Have you been paying attention…?

Well if the answer is YES, then you’ll notice we now have TEN agents from NINE different agencies taking part in #nestpitch with the lovely Erin Niumata – Senior Vice President – Folio Literary Management joining us! 

Now, for those playing along, you’ll know that Erin will have taken on a Bunny Mask; which one?  Some of you will know straight away, the rest… told you to follow us.

We have such a STELLAR list of agents and agencies. I would like to take a moment to personally thank every single Agent and Agency, not just those participating as Secret Bunny Agents, but those who’ll be playing along as Magic Bunyips and those who couldn’t be part of this year’s fun but wished the best for #nestpitch.  I feel honoured and a little humbled by your support – THANK YOU ALL!

I’ll also send out a wonderful THANK YOU with hugs and a kiss to my amazing team of author’s who’ll be working tirelessly to find the best pitches.  You’re all super-stars!

And before I forget, I need to send a special thank you to those who have helped over the past 6-months or so by reading the drafts of #Nestpitch, offering suggestions, tweeting about #nestpitch and/or generally being generous with their time. There are so many of you so I’ll not list you all, but love & kisses to you all.

Now, down to business. 

With the Submission Window now hours away, yep, that’s right… 12noon 1^st April USA EST, I wanted to run through a few points.

(i)                 Please read the rules & conditions, it’s vital that you follow the rules because the last thing we want is to have an awesome pitch that has forgotten to add their genre/category (for example)

(ii)               #Nestpitch is open to everyone, world-wide.  All can enter, subject to following the rules and conditions.

(iii)             The window will be open for 24hrs, so there’s plenty of time to enter, no matter where you are in the world.

A quick heads up re: time differences (OK I might have to follow Snow White’s example to stay awake):

New York USA 12 noon 1^st April

London UK 4pm 1^st April*

Melbourne Australia 3am 2^nd April**

*UK & the rest of Europe please take into account Daylight Savings Start Dates in your countries and adjust accordingly.

** Daylight Savings will end on April 6^th Melbourne timezone.

To help everyone, I’ll be opening for a quick Q&A on Twitter between 7-9am NY EST Sunday 30^th March, that’ll be 10-12pm Melbourne Australia Time.  I’ve picked these times as it’s the best option for all time-zones, however, if you see me flittering about on Twitter during the day, feel free to ask any questions.

A quick reminder of the schedule:

Apr 1^st -2^nd        Submission windows open 1^st April NOON USA EST until 11.59am 2^nd April USA EST

Apr 3^rd -10^th     1^st Round – Slush Bilbies select top 120 nests*

Apr 12^th           Match Agent to Bunny Mask window open NOON USA EST until 8.00pm April 12^th

 Apr 11^th -15^th  2^nd Round – Nest Bloggers  pick their 72 nests*

Apr 16^th              3rd Round – Nest Bloggers post their top choices

Apr 17^th -19^th   4th Round Secret Bunny Agents  stock *nests

Easter Sun.     Stocked *nests* revealed/Secret Bunny Agents identities revealed

Apr 21^st           Unmask the Agent Winner Revealed

Apr 22^nd          Bunyips can now offer belated presents*

Apr 23^rd           All #NestPitch requests should be received by Secret Bunny Agents.

Apr 28^th           All Bunyip requests should be made& sent

Apr 30^th           Special additional surprise revealed!

May 1^st            Update on #nestpitch Blog thanking everyone + a special <surprise>

 

I’d also like to take a moment to remind you of two other #pitches in April. 

#LV14 – the submission window will open on April 4^th.  This pitch is for Y & NA only. For more information go to:  http://likeavirgin.kristinaperez.com/

Also there’s #PitchSlam April 20^th. http://tangynt.wordpress.com/2014/03/21/pitch-slam-battle-of-the-bands/

Both #pitch comps look like a lot of fun & I’d strongly recommend aspiring authors (with polished manuscripts) give them a go.

 

 Good luck to everyone!