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Do you have a great book idea? Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association’s Pitch the Publisher event is returning to Word on the Street Halifax 2019 on Saturday, September 14th at the Halifax Central Library

Pitch the Publisher offers budding authors 5 minutes with a panel of Atlantic Canadian publishers. They’ll get a chance to pitch their book idea and hear feedback from publishers. This event always draws a big crowd at the festival and is fondly referred to as a “literary Dragon’s Den” (but with friendly dragons!).

Formac Publishing 2015

Did you know Hand Drawn Halifax by Emma FitzGerald was originally pitched at Pitch the Publisher? Here’s what FitzGerald has to say if you are considering submitting: “Pitch the Publisher made my first book, Hand Drawn Halifax, possible. It forced me to focus my ideas, gave me a venue to speak to real live book publishers, and ultimately ended in a book contract, and the beginning of many more books. I highly recommend giving it a go!”

Photo provided by Jane Doucet

Jane Doucet also has a success story. The novel she pitched at last year’s Pitch the Publisher, a “riotous romp” about a married couple in their late 50s who open an upscale sex shop in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia will be published with Vagrant Press – Nimbus Publishing’s fiction imprint. “Being chosen for Pitch the Publisher gave me confidence that I might actually have a novel worthy of publication. Preparing my pitch helped me hone its message, and presenting it in front of a panel and the general public was excellent practice given that I’m nervous speaking in public. The advice I got from the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association was to have fun—and I did! Even better, I landed a book contract.”

This year’s Pitch the Publisher event will take place from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Plaza Tent in front of the Halifax Central Library on Saturday, September 14th. Submissions are open until August 30, 2019. There are limited spots, so be sure to submit on time! Those selected will be notified by September 9th.


How to submit

Photo by Joseph Muise

If you have a completed, unpublished manuscript you’d like to submit to pitch, please send the following 3 items to Chantelle at admin@atlanticpublishers.ca:

 

 

  1. Your name, contact information, and a short (<100 word) bio
  2. Basic information about your manuscript: genre, word count, and title
  3. A 100 word blurb about your book idea

*If you pitched a book in 2018, you may pitch again this year, but not the same book.

Need more information? Give us a call at 902-420-0711

Pitch the Publisher is sponsored by Marquis Book Printing

 

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Helpful documents

The Publishing Process – This is where we demystify the publishing process by walking you through the transformation from unpublished manuscript to published book

Pitcher’s Guide to Pitch the Publisher – This guide will help you prepare your pitch and know what to expect at Pitch the Publisher

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Do you have a great book idea? APMA’s Pitch the Publisher and Blue Pencil Café events are returning to Word on the Street Halifax 2019! WOTS Halifax will take place on Saturday, September 14th at the Halifax Central Library

Pitch the Publisher offers budding authors 5 minutes with a panel of Atlantic Canadian publishers. They’ll get a chance to pitch their book idea and hear feedback from publishers. This event always draws a big crowd at the festival and is fondly referred to as a “literary Dragon’s Den” (but with friendly dragons!).

Formac Publishing 2015

Did you know Hand Drawn Halifax by Emma FitzGerald was originally pitched at Pitch the Publisher? Here’s what FitzGerald has to say if you are considering submitting: “Pitch the Publisher made my first book, Hand Drawn Halifax, possible. It forced me to focus my ideas, gave me a venue to speak to real live book publishers, and ultimately ended in a book contract, and the beginning of many more books. I highly recommend giving it a go!”

Photo provided by Jane Doucet

Jane Doucet also has a success story. The novel she pitched at last year’s Pitch the Publisher, a “riotous romp” about a married couple in their late 50s who open an upscale sex shop in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia will be published with Vagrant Press – Nimbus Publishing’s fiction imprint. “Being chosen for Pitch the Publisher gave me confidence that I might actually have a novel worthy of publication. Preparing my pitch helped me hone its message, and presenting it in front of a panel and the general public was excellent practice given that I’m nervous speaking in public. The advice I got from the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association was to have fun—and I did! Even better, I landed a book contract.”

This year’s Pitch the Publisher event will take place from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Plaza Tent in front of the Halifax Central Library on Saturday, September 14th. Submissions are open until August 30, 2019. There are limited spots, so be sure to submit on time! Those selected will be notified by September 9th.


How to submit

Photo by Joseph Muise

If you have a completed, unpublished manuscript you’d like to submit to pitch, please send the following 3 items to Chantelle at admin@atlanticpublishers.ca:

 

 

  1. Your name, contact information, and a short (<100 word) bio
  2. Basic information about your manuscript: genre, word count, and title
  3. A 100 word blurb about your book idea

*If you pitched a book in 2018, you may pitch again this year, but not the same book.

Need more information? Give us a call at 902-420-0711

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Blue Pencil Café

 

We’ll also be hosting the Blue Pencil Café at Word on the Street Halifax 2019, where aspiring authors will be able to receive targeted feedback from a professional editor. Each registrant will have 15 minutes to discuss their work with the editor and we’ll make every effort to match the author with an editor who works in that genre.

This year’s Blue Pencil Cafe will take place from 1-3 pm in the Halifax Central Library.

How to submit

Your editor will read your submission to become familiar with it before you meet. Send your submission to Chantelle at admin@atlanticpublishers.ca. Please include the following:

  • Your name
  • Your contact info (email, daytime phone, city of residence).
  • Genre of the book you’re working on
  • A 3-page (double-spaced, 12 point type) excerpt from the work you would like critiqued
  • A short biography outlining your writing experience (no more than 250 words)

The deadline to submit is August 30, 2019. There are limited spots, so make sure to submit on time! Those selected will be contacted by September 9th with the time and details for their 15 minute session.

Helpful documents

The Publishing Process – This is where we demystify the publishing process by walking you through the transformation from unpublished manuscript to published book

Pitcher’s Guide to Pitch the Publisher – This guide will help you prepare your pitch and know what to expect at Pitch the Publisher

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photo by Joseph Muise

 

Do you have a great book idea? APMA’s Pitch the Publisher and Blue Pencil Café events are returning to Word on the Street Halifax 2018! WOTS Halifax will take place on Saturday, September 15th at the Halifax Central Library.


Pitch the Publisher offers budding authors 5 minutes to pitch their book idea to a panel of Atlantic Canadian publishers. Ideas pitched at this event have been turned into books, including Hand Drawn Halifax by Emma FitzGerald (Formac Publishing, 2015) and Unpacked: From PEI to Palawan by Mo Duffy Cobb (Pottersfield Press, 2017).

 

This year’s Pitch the Publisher is sponsored by Marquis Book Printing. The event will take place from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in the Plaza Tent at the Halifax Central Library and participants will get 5 minutes to pitch their book idea to a panel of Atlantic Canadian publishers. Publishers will provide feedback and if one of them takes an interest, they will ask for you to send them more information.

Here’s what Emma FitzGerald has to say if you are considering submitting a pitch: “Pitch the Publisher made my first book, Hand Drawn Halifax, possible. It forced me to focus my ideas, gave me a venue to speak to real live book publishers, and ultimately ended in a book contract, and the beginning of many more books. I highly recommend giving it a go!”

Mo Duffy Cobb also has a Pitch the Publisher success story. Her memoir Unpacked: From PEI to Palawan was released last year from Pottersfield Press, and she’ll be back at WOTS this year as a featured author to give a reading. Here’s what she has to say about why you should make a pitch: “Making connections in the publishing world is absolutely essential for emerging writers. Pitch the Publisher helped me get my work in front of three of the best in the business, who gave me their angles and prospects with grace, and encouraged me not only to finish my manuscript, but to query it right away.”

Want to take part or need more info? Email Chantelle at admin@atlanticpublishers.ca or call 1 902 420 0711. We’ll ask your name, contact info and a short (no more than 100 words, please) blurb about your book idea.  You can only pitch completed, unpublished manuscripts. If you pitched a book in 2017, you may pitch again this year, but not the same book.

The deadline to submit is is September 3rd.

There are limited spots, so make sure to submit on time! Those selected will be notified by September 11.

 

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At the Blue Pencil Café, potential authors will be able to receive targeted feedback from a professional editor. Each registrant will have 15 minutes to discuss their work with the editor and we’ll make every effort to match the author with an editor who works in that genre.

This year’s Blue Pencil Cafe will take place from 1-3 pm in the Halifax Central Library.

To apply, email Chantelle at admin@atlanticpublishers.ca with a 3-page (double-spaced, 12 point type) excerpt from the work you would like critiqued, a short biography outlining your writing experience (no more than 250 words), and your contact information (email, daytime phone, city of residence).

The deadline to submit is September 3. There are limited spots, so make sure to submit on time! Those selected will be contacted on September 11th with the time and details for their 15 minute session.

Your editor will read your submission to become familiar with it before you meet.

Helpful documents

The Publishing Process – This is where we demystify the publishing process by walking you through the transformation from unpublished manuscript to published book

Pitcher’s Guide to Pitch the Publisher – This guide will help you prepare your pitch and know what to expect at Pitch the Publisher

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Blow the dust off that manuscript and sort through your USB sticks – it’s almost time for the APMA’s Pitch the Publisher and Blue Pencil Café events at Word on the Street! WOTS will take place on Saturday, September 16th at the Halifax Central Library.

This year’s Pitch the Publisher will take place from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and participants will get 5 minutes to pitch their book idea to a panel of Atlantic Canadian publishers. Publishers will provide feedback and if one of them takes an interest, they will ask for you to send them more information.

Want to take part or need more info? Email Katie Ingram at production@atlanticpublishers.ca or call 1 902 420 0711. We’ll ask your name, contact info and a short (no more than 100 words, please) blurb about your book idea.  You can only pitch completed manuscripts and if you pitched a book in 2016, you may pitch again this year, but not the same book.

Those selected will be notified by September 12.

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At the Blue Pencil Café, potential authors will be able to receive targeted feedback from a professional editor. Each registrant will have 15 minutes to discuss their work with the editor and we’ll make every effort to match the author with an editor who works in that genre.

To apply email Katie Ingram, production@atlanticpublishers.ca, a 3-page (double-spaced, 12 point type) excerpt from the work you would like critiqued, a short biography outlining your writing experience (no more than 250 words), and your contact information (email, daytime phone, city of residence).

If accepted, you will be contacted on Sept 12 with the time of your 15-minute session. Your editor will read your submission to become familiar with it before you meet.

Helpful documents

The Publishing Process – This is where we demystify the publishing process by walking you through the transformation from unpublished manuscript to published book

Pitchers Guide to Pitch the Publisher – This guide will help you prepare your pitch and know what to expect at Pitch the Publisher

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Pitch the Publisher

Do you have a manuscript collecting dust in a drawer, melting your USB stick, or nestled among millions of other files on your hard drive?

If so, Read by the Sea has the event for you!

The River John literary festival is once again hosting Pitch the Publisher, a Dragon’s Den-like event with a literary twist. It will be held Saturday, July 8 from 9:00am to 10:45 am.

Preregistered participants will get five minutes to argue for their manuscript in front of at least three regional publishers. If one of the publisher’s takes interest, they will offer you a contract. If more than one publisher takes an interest, they will compete for you.

Want to participate? email Monica Graham at monicagraham@tncwireless.ca, Katie Ingram at production@atlanticpublishers.ca, or by filling out the contact form on the Read by the Sea website. We’ll ask your name, contact info and a short (no more than 100 words, please) blurb about your book idea.

There are only seven spots, so apply early!

Helpful documents

The Publishing Process – This is where we demystify the publishing process by walking you through the transformation from unpublished manuscript to published book

Pitchers Guide to Pitch the Publisher – This guide will help you prepare your pitch and know what to expect at Pitch the Publisher

Note: if you pitched a book in 2016, you may pitch again this year, but not the same book.

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Photo by Joseph Muise
Photo by Joseph Muise

Ever wondered how a story becomes a book?

Come on down to The Word on the Street Halifax on Sept. 17 to find out

This year’s The Word on the Street Halifax Book and Magazine festival on Saturday, September 17 will feature special events by the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association (APMA) and Atlantic Books Today that will highlight how a book gets published, from start to finish.

Pitch the Publisher is our flagship event. It offers budding authors 5 minutes to pitch their book idea to a panel of Atlantic Canadian publishers. Ideas pitched at this event have been turned into books, including Hand Drawn Halifax by Emma Fitzgerald.

Want to participate? Simply email cguy@atlanticpublishers.ca or call 902 420 0711. We’ll ask your name, contact info and a short (no more than 100 words please) blurb about your book idea. There are only 15 spots, so apply early.

New this year is the Blue Pencil Café. Twelve authors will receive a 15-minute face-to-face consultation with a professional editor. To register submit 3 pages, double-spaced and in 12 point font, for review by Sept. 13 to cguy@atlanticpublishers.ca. Those selected will be notified on Sept. 14.

Learn more about Pitch the Publisher and the Blue Pencil Cafe:

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Looking for feedback on your writing? The Blue Pencil Café at The Word on the Street Halifax offers budding authors the opportunity to receive targeted feedback from a professional editor. Each registered author will have 15 minutes to discuss their submitted work with an editor. We’ll make every effort to match you with an editor who works in your genre.

This free event is offered by the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association.

How to apply:

Email to cguy@atlanticpublishers.ca a 3-page (double-spaced, 12 point type) excerpt from the work you would like critiqued, a short biography outlining your writing experience (no more than 250 words), and your contact information (email, daytime phone, city of residence).

If accepted, you will be contacted on Sept 14 with the time of your 15-minute session. Your editor will read your submission to become familiar with it before you meet.

Have a question? Call us at 902 420 0711 or email us

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Pitch the PublisherWe’ll begin accepting sign-ups for Pitch the Publisher 2014 sessions this morning at 10 a.m. Contact the APMA at apma.admin@atlanticpublishers.ca or 902-420-0711 to register. Spots won’t last long!

Pitch the Publisher returns to Word on the Street on Sunday, Sept 21 this year, and the Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association invites writers to put their best pitch forward!

On Sunday, September 21 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Pitch the Publisher will offer potential authors a unique opportunity to present their book ideas to a panel of Atlantic-based publishers. Pitch sessions are organized by literary genres: one for non-fiction ideas at 12:00 p.m., one for children’s and young adult book ideas at 1:15 p.m., and one for fiction and poetry ideas at 2:30 p.m. Our experts will offer suggestions and feedback on how to develop your book ideas or manuscripts for publication.

Back by popular demand, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., we’ll host a panel discussion that examines a key topic for new authors Choose Your Own Adventure: Self Publishing or Traditional Publishing? A panel of authors and publishers who have experience in both realms will explore when it might be appropriate to self publish, and when it would be best to go the traditional route—and why.

Registration by email will open at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, September 8, 2014. Space is limited. To book a time for your pitch please email apma.admin@atlanticpublishers.ca or call (902) 420-0711. Pitches will also be accepted from the audience if time permits.

Helpful documents

The Publishing Process – This is where we demystify the publishing process by walking you through the transformation from unpublished manuscript to published book

A Pitcher’s Guide to Pitch the Publisher 2014 – This guide will help you prepare your pitch and know what to expect at Pitch the Publisher

Submitting your unsolicited manuscript to publishers –  Each year at Pitch the Publisher we have more interested pitchers than spaces, but the APMA has you covered. We’ve created this guide to help you reach out to a publisher appropriately with your unsolicited manuscript