List of Twitter pitch events 2024

Last updated: 8 November 2024

Hello! Welcome to this list of Twitter pitch events coming up in 2024.

Pitch events (also called pitch contests or pitch parties) are usually one-day events on social media during which writers use a particular hashtag to get eyes on their manuscript pitches. This is often in the hope of grabbing the attention of agents and publishers, but there are also community-only events for cheering each other on.

With Twitter being in a turbulent state at the moment, there is uncertainty around the future of pitch events on the platform. Many have been discontinued, others have moved elsewhere. The list below gathers all the information I could find about what is happening and where. I will update it as more information becomes available throughout the year.

If you’re planning to take part in any of these events, please double-check the details beforehand on the organisers’ social media/websites, since schedules can easily change.

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Twitter pitch events 2024

#QuestPit – 14 February 2024

• ‘hype event’ for writers with manuscripts at all stages
• Twitter: @hallejwrites (link opens in a new tab)

#PBPitch – 22 February 2024

• for unagented picture book writers
• Website: pbpitch.weebly.com (link opens in a new tab)

#PopUpPit – 17 March 2024

• new event, rebranded from the spontaneous #stalkerpit trend last year
• open to all authors seeking representation from agents (use #PopUpPitA) or attention from acquiring editors (use #PopUpPitE)
• also using the themed hashtag #LuckyPit
• Twitter: @PoppUpPit (link opens in a new tab)

#IWSGPit – 27 March 2024

• event associated with the Insecure Writer’s Support Group
• Twitter: @TheIWSG (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: insecurewriterssupportgroup.com (link opens in a new tab)

#ChaosPit – 1 April 2024

• “a just-for-fun, community building pitch event in which you describe your book badly”
• Website: chaospit.org (link opens in a new tab)

#QuestPit – 3 April 2024

• ‘hype event’ for writers with manuscripts at all stages
• Twitter: @questpit (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: questpit.carrd.co (link opens in a new tab)

#PitLight – 6 April 2024

• authors-only positivity event
• can also look for beta readers and critique partners using hashtags #LookingForBetas and #LookingForCPs
• Twitter: @PitlightEvent (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: www.pitlight.org (link opens in a new tab)

#PitDark – 23 May 2024

• for writers of “dark literature” (e.g. horror, dark fantasy, crime)
• Twitter: @PitDark_ (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: jasonhuebinger.com/pitdark (link opens in a new tab)

#SEAsianPit – 25 May 2024

• hype event for self-identifying Southeast Asian writers and illustrators
• Twitter: @SEAsianPit (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: seasianpit.carrd.co (link opens in a new tab)

#KidLitPit – 30 May 2024

• for unagented children’s authors
• multiple mini-events (link opens in a new tab) happening on Twitter throughout April and May
• Twitter: @KidLitPit (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: thekidlitpit.blogspot.com (link opens in a new tab)

#JoyPit – 7 June 2024

• for unagented authors of “feel-good” fiction and nonfiction
• moodboards are encouraged
• Twitter: @JoyPitch (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: joypitch.wordpress.com (link opens in a new tab)

#PBPitch – 20 June 2024

• for unagented picture book writers
• this is the last time this event will run
• Website: pbpitch.weebly.com (link opens in a new tab)

#UnhingedPit – 25 June 2024

• open to all writers
• unconventional pitches encouraged; traditional rules don’t apply
• Twitter: @UnhingedPit (link opens in a new tab)

#QueerPit – 1 July 2024

• for 2SLGBTQIA+ writers
• social event #PreQueerPit (link opens in a new tab) is on 28 June
• Twitter: @QueerPitContest (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: queerpit.wordpress.com (link opens in a new tab)

#QuestPit – 3 July 2024

• ‘hype event’ for writers with manuscripts at all stages
• also welcomes industry participation so may have agents/editors interacting
• Twitter: @questpit (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: questpit.carrd.co (link opens in a new tab)

#PicantePit – 15 July 2024

• for self-identifying Latinx/Latine writing Adult and NA fiction
• community discord (link opens in a new tab) now open to Latine authors
• Twitter: @PicantePit (link opens in a new tab)

#SmallPitch – 25 July 2024

• to help unagented authors find a home for their work at small/indie presses
• will take place simultaneously on Twitter and Threads
• Twitter: @Small_Pitch (link opens in a new tab)
• Threads: @smallpitch_ (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: millieabecassis.com/small-pitch (link opens in a new tab)

#PitLight – 10 August 2024

• authors-only positivity event
• can also look for beta readers and critique partners using hashtags #LookingForBetas and #LookingForCPs
• Twitter: @PitlightEvent (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: pitlight.org (link opens in a new tab) – currently down; event info on twitter (link opens in a new tab)

#UnhingedPit – 29 August 2024

• open to all writers
• unconventional pitches encouraged; traditional rules don’t apply
• Twitter: @UnhingedPit (link opens in a new tab)

#PitchDis – 10–12 September 2024

• for unagented disabled writers
• will take place on a password-protected section of the #PitchDis website (link opens in a new tab)
• practice pitch form going up 5–9 August so you can familiarise yourself with the format
• is migrating its social community over to Bluesky: @pitchdis.com (link opens in a new tab)
• Twitter: @PitchDis (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: pitchdis.com (link opens in a new tab)

#LatinxPitch – 15–22 September 2024

• for Latinx kidlit writers and illustrators
• has changed to a website showcase: submit your pitches (link opens in a new tab) from 15–22 September; they will be viewed by agents and editors 23–27 September
• Twitter: @latinxpitch (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: latinxpitch.com (link opens in a new tab)

#PitBLK – 21–25 September 2024

• for Black writers
• has moved off Twitter and is hosted on a private pitch site for agents/editors
• pitch submission is from 21–25 September
• agents/editors will review pitches from 30 September–4 October
• Twitter: @_Pitch_Blaque (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: pitblk.com (link opens in a new tab)

#1stLinePit – 27 September 2024

• post your opening lines
• for authors of all genres, at all stages
• Twitter: @1stlinepit (link opens in a new tab)

#KidLitGN – 1–3 October 2024

• for writers and illustrators of middle grade and younger graphic novels, agented or unagented
• hosted on their own website: kidlitgn.com (link opens in a new tab)
• Facebook (link opens in a new tab)
• Twitter: @KidLitGN (link opens in a new tab)
• Instagram: @KidLitGN (link opens in a new tab)
• YA graphic novel pitches can be submitted to their sister site YA GN Pitch (link opens in a new tab)

#SkyPitch – 23 October 2024

• for picture book authors
• happening exclusively on Bluesky
• Bluesky: @skypitch.bsky.social (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: boringstorybook.com/skypitch (link opens in a new tab)

#PitDark – 24 October 2024

• for writers of “dark literature” (e.g. horror, dark fantasy, crime)
• Twitter: @PitDark_ (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: jasonhuebinger.com/pitdark (link opens in a new tab)

#SWANApit – Fall 2024

• for writers from South West Asia and North Africa
• mentoring opportunities opening in Fall 2024 to help prepare writers for next pitch event in 2025
• Twitter: @SwanaPitch (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: quillersme.wordpress.com/qpa (link opens in a new tab)

#QuestPit – 3 November 2024

• ‘hype event’ for writers with manuscripts at all stages
• also welcomes industry participation so may have agents/editors interacting
• Twitter: @questpit (link opens in a new tab)
• Website: questpit.carrd.co (link opens in a new tab)

#CheerPit – 9 December 2024

• for writers with manuscripts at all stages
• Twitter: @CheerPitX (link opens in a new tab)

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Discontinued and inactive Twitter pitch events

• #APIpit is on hiatus (link opens in a new tab) from 2024 onwards until the organisers can find a better alternative to Twitter
• #BeRePit (link opens in a new tab) didn’t run as scheduled in January or July 2024 and appears to be inactive
• #CanLitPit took a hiatus in 2023 (link opens in a new tab) and still appears to be inactive
• #CompIt (link opens in a new tab) hasn’t run since March 2023 and appears to be inactive
• #DVpit is taking an indefinite hiatus (link opens in a new tab)
• #LGBTNPit has been discontinued (link opens in a new tab)
• #MoodPitch (link opens in a new tab) was cancelled in November 2023 and the next event has not been scheduled
• #PBPitch has ended (link opens in a new tab) after its last event in June 2024
• #PitMad ended in 2022 (link opens in a new tab) along with the Pitch Wars mentoring contest
• #QIApit (link opens in a new tab) hasn’t run since October 2023 and appears to be inactive
• #SFFPit last took place in 2022 and the next event has not been scheduled (link opens in a new tab)