Resources

Helpful Hashtags For Pitches

Mandatory: please use one hashtag from the age category along with #APIpit.

Optional: feel free to use Genre tags as well–we’ve provided a list of common hashtags used in other pitch events below.

-AGE CATEGORY (ONE IS REQUIRED)- #PB = PICTURE BOOK #CB = CHAPTER BOOK #GN = GRAPHIC NOVEL #MG = MIDDLE GRADE #YA = YOUNG ADULT #NA = NEW ADULT #A = ADULT
-IDENTITY INFORMATION (OPTIONAL)- #PI = PACIFIC ISLANDER #BVM = BLACK VOICES MATTER #TV = TRANS VOICES #OWN = OWN VOICES #IMM = IMMIGRANT #LGBT = LGBTQIA+ SUBJECT MATTER #IRMC = INTERRACIAL/MULTICULTURAL #MH = MENTAL HEALTH SUBJECT MATTER #DIS = DISABILITY SUBJECT MATTER #ND = NEURODIVERSE SUBJECT MATTER FOR THE FULL LIST, GO TO: WWW.PITCHWARS.ORG/PITMAD/#HASHTAGS

Helpful resources

BIPOC Agents & Editors Sortable Database

Query Shark

MsWishlist: Own Voices

Bewares, Recommendations & Background Check

Literature Map- The Tourist Map of Literature (good for searching up comp titles)

After the Call by Carolina Tung Richmond

Cartoon of a person with short hair, glasses, and a sweater writing into an open book while sitting next to a cat. Text says: Questions to Ask Literary Agents for "The Call"

Comic Creator’s Guide to Literary Agents by Danielle Chuatico and JesnCin Wibowo

A drawing of a stack of books. The spine of the books reads: "Comic Creator's Guide to Literary Agents". A phone is nearby and its screen reads "By Danielle Chuatico and JesnCin Wibowo"

Slush: A Guide to Querying Literary Agents by Tori Sharp

Literary Rambles

Filler Words and Filter Words on the Better Editor blog

Filter Words on Pub(lishing) Crawl

Free Resources by Lisa Cron

Worksheets for Writers by Jami Gold

Agents for Illustrators