Welcome to another Contest Roundup! This month we have not one, but two great contests going on right here at Sub It Club! Every one of you can enter to win books from illustrator Brooke Boynton Hughes! She's giving away a copy of her picture book, BABY LOVE to one lucky winner as well as... Continue Reading →
Choose Your Contests Wisely
With so many pitch contests coming up just this month, there are some factors to consider. It can be a good idea to choose the contests you enter wisely instead of blanketing the internet with your pitches. I know that when agent Saba Sulaiman was here taking pitches she recognized a few of them from... Continue Reading →
April 2015 Contest Roundup
Spring is here, at least by the calendar, and new contest opportunities are popping up all over! It's National Poetry Month so it's no surprise I've found a few great poetry contests in April. Illustrators, note that there is a pitch day being put together just for you on 4/6. Contests are listed by closing date. Some... Continue Reading →
Interview with Agent Molly Jaffa of Folio Literary Management – Plus Enter to Win a Query Critique!
It's been a great month long celebration here at Sub It Club! Today I am extremely pleased to be wrapping up the celebrations by welcoming Molly Jaffa to the Sub It Club blog. Molly is an agent at Folio Literary Management where she represents Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction and is the Co-Director of International Rights. Molly, thank... Continue Reading →
March 2015 Contest Roundup
I can scarcely believe that it's time once again for the Contest Roundup! I've looked in all my usual places and then some, but the contest pickings seem a little short here. There are some great contests listed, for sure, but I'm afraid I may have missed something else good out there! So if there is... Continue Reading →
How to #PitMad
As you may have heard, #PitMad is a super awesome pitch event. Incase you don’t know, #PitMad is a quarterly Twitter pitch party where you pitch your work in a tweet. Agents and editors look in on #PitMad tweets throughout the day, and if yours piques their interest they just might request a look. Writers... Continue Reading →