#KidLitPit

Pitch Wars was an amazing pitching/mentor event that lasted for 10 years. So many writers and authors found homes for their books through this event. It's still the place I head to for pitch tips.  That's why I'm sharing them with you!  You can follow this link to check out the original post on Pitch Wars . I would certainly advise you to do so - I'm going to.  However, in a nutshell, here are some of the valuable tips they've gathered over their 10 fantastic years.  The Take Action Pitch [Protagonist]  in  [a situation]  must  [take action]  to solve  [the problem] . For example: Suddenly discovering he's a wizard , Harry Potter must secure the magical, life preserving philosopher's stone to prevent the return of the evil wizard, Voldermort .  The When Pitch When  [protagonist]  discovers/learns/other similar word  [catalyst] , he/she must  [overcome x]  before a deadline or ticking clock, or else...

After a search of Twitter, we couldn't find a children's fiction pitch event since 2018. Because children's literature is inspiring our future world leaders, scientists, teachers, accountants, our future everythings, we know how important children's literature is to the world. Our stories are shaping the future.  To that end, we decided to launch our own Kid Lit pitch event on Twitter to showcase those amazing stories for agents and publishers.  If an agent or publisher likes 💓 your pitch it means they would like to hear more from you. Check out their submission guidelines or their Twitter profile to find out more.  Check out our pitch guidelines and pitch tips.  Best of luck to everyone taking part.