction
JUNE 2023
Who: Unagented authors with feel-good lighthearted themes
When: June 1
Where: Twitter
What: All ages Fiction and Non-fiction
Who: Unagented kidlit authors
When: June 1
Where: Twitter
What: Kidlit Fiction and Non-fiction
Who: Unagented authors and author-illustrators
When: June 15
Where: Twitter
What: PB Fiction/Non-fiction
AUGUST 2023
Who: Unagented 2SLGBTQIA+ authors
When: August 1
Where: Twitter
What: PB/MG/YA/NA/A Fiction and Non-fiction
SEPTEMBER 2023
Who: Agented *and* unagented Latinx identifying authors, author-illustrators, & illustrators
When: September 15
Where: Twitter
What: Kidlit only (BB on up) Fiction/Non-fiction
OCTOBER 2023
DVPit & DVArt
Who: Unagented, self-identified, historically marginalized writers & illustrators.
When: October 11
Where: Discord
What: All age groups Fiction/Non-Fiction & Art
Who: Unagented Black authors and illustrators, both indigenous to Africa and of the global diaspora
When: October 17th
Where: On this platform: https://t.co/hmZCWtcB76
What: All ages Fiction/Non-Fiction & Art
Who: Unagented authors and author-illustrators
When: October 26
Where: Twitter
What: PB Fiction/Non-Fiction
Who: Unagented authors writing dark and/or horror themes
When: October 26
Where: Twitter
What: MG/YA/NA/A Fiction
NOVEMBER 2023
Who: Unagented authors
When: November 9th
Where: Discord
What: All ages Fiction/Non-fiction (pitches must include a moodboard and alt text)
FALL TBD 2023
#SmoochPit (aka #lovepit?)
Who: Unagented Romance authors
When: TBD - Fall
Where: Twitter
What: YA/NA/A Fiction - romance only
Who: Unagented SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) identifying authors
When: TBD - Fall
Where: Twitter
What: PB/CB/MG/YA/NA/A Fiction & Memoir
Who: Unagented authors who self-identify as disabled, neurodivergent, and/or chronically ill
When: TBD - Sept/Oct
Where: Twitter
What: PB/CB/MG/YA/A/GN Fiction/Non-fiction (illustrations must include alt text)
Nyah. Donta need nomo agents;
I write for 7thHeaven and they
donta wanna hear, so be it. Yet
here's a gobba lotta neonXless
during our existence finite:
● rawwdude.blogspot.com ●
As I literally experienced Heaven
at 15 as a NearDeathExperiencer,
lemme tella youse summoe
without d'New Joisey axent
wot2Xperience in d'starry sky
Fyoo wannum. Who?
WhoDya think, babe?
● nrg2xtc.blogspot.com ●
Cya soon, ya gorgeous wildflower.
Meet me Upstairs; lets schmooze.