Hey there! The Perfect Your Pitch Workshop is winding down. Hopefully you’ve honed your pitch, title, and genre, as none of these can be changed after you’ve submitted them. And that submission window is rapidly approaching! (It’s not now. It’ll be from March 11 – 13.)
But, you need to know the accepted genres in order to enter your pitch. Well here they are!!
Middle Grade
Historical MG
Humorous MG
MG contemporary
MG thriller
MG science fiction
MG fantasy
Literary MG
MG mystery
Young Adult
YA contemporary
Historical YA
Gothic/Urban YA
Girl-centric YA
Humorous YA
Boy-centric YA
YA thriller
YA science fiction
YA fantasy
YA horror
High-concept YA
Literary YA
YA suspense
YA with elements of magical realism
New Adult
When you get ready to fill out the Google form, you will need to type in one of these genres exactly as you see it here. Please make sure you’ve chosen one of these genres!
You’ll also need to know the title of your work, your name (ha!) and email, and have your pitch ready. Pitches should not be more than 200 words, and should only include information about your book. Word count, author bio, etc. should not be added.
Questions? Ask us now! writeoncon@gmail.com
Thanks for clarifying the word count issue, Elana. And for doing this. It’s been awesome.
So, should that name be our legal name or pen name?
And thanks a million for doing this! It’s been awesome!
Why is Gothic/Urban one genre? Those seem counter-intuitive.
Are there specific genres for New Adult, or does anything go?
Legal name, please, Suzanne. We won’t be posting it–just using it to get in touch with winners!
Stephanie, these are the genres direct from the agents. But I certainly read this as gothic OR urban rather than both at the same time!
Abbe, we didn’t receive any specific genres for New Adult, so anything goes until someone tells us differently!
More rules clarifications coming soon!
My ms is UPPER MG contemporary. Is that acceptable?
First, thanks for running a great free contest for the writer community.
I’m having trouble understanding how “Boy-Centric”, “Girl-Centric” or “High Concept” are genres.
You guys are great!
So, just to clarify. If my story is Urban Fantasy, would that go under Gothic/Urban YA or YA fantasy? I’m guessing the latter, but thought I’d ask just to be sure.
Thanks
Just out of curiosity, will the chosen pitches be posted anonymously?