If you don’t know what Pitch Wars is, you probably should! It’s a contest that hooks querying authors up with established authors ...

Contest Rules: 1. Write a 100-word story using the following words: Santa Reindeer Elves Candy Canes Sugar Cookies 2. Post...

How many times have we heard that standard rejection, "I just didn't connect with it" or heard the word "SUBJECTIVE....

A few days ago my Twitter feed lit up with all kinds of Pitch Wars excitement when the names of the mentees for this round were announced. T...

Did you watch the Rio Games? For the past two weeks I was caught up in the Olympic television coverage, from swimming to gymnastics, to tr...

The first time I entered Pitch Wars, I failed monumentally. My knowledge of query letters, pitches, formatting, and word counts lay righ...

It's that time of year again, where writerly folks are all abuzz about PitchWars. I mean sure it's exciting, if you get p...

If you're reading this, you probably know all about Pitch Wars and what a  fantabulous of an experience it is for the mentees. But let m...

Every new contest brings a lot of emotions. Some good, some not so good. Too many hopefuls are riddled with strong feelings of disappoi...