2021 Pitch Wars Wishlist
Hello Pitch Wars Hopefuls!
We’re Team Stellify (Sandra Proudman and Shannon A. Thompson) and this is our Pitch Wars MG manuscript wishlist! We’re on the lookout for all the MG science fiction, romance, fantasy, horror, contemporary, retellings, gothic, STEM and more! Especially from marginalized voices!
DOWNLOAD THE ACCESSIBLE, PLAIN VERSION OF OUR WISHLIST BY CLICKING HERE
If you’re here, you’re likely familiar with Pitch Wars. But if you’re not…Pitch Wars is a mentoring program where published/agented authors, editors, or industry interns choose one writer to spend three months revising their manuscript. It ends in February with an Agent Showcase, where agents can read a pitch/first page and can request to read more. Learn more at PitchWars.org.
P.S. Since you’re likely reading this, shout-out to you, our Future Mentee! Let’s get ready to rumble!
ABOUT SHANNON
Shannon A. Thompson is the bestselling author of the Bad Bloods series and the Timely Death trilogy. When she is not writing, she is climbing rooftops, baking cookies, or watching KDramas in the middle of the night, often done with her cats by her side. She is represented by Katelyn Uplinger at D4EO Literary Agency. Thompson graduated from the University of Kansas with a BA in English with an emphasis on creative writing. Visit her blog for writers and readers at www.ShannonAThompson.com.
You can learn more about her on: Twitter / Instagram / Newsletter
Find her books on: Amazon / Goodreads / Author Website / Barnes & Noble
ABOUT SANDRA
Sandra Proudman is a Mexican American writer of young adult and middle grade stories with unabashed Latinx protagonists. She grew up in Northern California where she studied journalism and creative writing. She is a Pitch Wars and DiverseVoices, Inc. mentor, was a Marketing and Publicity Intern at Latinx in Publishing, and will be creating blogs for #LatinxPitch. In her free time, she enjoys helping marginalized creators with their submission materials, mentoring writers of color, jumping onto Zoom calls with writer friends, and taking care of her adorable newborn.
Sandra is represented by Hannah Fergesen of KT Literary. Before signing with Hannah, she was in Pitch America ’17 and Query Kombat ’18. This is Sandra’s third year mentoring Pitch Wars. Both her former mentees have landed at wonderful agencies.
You can learn more about her on: Twitter / Instagram / Newsletter
BOOKS WE LOVE SIMILAR TO OUR WISHLIST:
Amari and the Night Brothers by B. B. Alston
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass
City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab
Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe
Furthermore by Tahereh Mafi
Ghost Squad by Claribel A. Ortega
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
The Age of Miracles by Karen Thompson Walker
MOVIES WE LOVE:
Coco
Kiki’s Delivery Service
ParaNorman
Raya and the Last Dragon
Sky High
Super 8
The BFG
The Goonies
The Labyrinth
Weathering With You
TV SHOWS WE LOVE:
A Series of Unfortunate Events
Cobra Kai
His Dark Materials
Never Have I Ever
Mr. Iglesias
Outer Banks
Sailor Moon
Secrets of Sulphur Springs
Stranger Things
Umbrella Academy
FUN FACTS FROM SHANNON:
I published my first novel at 16.
I’ve lived in six states: Pennsylvania, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Georgia, Kansas, and Missouri.
During the day, I work at The Story Center, which is a grant-funded project that brings equal opportunity storytelling courses to Kansas City via the library.
I leave half-empty water glasses everywhere, just like the girl in SIGNS. I also consistently throw away spoons. This is not fixable.
I have narcolepsy, and it often causes hypnopompic hallucinations, which I use as inspiration to write!
FUN FACTS FROM SANDRA:
I just had a baby! He is adorable, but it also means I’m typically writing on the Notes app at 2 a.m.!
I have sold photography prints worldwide.
My favorite hike in the world is trekking up a dormant volcano at Lassen Volcanic National Park.
I make a mean banana bread loaf (with chocolate chips, of course!).
