Interviews

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PitchWars Success Story with Gia de Cadenet and her Mentor, Diana A. Hicks!

Tuesday, 4 September 2018 | Posted by Jaime Dill

We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars process....

Pitch Wars Mentor Mia Manansala wins the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award 2018!

Monday, 13 August 2018 | Posted by Brenda Drake

Congratulations to Pitch Wars mentor, Mia Manansala for winning the Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award for 2018! We’re thrilled we had a chance to talk with Mia about...

Pitch Wars Success Story with Carlyn Greenwald and her mentors, Kit Frick and Rachel Lynn Solomon

Monday, 6 August 2018 | Posted by Lisa Leoni

We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars process....

Pitch Wars Success Story with Jaime Formato and her mentor, Miriam Spitzer Franklin

Friday, 27 July 2018 | Posted by Brenda Drake

We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars process....

Pitch Wars Success Story with Nova McBee and her mentor, Pintip Dunn

Thursday, 31 May 2018 | Posted by Brenda Drake

I’m thrilled to start up our blog posts again now that our new committee is settling in with their roles and are gearing up to announce 2018 Pitch Wars mentors...

Pitch Wars Success Story with Lana Sloan and her mentors, Heather Van Fleet and Jessica Calla

Friday, 30 March 2018 | Posted by Brenda Drake

We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars process....

Pitch Wars Success Story with Syed Masood and his mentors, Marty Mayberry and Leoni Kelsall

Monday, 26 March 2018 | Posted by Shari Schwarz

We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars process....

Pitch Wars Success Story with Elizabeth Chatsworth and her mentors, Marty Mayberry and Leoni Kelsall

Wednesday, 21 March 2018 | Posted by Heather Cashman

We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars process....

Pitch Wars Success Story with Erin Cotter and her mentor Carlie Sorosiak

Thursday, 8 March 2018 | Posted by Brenda Drake

We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars process....

Pitch Wars Success Story with Jeffrey Bishop and his mentor, Alicia Clancy

Monday, 12 February 2018 | Posted by Heather Cashman

We’re so excited whenever one of our mentees gets an agent offer or a publishing deal. Celebrating these successes is one of our favorite parts of the Pitch Wars...

We're thrilled at the different ways those in our Pitch Wars community are giving back—and we encourage them to do so. However, please keep in mind that Pitch Wars is not affiliated with any of these various contests, promotions, etc., including those of our mentors and mentees. Promoting any such opportunities via our social media channels doesn't imply endorsement or affiliation. We encourage you to do your research before participating.

Pitch Wars 2018

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May 15, 2018 (approx): Mentor Application Window Opens
May 30, 2018: Mentor Application Window Closes
June 7, 2018: #PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)
July 15, 2018: Mentors Announced
August 14 – 27, 2018: Pitch Wars Mentor Blog Hop
August 27, 2018 (midnight EDT): Mentee Submission Window Opens
August 29, 2018 (10PM EDT): Mentee Submission Window Closes
September 6, 2018:: #PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)
October 12, 2018: Pitch Wars Mentees Announced
February 6 – 11, 2019: Agent Showcase
- February 6: Adult entries are live on the Pitch Wars site
- February 7: MG entries are live on the Pitch Wars site
- February 8: YA entries are live on the Pitch Wars site
December 6, 2018: #PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)

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2018 Pitch Wars Schedule

May 15, 2018

Mentor Application Window Opens

May 30, 2018

Mentor Application Window Closes

June 7, 2018

#PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)

July 15, 2018

Mentors Announced

August 14 – 27, 2018

Pitch Wars Mentor Wishlists Posted

August 27, 2018 (midnight EDT)

Mentee Submission Window Opens

August 29, 2018 (10PM EDT)

Mentee Submission Window Closes

September 6, 2018

#PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)

October 12, 2018

Pitch Wars Mentees Announced

February 6 – 11, 2019

Agent Showcase:

Feb 6: Adult entries go live on Pitch Wars site

Feb 7: MG entries go live on Pitch Wars site

Feb 8: YA entries go live on Pitch Wars site

December 6, 2018

#PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)

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