It's the last Contest Roundup of the year! You'll find specific sci-fi, crime, poetry, illustration, and kidlit opportunities in this month's Roundup. If your work doesn't fall into one of those categories, don't despair. Pitmad Twitter Pitch Party is open to all genres and might be a fun way to end your 2017 year of... Continue Reading →
So, a crazy thing happened last month... I got a full time job. I haven't had one of those in at least 20 years. I've been mostly working for myself all this time. But hey, it's a really cool job and it has to do with books (of course it does, that's why it's... Continue Reading →
I've just been scouring the internet for contests as per my usual end of the month practice when I put together the Contest Roundup. While I do find most of the contests for the Roundup throughout the month as I frolic through the internet during my day to day travels, when I put together the... Continue Reading →
It's Roundup time again! For this month's list I've found a couple of critique giveaways from agents. Query critiques can be really helpful so I encourage all of you that are polishing those queries to give those contests a go. There are a lot of pitch days coming up too. Some are genre specific, which... Continue Reading →
It's the last Contest Roundup of 2016! If there's one thing that the Contest Roundup does for me, it's give me a sense of how quickly time passes. It seems like I get one Roundup done and BOOM! it's time for the next one. I think that's a lesson we can all use when waiting... Continue Reading →
If there is a Twitter pitch season this seems to be it! There are lots of opportunities coming up in the next few months, especially Twitter pitch days. (If you aren't up on how to take part in Twitter pitch contests check out How to #Pitmad.) There are even some opportunities for illustrators. Hurrah! With... Continue Reading →
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