psst…
#DVPIT
DATES HAVE BEEN DECIDED:
April 23: Children’s/YA stuff
April 24: Adult reader things
mark yer calendars!
industry people: the email soliciting critique donations & more resources is forthcoming!
#DVpit
is launching a virtual writers conference!
DVcon is a free virtual writers conference for our marginalized communities of authors and illustrators, coming sometime late summer/early fall.
Follow
@DV_con
/
#DVcon
and pre-register here:
#DVpit
dates for your calendar!!
October 26: Children’s / YA
October 27: Adult / art on the hashtag
#DVart
this is a twitter pitch event exclusively for self-identifying marginalized authors & illustrators. for more info, please visit
HELLO
#DVPIT
IS OFF OF HIATUS AND ALSO ANNOUNCEMENT TIME!!!
A pitching event for unagented creators who ID with a marginalized group, the next
#DVpit
will take place October 16 (for kids/YA projects) and October 17 (adult projects). More info at .
#DVpit
-ers! We’re bringing back
#dvpit
in APRIL! Here are the spring dates:
April 22: Childrens/YA
April 23: Adult &
#dvart
Mark your calendars! Start the countdown! Here we go!
#DVpit
will return for the 2022 event on August 1 for children's & YA and on August 2 for adult and
#DVart
! Learn more about our pitching event (including eligibility, rules, and resources) at !
with
#Dvpit
around the corner, a quick reminder:
Retweets→ Editors only!
Likes→ Agents + editors who are able to request
Quote tweets + replies (leave out the hashtag please!)→ Supporters
One (1) pitch/hour, no exceptions!
🤓
hey marginalized writers/illustrators!
#DVpit
's critique giveaway opens tomorrow! we'll be giving away critiques on queries and first pages throughout the week. Check out out donors, the rules, and the schedule here:
Reminder to all marginalized authors/illustrators to do your best to secure an agent before accepting an offer from a publisher. Lots of open submissions calls going around and that’s fantastic...unless the terms are unfair or just plain predatory! Protect your work! 💖
#DVpit
for children’s books and YA starts NOW! We’re running until 8PM ET. Please make sure you’re following the rules (marginalized creators only, no likes or RTs, pitching only once per hour, use category hashtags, etc). See for a refresher on all!
that's a wrap on
#DVpit
day 1! thank you all so much for pitching in today's
#DVpit
! remember that you might get requests after today!
be sure to join us tomorrow for the pitches for adult works and
#DVart
for illustrators!
hi so I’m an incredible jerk who forgot to research when other pitch events are happening and have announced, and just realized
#dvpit
would be the same week as another so I’m changing the dates to oct 28 (kids/YA) and oct 29 (adult/
#dvart
). Really sorry for the inconvenience!!
#DVpit
starts TOMORROW!! 8am-8pm ET marginalized authors & artists can pitch their unpublished, unagented work! More on eligibility, rules, & tips at .
The Schedule:
Apr23: childrens & YA books
Apr24: adult audience projects
Apr25: artists/illustrators
It’s
#dvpit
eve, so I’m here with the most important reminder going into tomorrow and Tuesday:
#DVpit
and
#DVart
are for book creators who identify with historically marginalized communities—regardless if their book is “about” that—looking for an agent (and/or publisher).
*****INTERNSHIP*****
We are taking applications for
#DVpit
’s Spring 2020 internship!
remote, ~10hrs & $159 weekly (more in the final week), 8 weeks (mid-Feb to mid-April)
must be trustworthy, dedicated, communicative
read more here:
IT’S
#DVPIT
WEEK!!! AAAAAAAAGH!!!!!
April 25: Marginalized creators pitch their Children’s & YA projects
April 26: Marginalized creators pitch their Adult projects
#DVpit
and
#DVart
have come to an end! thank you so much for all the pitches & all the support /community. remember that you might get requests after today, as not all agents/editors can participate day-of. good luck all!
remember to do your research into anyone who requested!
#DVpit
children's and YA books starts NOW! Today's pitch event runs until 8PM ET and is for creators who identify with a historically marginalized group (full description can be found at ). But also... there's been RULE BREAKING so ground rules:
#DVpit
is coming at you in TWO WEEKS!!
8AM-8PM ET
April 23: Childrens/YA stuffs
April 24: Adult readerly things
April 25: Artist/illustrator workings
for unagented creators who ID with a historically marginalized group! more info/rules at
please everyone before you go, thank
#DVpit
/
#DVart
's intern
@shgmclicious
an absolute angel who has been helping me this fall and these last two days on the feeds! these events are always a team effort and i've been lucky to have her with us this round!
when trying something new, there is a lot of trial & error & fixing issues we didn't know would exist until they actually do. please be patient & kind to our moderators. discord wasn't designed with pitch events in mind & we're doing our best to work with what we have!
#DVpit
We're so thrilled to reveal the schedule of events for the upcoming 2023
#DVpit
on Discord! Please mark your calendars for all these exciting moments!
❤️ Critique Giveaway: Week of Aug 14
❤️
#askDVpit
: Sept 18
❤️
#DVpit
/
#DVart
: Oct 11
#writingcommunity
yesterday's
#DVpit
was by no means perfect, but i think the way our team handled the journey was! now that we know what a pitch event on discord is like, we're excited to apply what we've learned for the future. thank you to those who participated and left constructive feedback.
YOU GUYSSSSS PLEEEEEASE
stop asking others to retweet your
#dvpit
pitches this week!!
Retweets are for editors.
Quote tweet or reply WITHOUT THE HASHTAG to show support.
Just a reminder that
#dvpit
is for creators who identify with a marginalized community! It doesn’t matter what/who you’re writing—eligibility is based on YOU.
a few
#dvpit
reminders before we begin!
- NO RETWEETS allowed & no using the hashtag unless you are pitching/a participating editor!
- NO LIKES—those are for requesting agents/editors only!
- Do your RESEARCH & remember you don’t need to submit to anyone you don’t want to!
The
#DVpit
/
#DVart
twitter pitch events are next week October 26-27! Marginalized authors & illustrators are encouraged to pitch their unpublished work for agents & publishers to consider. Rules & details regarding eligibility are at !
that's a wrap on
#DVpit
day 1 for children's and YA! come back tomorrow for
#DVpit
adult projects, and/or for
#DVart
if you are an artist (all age markets)!
sleep well! 😴
Today is
#DVpit
’s 2nd birthday. The very 1st event, when it was one day instead of two, was TWO YEARS AGO!! Thanks to all (authors + pub people) who have stuck with it. With me. And brought 65 successes (including 27 book deals) out of it! <3
#DVpit
begins NOW (for all the children’s book creators of picture books, chapter books, middle grade and YA--of marginalized identities) and runs until 8PM ET! best of luck! don’t forget the rules:
OKAY hi
#DVpit
illustrators & artists! If you ID w/ a marginalized comm & want to pitch your work to agents/editors, we are carving out a day just for you—day 3, April 25! I’m updating the website rules but general guidelines in next tweet(s)…
So excited to take this
#DVpit
opportunity to announce that the next
@DV_con
will be January 22-23, 2022! Official hashtag is
#DVcon2022
!
And we're excited to start our search for volunteers! If you'd like to be involved 🤞🏼 please fill out this form:
aaaand that’s the end of
#DVpit
day 1!! great job everyone! please let us know what happens for you next!
tomorrow, come pitch your books for adult readers on
#DVpit
, meanwhile artists and illustrators can use
#DVart
to pitch their work (for audiences of all ages)!
#DVpit
for an adult audience starts now!
#DVart
for illustrators (
#GN
#WFH
) too!
pitching window closes at 8PM ET! reminder: this event is for creators from marginalized communities!
likes are for agents / requesting editors
RTs are for editors who can't take unagented subs
F.A.Q.
If my character(s) is/are marginalized but i am not, am i eligible to participate in
#DVpit
?
A: No, you are not (even if your child/sibling/parent/friend/partner is/has x marginalization).
Good evening!
Due to the volume of pitches and the growing pains of adjusting to a new platform, we’ve decided to extend our consideration window for agents and editors participating in
#dvpit
!
You will now have until the end of the day Monday October 23 to make requests. 🤓
ahem! news!
we have decided to move the annual
#DVpit
pitch event from October to August! we're working on the exact date, and will reveal that info sometime in May/June! see you all soon(er)!
If you didn’t get any requests this time around in
#DVpit
or
#DVart
please remember that the feed moves fast and not every book looks good as a 280-character pitch! Query that baby and keep your head up high! 💕💕
#DVpit
for picture books, kids chapter books, middle grade, and YA starts now! pitching window closes at 8PM ET! reminder: this event is for creators from marginalized communities!
likes are for agents / requesting editors
RTs are for editors who can't take unagented subs
okay okay so... giving this a shot before i overthink it.
if you have the means, and the interest, please consider helping
#DVpit
pay for an intern (for october's event) and cover the cost of trademark filing!
#dvpit
lovelies, please remember it’s okay and GOOD to research the agents/agencies/editors who have requested your work before sending off your material! 💚💚
if you're a marginalized (BIPOC, queer, disabled, etc) author/illustrator and you're looking for a literary agent, you can pitch your manuscripts or illustrations on
#DVpit
or
#DVart
from October 26-27, 2020! visit for more info on eligibility and rules.
oh wow so after this latest flurry of successes are added to the site we’ll be at 96* total… ALMOST 100 SUCCESSES!!
#DVpit
*includes 36 authors with book deals baby! see many of them here:
keep killing it out there
#DVpit
day 1 (for unpublished, completed manuscripts for kids/YA by writers of marginalized identities) begins NOW! Get pitching! Remember: 6 tweet-pitches allowed per project but max 1 tweet-pitch per hour regardless!
hi hi hi
#DVpit
is happening on Discord starting in 12 hours and closing at 11:59PM ET tomorrow night!
again--Discord! not this hellscape!
not too late to join (this goes for unagented marginalized book creators as well as any interested agents/editors):
oh!!!! We hit 10k followers!!!!!! Thank you so much! I feel so lucky to have so many people interested enough in what
#dvpit
is doing that they’ll follow along. Thanks for supporting and encouraging us with your numbers. 💚
Hello hello Twitter!
#DVpit
starts in ONE HOUR. Pitch your children’s/YA projects if you are a marginalized creator (see to see what I mean by this) from 8AM-8PM ET! Pitch tomorrow if you have an adult project. Good luck!
Post-mortem
#dvpit
reminders:
- Take your time researching agents/eds before sending
- You don’t need to submit to anyone you’re not comfortable sending to
- Keep me posted on signings/deals
- DMs are open
- There is also a FB support group:
It’s
#DVpit
for Children’s & YA projects TOMORROW, and adult projects the following day (Thursday), so retweeting the below thread! Please read thru, and be ready to arm yourself with information!
#DVpit
is one month away! Are you ready with your pitches? You can receive private pitch help/critiques from some amazing volunteers. Check them out and see how you can contact them here:
Tomorrow is
#DVpit
's 1st ARTISTS/ILLUSTRATORS day!! You must be unagented & identify w/a marginalized group to be eligible. Pitch original work w/ a regular pitch +
#OG
. Work-for-hire should be pitched w/
#WFH
& description of your style/portfolio. Include images as samples!!
Seems some people do need to hear this so: being over a certain age is not qualifying for
#dvpit
. You might face discrimination but it’s not a marginalized identity.
Scrolling thru the
#dvpit
feed and need to urge you all to pleeeease check out the website for all the rules. You are NOT supposed to retweet pitches—that’s for editors. You can support with a quote-tweet or a reply, just don’t use the hashtag bc the feed gets clogged 💚
Okay!
#DVpit
’s children’s/YA day is now OVER! Thank you to all that came on the feed to pitch, support, celebrate, and find these voices. Reminder: keep me posted on any successes!
Tomorrow April 26, 8AM-8PM ET: Bring on the pitches for Adult projects!
#DVcon
is designed with both the Kidlit and Adult markets in mind. We’re hard at work to bring you informative panels and workshops, fun micro-content by your fave authors, and a safe, inclusive space to foster community.
#DVpit
day 1 is over!! Thanks all for coming!
Tomorrow is
#DVpit
for the adult market plus
#DVart
for artists/illustrators! (original work and/or WFH)
Please tune back in at 8PM ET tomorrow for a special announcement ;)
some special attention hashtags!
DIS = disability
ND = neurodivergent
BVM = Black Voices Matter (users have adopted from
#pitmad
)
TV = trans voices (can’t credit now, but a user no longer on twitter requested)
#DVpit
The
#DVpit
critique giveaway is OPEN! This year we are doing it a little differently: enter via the Google Form linked below, which is for ALL categories. The giveaway will be open today through Saturday, with winners being notified next week. Please RT!
Will work on an official FAQ for future
#DVpit
events, but one of the most common questions I've been getting, especially today, is if an author who is otherwise *not* marginalized can participate on the basis that they are over a certain age. The answer is no.
*CRITIQUE GIVEAWAY*
To enter to win a Young Adult critique, you must:
1. FOLLOW
@DVpit_
2. RETWEET *this* tweet (do not quote-tweet)
3. REPLY w/your genre
For marginalized
#DVpit
-hopefuls only! Entry limited to ONE per person! Closes Friday.
#DVpit
has come to an end for 2020! we’ll return for another pitch event next October.
in the meantime, check out to learn about our inaugural writers/illo conference,
#DVcon
! follow
@DV_con
to stay updated. :)
Tomorrow is Day 1 of
#DVpit
, for kidlit and YA projects!
Please tune back in on Thursday at 8PM ET, at the conclusion of Day 2 / end of Spring 2020
#DVpit
for a very special announcement!
#DVpit
is over for the year, but agents & editors are still going thru the feed so don't be alarmed if you get a late like! interviews will still roll out.
reminder to ALWAYS do research before sending material out. DMs are open if you need anything. see you in the spring. <3
AGH and we’re finished!!!
#DVpit
adult edition and
#DVart
are now closed, as well as yesterday’s kids/YA day. keep us posted on your next steps and GOOD LUCK!!! thank you for coming out <3
📢 reminder! our annual
#DVpit
giveaway is next week!
from Aug 14-18, 2023 you can enter via google form to win a critique from an incredible pub pro! more details and our donor bios can be found at:
the google form will be posted Aug 14!
pls RT! 🙏🏼
Prepping for
#DVpit
? You can get in some pitch practice April 12, 8AM-7PM ET! Volunteers will critique & offer tips. Peer-to-peer feedback is encouraged. Make some friends, help out your fellow marginalized creator, prep for the Real Thing. Mark those calendars! (host:
@KatCho
)
#DVpit
is coming at you in TWO WEEKS!!
8AM-8PM ET
April 23: Childrens/YA stuffs
April 24: Adult readerly things
April 25: Artist/illustrator workings
for unagented creators who ID with a historically marginalized group! more info/rules at
#DVpit
day 1 for childrens and YA is starting now!! Please make sure you are familiar with all the rules (read at ) and good luck!!
We’ll go until 8PM ET! :)
TODAY IS THE DAY! Artists/illustrators who ID with a marginalized community, please pitch your work/portfolio at
#DVpit
today! We begin at 8AM ET. Here are the rules:
Whoa! We’re only 8 weeks away from
#DVpit
! Children’s & YA pitch day is April 25, and the Adult pitch day is April 26. Make sure you remind yourself of the rules () and also check out the critique giveaway NEXT WEEK!
if
@jack
eliminates the <3 button,
#dvpit
will adapt and keep going.
…tho it’d be nice if
@twitter
/
@twittercomms
wanted to spend time fixing the things that are ACTUALLY broken on this platform by suspending trolls and nazis but WHAT DO I KNOW
Here we go!
#DVpit
Children’s/YA day starts NOW!
Reminder: max 6 pitches per project, multiple projects are okay but overall do not pitch more than once per hour regardless. Full rules at
CRITIQUE GIVEAWAY ALERT!! Check out to see the full list of donors (including agents, editors, & authors) offering critiques on queries/pages/art to
#DVpit
hopefuls ONLY. Starts tomorrow for Childrens, YA on Wed, & Adult/Art on Thurs. All close on Friday!
#DVpit
and
#DVart
are next week, Monday and Tuesday! Are you ready? Be sure to re-read the rules about eligibility and participation () and find answers to common questions in this FAQ thread:
F.A.Q.
If my character(s) is/are marginalized but i am not, am i eligible to participate in
#DVpit
?
A: No, you are not (even if your child/sibling/parent/friend/partner is/has x marginalization).
Okay!
#DVpit
’s Adult day is now OVER! Thank you again to all that came on the feed to pitch, support, celebrate, and find these voices. Reminder: keep me posted on any successes!
#DVpit
shall return… sometime soon! :D
🎉🎉 a pitch event for Asian/Pasifika authors and illustrators (all age categories)! If you missed
#dvpit
and would be eligible, definitely don’t miss out on
#APIpit
! Follow
@_APIpit
to stay informed and mark your calendar for May 4, 2021! 📝
#APIpit
coming Spring 2021.
Follow us for updates; we have something in the works for querying API creators this winter ❄
For more information about our organization, go to
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
#DVpit
’s children’s & YA day is tomorrow!! Marginalized creators can pitch their work using the hashtag 8AM-8PM ET! Remind yourself of the rules & eligibility information & note that the day to pitch Adult projects is the day after tomorrow (Thursday).
Gently interrupting
#PreDV
to celebrate our moderator & host
@KatCho
! Her book sold to Putnam and we have her back for a quick follow-up interview. Congratulations, Kat, and thanks for all you give back to
#DVpit
! <3