NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza 2022
UPDATE: APRIL 26, 2022
THE WINNER IS…
SIMPLY THE BEST BY CATHERINE YANG
Catherine will receive an introduction to an agent or publisher appropriate for Simply the Best.
Listen to the announcement.
Listen to the winning pitch and our feedback.
OUR FAN FAVORITE GOES TO…
THE POWER OF SHADOWS BY ABBY GEIGERMAN
Abby will receive a free one-hour consult with us (worth $250).
Read the Fan Favorite winning pitch.
Congratulations, Catherine and Abby! Thank you to every writer who participated and the fans who voted.
You can watch the full NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza 2022 below.
Twelve years. That’s how long The Book Doctors and Nano Nation have been slinging words and making beautiful music (and books) together. Writers from around the globe delivered yet another batch of pulse-pounding pitches for NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza 2022!
As ever, we were gobsmacked by the undeniable awesomeness of the writing that poured forth from Wrimos.
We can’t tell you how much we loved reading your creative, thoughtful, fascinating, funny, wondrous, original pitches.
Now for the 411
The 20 pitches were selected randomly. You can watch the recording of NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza to hear our feedback. It’s our mission to try to help all you amazing writers not just get published, but get published successfully. That’s why we’ve told you what works, but also what needs to be improved.
But don’t let our opinion sway your vote. What story intrigues you? What pitch would prod you from the couch to the bookstore (or to buy it online)?
The pitch that receives the most votes by 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 25, 2022 will be awarded the Fan Favorite, and the author will receive a free one-hour consult with us (worth $250). We’ll announce the Fan Favorite on Tuesday, April 26, 2022.
Here are the rules
Please note: YOU CAN ONLY VOTE ONCE! So please choose carefully. Don’t just read the first couple of pitches — read them all. You owe it to your fellow Wrimos. Encourage your friends, family and random strangers to vote for you via the link to the poll. Connecting with your future readers is a vital part of being a successfully published author today. And this is a great way to get some practice.
Only poll votes from this webpage will count toward the Fan Favorite.
NaNoWriMo Pitchapalooza 2022 voting
Click the writers' names to read their pitches. Then vote for your favorite.
- The Power Of Shadows by Abby Geigerman (36%, 532 Votes)
- PitchaPalooza by Tanisha Pereira (14%, 214 Votes)
- Untitled by K. L. Penn (11%, 166 Votes)
- The Intrepid Defenders of Long Lake Math Team by Ella Martinez Nocito (10%, 144 Votes)
- Ruby Madder’s Field Guide To Poisonous Plants by Michelle Heimburger (9%, 142 Votes)
- The Immortal by S.R. Finch (7%, 109 Votes)
- Fixer Upper by Shanna Bowie (5%, 76 Votes)
- PlusOne for Rent by Joanna Jelen (2%, 36 Votes)
- The Art Of Fucking Up by Keith Good (1%, 18 Votes)
- Game of Tao Tie by Serena Zhang (1%, 15 Votes)
- Chroma by Camille Thomas (1%, 11 Votes)
- A Dream Bewitched by Catherine Oyiliagu (1%, 11 Votes)
- Simply The Best by Catherine Yang (0%, 6 Votes)
- I Am Not A Corporate Drone by Andrew Rosenblum (0%, 5 Votes)
- Super Ballsy by Tyler Darnell (0%, 4 Votes)
- My Colonizer: A Kept Boy and his Afterlife by Dale Corvino (0%, 3 Votes)
- Again The Dimming Lights by Julian Farris (0%, 2 Votes)
- The Scholarly Banana by Karly West (0%, 1 Votes)
- Wild Life by Melanie Bosley (0%, 1 Votes)
- Through the Bubble – Lili’s Adventures in Scientologyland by Lili Ryder (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 1,496
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