#PitchMe 2022 Results and Wrap-up

Another #PitchMe's come and gone, and I'm delightfully worn out. #PitchMe pitches racked up 72 likes earlier this week from our agents and editors (and several pitches scored 3 additional likes from an outside agent and editor, too)! Here's a breakdown of the action:

#2 PB: MY BA'S AMBODO Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez, Jennifer Herrington, Michael Carr, Elisa Houot

#3 PB: SOUR DOUGH Jennifer Herrington

#4 PB: THE PICKLE INCIDENT Alison Weiss

#5 PB: WHISPER TO THE WORRY STONES Jennifer Herrington, Lindsay Auld, Stefanie Molina, Kristin Ostby, Cherrita Lee

#7 PB: QUOKKA CAN'T FROWN Jennifer Herrington, Stefanie Molina, Cherrita Lee

#8 MG: KONRAD BLOOM AND THE REJECTS OF TECH-E ACADEMY Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez, Lindsay Auld, Alison Weiss

#9 MG: A RECIPE FOR DISASTER Elizabeth Bewley, Alex Aceves, Lindsay Auld, Lisa Mangum

#10 MG: MAIRA AND THE RAINBOW CITY Elizabeth Bewley, Lindsay Auld, Lisa Mangum

#11 MG: NEWTON'S NOVELTIES Jennifer Herrington, Jon Cobb, Lindsay Auld, Shari Maurer

#14 MG: MURDER AASAN Jennifer Herrington, Jon Cobb, Lindsay Auld, Michael Carr, Kristin Ostby, Savannah Brooks (plus Kristie Choi)

#15 YA: THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF A FLOWER Alex Aceves, Stefanie Molina, Lisa Mangum, Savannah Brooks

#16 YA: SONG FOR LOST SOULS Lisa Mangum

#17 YA: ONCE UPON A ROAD TRIP Jennifer Herrington, Elizabeth Bewley, Alex Aceves, Elisa Houot

#18 YA: BEAUTY TO ASHES Elizabeth Bewley, Alex Aceves, Michael Carr, Kristin Ostby, Elisa Houot, Lindsay Auld, Ali Lake

#19 YA: MY NAME IS MARY READ Ali Lake

#20 YA: DANCING WITH THE ALL-STARS Jennifer Herrington

#21 YA: THE WONDER BENEATH Elizabeth Bewley, Alex Aceves, Michael Carr, Kristin Ostby

#22 YA: A MAJOR IN DROWNING Jennifer Herrington, Elizabeth Bewley, Lindsay Auld, Shari Maurer, Kristin Ostby, Jon Cobb (plus Michelle Z. Jackson)

#23 A: PROMISE THEM A STORM Jon Cobb

#27 A: AT THE END OF TIME Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez, Elizabeth Bewley, Jen Nadol, Kristin Ostby, Lisa Mangum (plus Michelle Z. Jackson)

#28 A: FINDING THE MUGWORT GIRLS Savannah Brooks

#29 A: THE SOMEDAY GAME Kaitlyn Leann Sanchez, Jen Nadol, Julie Crisp

In addition, one of our PBs came to the agent round with an offer on the table!

Also, I just want to say that, if you didn't get a like--or even if you didn't get picked as a finalist--I still believe in you, and I hope you believe in you, too. The only trait every published author has in common is persistence, so keep bashing your head against that brick wall until it comes crumbling down.

Last but certainly not least, THANK YOU. Whether you were an agent, an editor, an entrant, or a finalist, I couldn't have done this without you. And I REALLY couldn't have done this without PB partner-in-crime Tara Shiroff. Thanks again for all your insights and boundless enthusiasm.

Until next year!