Last week we announced the longlists for the 2020 Pitch It! Competition, and well, that was exciting enough! Today, we are absolutely BUZZING with excitement to find out which of our fabulous Pitch It! entries made the shortlists! These talented writers will all receive feedback on their pitches from our hard-working judges – please expect emails within the next couple of weeks!
The judges have all noted how high the standard of entries has been this year. Their points referred to the originality of the concept, emotion and voice used in the pitch to reflect the manuscript, as well as the importance of an easy-to-read flow throughout the piece, an enticing hook upfront and a clear point of difference. The following pitches reflected writing like storytelling – gripping, emotive, and concise with each word carefully put into place.
Huge thanks once again to Katrina McKelvey, Robert Vescio, Stef Gemmill, Kate Gordon and Nadia L King xx
So, without further ado, here are the SHORTLISTS for the TOP pitches. Congratulations to all!
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Picture Book Category
Albert’s Gift – M. Wray
If Crickets Played Cricket – J. Gould
James’s Joy – J. Catalano
LOUD! – L. Fletcher
Rosie and the Rainbow Smile – T. Donoghue
Signs – H. Jackson
The Garden at the End of the World – C. Polimeni
The Memory Collector – J. Nilson
The Paper Aeroplane – G. Patience
When Grace was Space – B. Nanayakkara
Junior Fiction / Middle Grade Category
92 Addington Place – P. Cleary
How to Rule the World? – C. Fitzgerald
Once Upon a Blood Moon – M. Jankuloska
Ordinary Jane – Z. Gaetjens
The Cloud Factory – L. Drew
The Great Ape Escape – H. Gallagher
The Great Ned Head Heist – S. Parsons
The Smuggle Bunnies – C. Fitzgerald
The Rat-catcher’s Apprentice – M. Jankuloska
Tilly and Max – L. McDermott
Timefire – N. McKenzie
Young Adult Category
Enough is Enough – N. Smith
Life Withour Clouds – F. Miller-Stevens
Peacemaker – E. Moss
Rules of the Stitch Up – G. Borella
Septime – L. Drew
So It Goes – B. Loveridge
The Burrow – A. Davies
The Inventor and the Comet – B. Breen
The Luminance – K. Covark
The Shrinking World – S. Tacey
Well done to the shortlistees! A fantastic achievement! All the best with the final round! 🙂
Winners and runners up will be announced on Wednesday November 4.
To see the competition guidelines and list of prizes, please head to the following link:
