Pitch your manuscript to agents in real time on Twitter’s pitch parties or check out some other (non-Twitter) mentoring and editing opportunities happening this year.
Disclaimer: please be sure to check out these events for yourselves in case there are any changes, and to ensure they are right for you.
January
January 11–14: Author Mentor Match — (non-Twitter event) un-agented authors matched with writing mentors
January 20 (8 am to 8 pm EST): #IWSGpit — Twitter pitch to agents/publishers for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
February
February 3 (8 am to 6 pm Eastern): #SFFpit — Twitter pitch to agents/editors for science fiction and fantasy only—all age categories
February 10–12: Savvy Authors Pitchfest — (non-Twitter event) pitch completed novels directly to agents, editors or publishers participating in the pitchfest
February 11 (8 am to 8 pm EST): #PBpit — Twitter pitch to agents, exclusively for picture books
February 19 (8 am to 8 pm EST): #MockPit — Twitter event where writers can practice their Twitter pitches. Authors are invited to tweet the pitch for their manuscript and encouraged to give constructive feedback to other authors
March
March 1—5: Pass or Pages Query Contest — (non-Twitter event) win feedback from agents about whether they would pass or request pages based on your query
March 4 (8AM—8PM EST): #PitMad — Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
March 25 (8am—6pm CT / 9am—7pm ET): #FaithPit — Twitter pitch to agents specifically for faith-based fiction and non-fiction
April
April 1: #CampNaNoWriMo — (non-Twitter event) Tackle any writing project, set your own word-count goal, and join a 12-person writing group
April 10 and 11: #RevPit — Twitter contest to win developmental edit on a full fiction manuscript from a professional editor
May
May 4: #APIpit is a Twitter pitch event for Asian/Pasifika writers and illustrators during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
May 6 (9 am to 9 pm EST): #KissPit — Twitter pitch to agents for completed, unpublished works of romance (HEA/HFN required), and completed, unpublished works of women's fiction
May 20 (8 am to 8 pm Eastern): #PitDark — Twitter pitch for manuscripts that contain an element of horror or darker writing in a range of age categories
May 21 (8 am to 8 pm EST): #MockPit — Twitter event where writers can practice their Twitter pitches. Authors are invited to tweet the pitch for their manuscript and encouraged to give constructive feedback to other authors
June
June 3 (8AM—8PM EST): #PitMad — Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
June 7—11: Pass or Pages Query Contest — (non-Twitter event) win feedback from agents about whether they would pass or request pages based on your query
June 22 (8am—8pm EST): #PitchDis — Twitter pitch event for disabled writers
July
July 1: #CampNaNoWriMo — (non-Twitter event) Tackle any writing project, set your own word-count goal, and join a 12-person writing group
August
August 20 (8 am to 8 pm EST): #MockPit — Twitter event where writers can practice their Twitter pitches. Authors are invited to tweet the pitch for their manuscript and encouraged to give constructive feedback to other authors
September
September 2 (8am—8pm EST): #PitMad — Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
September 15 (8am—8pm CDT): #LatinxPitch — Twitter pitch for all UNAGENTED and AGENTED Kidlit LATINX authors, author-illustrators, and illustrators
September 26 (midnight EDT)—September 30 (10pm EDT): #PitchWars Mentee Submission Window Opens— Twitter contest to enter mentoring program where published/agented authors, editors, or industry interns choose one writer each to mentor
September 30 (8am—6pm CT / 9am—7pm ET): #FaithPit — Twitter pitch to agents specifically for faith-based fiction and non-fiction
October
October 4—8: Pass or Pages Query Contest — (non-Twitter event) win feedback from agents about whether they would pass or request pages based on your query
14 October (8 am to 8 pm Eastern): #PitDark — Twitter pitch for manuscripts that contain an element of horror or darker writing in a range of age categories
October 26 (8am—8pm ET): #DVPit — Twitter pitch to agents for marginalized authors and illustrators only for children’s & teen fiction/nonfiction
October 27 (8am—8pm ET): #DVPit — Twitter pitch to agents for marginalized authors and illustrators only for adult fiction/nonfiction and for artists & illustrators using #DVart
November
November 1: #NaNoWriMo — National Novel Writing Month — a month-long creative writing challenge during which participants are challenged to write a 50,000-word first-draft of a novel
November 19 (8am—8pm EST): #MockPit — Twitter event where writers can practice their Twitter pitches. Authors are invited to tweet the pitch for their manuscript and encouraged to give constructive feedback to other authors
December
December 2 (8am—8pm EST): #PitMad — Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
2022 Events
January 26 (8 am to 8 pm EST): #IWSGpit — Twitter pitch to agents/publishers for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
Not Quite Ready to Pitch Yet?
If you’re not quite ready to pitch yet and you’re still looking for critique partners or beta readers to read your work-in-progress, here’s a list of resources.
On Twitter, try search hashtags:
Follow these Twitter accounts and check out their corresponding websites:
More websites that connect you with critique partners and beta readers:
Still looking for more information?
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