
Twitter Pitch Party Calendar for 2022
Updated: 3 days ago

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.
BREAKING NEWS from #PitMad #PitchWars founder, Brenda Drake.
January
January 12 to 14: Author Mentor Match — (non-Twitter event) un-agented authors matched with writing mentors
January 26 (8am—8pm EST): #IWSGpit — Twitter pitch to agents/publishers for all un-agented authors of every genre and age category
February
February 16 to 18 (9am—11:59pm EST): Savvy Authors Pitchfest — (non-Twitter event) pitch completed novels directly to agents, editors or publishers participating in the pitchfest
February 17 (8am—8pm EST): #PBpit — Twitter pitch to agents, exclusively for picture books
February 24 (8am—6pm Eastern): #SFFpit — Twitter pitch to agents/editors for science fiction and fantasy only—all age categories
February 28 to March 4: 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
March 1 (Midnight—1am EST; 5pm—7pm EST): PBParty Contest (non-Twitter event) for unagented writers and author/illustrators with finished and polished picture book manuscripts.
March 17: #RevPit — Twitter contest to win developmental edit on a full fiction manuscript from a professional editor
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 7 (8am—8pm EST): #MoodPitch — BRAND NEW Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of all genres and age categories, with a mood board image added
April 14 (8am—8 pmEST): #LGBTNPit — annual twitter pitch event for queer, trans, and nonbinary authors with a special focus on trans and nonbinary people
May
May 19 (8am—8pm Eastern): #PitDark — Twitter pitch for manuscripts that contain an element of horror or darker writing in a range of age categories
June
June 1 (8am—8pm EST): #CanLitPit — twitter pitch party just for Canadians
June 23 (8am—8pm EDT): #PitchDis — Twitter pitch event to showcase pitches from the disabled community
July
July 1: #CampNaNoWriMo — (non-Twitter event) Tackle any writing project, set your own word-count goal, and join a 12-person writing group
July 4 to 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
August
August 1 to 2 (8am—8pm ET): #DVPit — Twitter pitch to agents for marginalized authors and illustrators only for adult fiction/nonfiction and for artists & illustrators using #DVart
September
September 15: #LatinxPitch — Twitter pitch for all unagented and agented Kidlit LATINX authors, author-illustrators, and illustrators
October
October 3 to 7: Pass or Pages Query Contest — (non-Twitter event) win feedback from agents about whether they would pass or request pages based on your query
October 26 to 28 (9am—11:59pm EST): Savvy Authors Pitchfest — (non-Twitter event) pitch completed novels directly to agents, editors or publishers participating in the pitchfest
TBA (8am—8pm Eastern): #PitDark — Twitter pitch for manuscripts that contain an element of horror or darker writing in a range of age categories
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 3 (8am—8pm EST): #MoodPitch — BRAND NEW Twitter pitch for all un-agented authors of all genres and age categories, with a mood board image added
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.
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Emma Lombard is the award-winning author of The White Sails Series.

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