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Date(s) - 11/11/2023
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
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IN-SCBWI is thrilled to hold our first ever Agent/Editor Spectacular, the brain-child of ARA, Alicia Novo. This fun mix-and-match event offers an excellent opportunity to have your work, query, or pitch critiqued by industry professionals. There are even some submission opportunities afterwards.
THERE IS NO WEBINAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE SPECTACULAR, ONLY CRITIQUES AND PITCHES; PLEASE DO NOT CHECK-OUT IF YOU’VE NOT CHOSEN AN OPTION FOR CRITIQUE OR PITCH. Also, you do NOT have to show up on November 11, 2023, UNLESS you have bought a Zoom Pitch spot.
Registration ends September 25, 2023
If you have signed up for a Zoom Pitch, you will be given your specific time slot soon, and it will be within the 10am to 1pm EASTERN time frame.
The Faculty:
We have an impressive lineup of industry professionals. Please head to the event’s faculty bio page to read more about them.
The Offerings:
Before you select, be sure to check the faculty bios to find out what formats (PB, MG, YA, or GN) and genres they’re taking. These will also be mentioned in the options when you go to choose your pick. Read carefully!
1) Written manuscript critiques: PBs up to 1000 words, nonfiction PBs up to 1200 words, or MG or YA manuscripts up to 10 pages, all double-spaced, Times Roman 12 font with 1-inch margins. Please note what the critiquer you want to choose is taking. COST: $60
2) Written query critiques: one page, single-space, Times Roman 12 font with 1-inch margins; see resources below on how to write a good query. COST: $40
3) 10-minute Zoom pitch: you will pitch a story to the faculty of your choosing face-to-face. The faculty will then give you feedback that can be discussed in the remaining time. If an agent or editor likes your pitch, you will be invited to submit your work. Please take note of their guidelines as shared with you, since they will be specific and not communicated to our team and the sessions are NOT recorded. COST: $25
To help prepare for the pitch event, we are offering a one-hour workshop on how to write a good pitch led by author and longtime Pitch Wars mentor, Kim Long.
NOTE: You do not have to submit the same story to the same faculty who offers more than one option. Each offering is discrete, not connected to any other.
To see the options you purchased, either 1) on the event page, go to “Manage my bookings” and then “View Registration Confirmation” or 2) go to My Home, then “Event History” in the left-hand nav bar, find the line of the event, and click on the “View Registration Confirmation.”
Important:
Please note that ONLY the Zoom Pitch portion of this event is held on November 11th. The duration indicated at the top of the page is for the entirety of pitches with various faculty. Should you buy a pitch critique, your Zoom session is for 10 minutes, and we will let you know when that occurs.
How the Spectacular works:
* If you are signing up for manuscript or query letter critiques, please submit them via the Jotform that will be emailed to you within a month after we’ve received your registration. If you sign up for more than one written critique, you will have to upload each one separately. Note that Jotform emails will be sent out June 1, July 1, August 1 and September 25.
* Manuscripts should be properly formatted Word documents. Query letter should be in standard letter format with one-inch margins but not double-spaced. Word Doc and Docx are accepted.
* If you have a picture book dummy, you need to submit the written/text manuscript as a Word doc and add the URL to the dummy (either to a cloud storage like Dropbox or to a password-protected page on your website) either before the body of the story or at the end in the manuscript, noting that it’s available.
* Manuscripts and query letters need to be uploaded by or before the September 26, 2023 deadline. The critiques will be returned to you by November 10, 2023.
You will get several reminders before the submission due date. If you don’t send in your pages by midnight of the due date, you will forfeit your spot to someone else on the waitlist.
* If you are signing up for the 10-minute Zoom Pitch Critiques, we will notify you as to the time that you need to show up on November 11, 2023.
To see the options you purchased, either 1) on the event page, go to “Manage my bookings” and then “View Registration Confirmation” or 2) go to My Home, then “Event History” in the left-hand nav bar, find the line of the event, and click on the “View Registration Confirmation.”
How to register (once registration is open):
1) First select the “SCBWI Member” option under “Ticket Information” below. This will bring up the selection of options.
2) Click on/select any of the options you want under the faculty members you want.
3) There are no limits to how many options you choose. The total will appear in the pop-up “cart” when you begin checkout.
To see the options you purchased, either 1) on the event page, go to “Manage my bookings” and then “View Registration Confirmation” or 2) go to My Home, then “Event History” in the left-hand nav bar, find the line of the event, and click on the “View Registration Confirmation.”
Troubleshooting:
If you don’t receive an acknowledgement email with a Jotform link within one month after registration, please email Alicia Novo to let her know. Note that Jotform emails will be sent out June 1, July 1, August 1 and September 25.
To see the options you purchased, either 1) on the event page, go to “Manage my bookings” and then “View Registration Confirmation” or 2) go to My Home, then “Event History” in the left-hand nav bar, find the line of the event, and click on the “View Registration Confirmation.”
If the option you want is full, please email Diane Bradley-Kantor to be put on the waitlist. Please note which option you want to sign up for.
This event is set up for members only. If you’re not a member of SCBWI, please email Diane Bradley-Kantor to be put on the waitlist for unfilled slots.
Resources on writing queries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLzhAasFXPk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrqoSHSkf1Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV4kDbMKte0
Cancellation Policy & Trouble-Shooting:
Because this is a critique and pitch event without any presentations, there will not be any refunds issued.
If you encounter any problems during your registration process for this event or have any other questions, contact Diane Bradley-Kantor, indiana-ra@scbwi.org, or Teresa Robeson, indiana-ra2@scbwi.org and we will be happy to assist you.
The “Event Password” box will be gone when registration opens.
To see the options you purchased, either 1) on the event page, go to “Manage my bookings” and then “View Registration Confirmation” or 2) go to My Home, then “Event History” in the left-hand nav bar, find the line of the event, and click on the “View Registration Confirmation.”
If you have chosen ZERO options, please do not bother checking out. It doesn’t give you a spot in anything and just confuses the system. Thanks.
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