Pitch Wars 2018 Wishlist – #TeamMischiefManaged
About us: From Samantha: I’m a YA/NA writer, hailing from Toronto, Canada. I was a Pitch Wars mentee in 2014, and a mentor in 2015 & 2017. When I’m not writing or day-jobbing,…
Dealing with Deception
DEALING IN DECEPTION (Love in Disguise #2) In this stand-alone companion to Samantha Joyce’s Flirting with Fame, Veronica Wilde finds that playing make-believe isn’t all it’s cracked up to be—especially when it’s keeping her…
Flirting With Fame
FLIRTING WITH FAME (Love in Disguise #1) After a freak childhood accident leaves her deaf and physically scarred, nineteen-year-old Elise Jameson retreats into a world of vibrant characters she creates on her laptop. She is…
Pitch Madness 2017 Candyland Edition…Game On!
Welcome to Team Candy Castle! It’s been a long week of reading through all the amazing pitches. Our wonderful readers have narrowed the slush, and your team hosts have chosen seventy pitches for the…
SE1: MG CONTEMPORARY FANTASY: UPSTAGED
Title: Upstaged Age Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Word Count: 47,000 Pitch: In a diverse, gender-swapped A CHRISTMAS CAROL retelling, an ambitious twelve-year-old actress, Ebi, vows to scare her co-stars into quitting. But a…
SE2: MG CONTEMPORARY: LUCKY
Title: Lucky Age Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 42,000 Pitch: Twelve-year-old Ryan’s family crumbled post-lottery win. With Granddad dying, Ryan sets out to find his missing mom. But when his insulin’s stolen, Ryan…
SE3: YA CONTEMPORARY FANTASY: CURSE OF SILVER LAKE
Title: Curse of Silver Lake Age Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Word Count: 68,000 Pitch: Gender-bent Swan Lake meets small town high school when untrained teenage witch, Maggie, becomes Ethan’s only chance at freedom…
SE4: YA LGBTQ+CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE: GRAVITY ROAD
Title: Gravity Road Age Category: Young Adult Genre: LGBTQ+ Contemporary Romance Word Count: 98,000 Pitch: Closeted sixteen-year-old Monty plays it cool after “straight” boy-next-door Jake comes home with a college boyfriend. Monty deflects his infatuation…
SE5: YA HORROR: THE FIRE BEFORE
Title: The Fire Before Age Category: Young Adult Genre: Horror Word Count: 90,000 Pitch: When the cursed entities called the Fury compel people in her hometown to commit escalating acts of violence, Kindred Walker must…
SE6: YA CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE: SAVING SOPHIE
Title: Saving Sophie Age Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Romance Word Count: 83,000 Pitch: Seventeen-year-old Gabe finds himself falling for Sophie, a disabled girl and the sole survivor of a devastating accident. Everything is perfect—as…