Pitch Perfect
Join us online, live during Build Your Book month to crown your Pitch Perfect winner.
All Jericho Writers members are eligible to submit one 30-word pitch for consideration for Pitch Perfect.
To enter, simply send us your 30-word pitch using the form below.
Fiction and non-fiction submissions are welcome. All entries will be read twice by our team of readers before the shortlist is announced.
One winner will be chosen from our sixteen finalists live on the night. They will win a free 1 – 1 with an agent of their choice and a lifetime Jericho Writers membership.
Congratulations!
Join us on Friday 28th November to celebrate our wonderful shortlist!
Change Is A Coming by Ayesha Farhat; Your Self Again by Maira Bakenova; Death Scent by Cathy McGarvie; Into The Light by Terence Phillips; The Girl Upstairs by Hazel Davis; Where the Land Ends by Lindsay Lowe; Through the Witch’s Window by Susan Erdely; Kill You Worse by Susanna Callaghan; The Second Choice by Karin Maatman; The Music of Unexpected Things by Jamie Deacon; In Shadow by Geraldine Haynes; Moonsong Files: Maya & the Volkovi by Anjali Piramal; Knight and Dave by Savitri Jo Kirwin; Mermaid Rock by Ciar Byrne; Sinking by Melissa Echalier; You Never Knew Her by Eleanor Doyle
What is an Elevator Pitch?
Imagine you’re in an elevator (or a lift) with your dream agent. You have only until the lift reaches their floor to sell your novel.
Herein is the idea of an elevator pitch: sell your novel in a concise, yet exciting way.
Elevator pitches will help you throughout your writing career: now’s the time to write the perfect one! We have chosen a 30-word limit to keep those pitches concise and challenge you to sum up your novel with limited words.
The Details
Enter a 30-word (or fewer) elevator pitch using the form below. Please double check your wordcount length – any pitches exceeding 30 words will be disqualified. Don’t feel like you have to use the full 30 words – with pitches, snappy is often best!
The deadline for entry is 09:00am (UK time) on 17th October. Late entries will not be considered.
Finalists will be contacted by October 21st; the live event will take place on October 28th. We’ll be joined by guest judges Laura Williams and Debi Alper.
Make sure to register here.
The Rules
- All Jericho Writers members can enter Pitch Perfect 2022.
- All entries will be read by two reader judges and given a mark of ‘no’; ‘maybe’; ‘yes’; or a ‘Golden Yes’. The shortlist will be made from the entries with the highest overall mark across both readers.
- We encourage everyone to apply for Pitch Perfect, no matter your background or where you are in the world. However, authors who already have an agent and/or a book deal should not enter. This is an opportunity for unrepresented and unpublished authors to get a step ahead on their journey. Should you gain representation or a book deal after entering, please contact us ASAP at info@jerichowriters.com to withdraw your entry
- If you have any access needs or requirements, please do get in touch with our team at info@jerichowriters.com who will be happy to help.
Enter Pitch Perfect 2022
Entries have now closed. Good luck!
