• 2026 Pitch Perfect: KidLit Edition Application Form

  • Thank you for your interest in the 2026 Pitch Perfect: KidLit Edition!

    Pitch Perfect: KidLit Edition gives aspiring authors like you the opportunity to meet with an agent or editor and receive feedback on your manuscript and query letter. You must have a completed manuscript of fiction or creative non-fiction for picture books, middle grade, young adult or graphic novel categories that has not been previously published.

    If you are selected for this program, you will be matched with an agent or editor who will review your materials. Following the review, the agent or editor will schedule a 20-minute virtual meeting with you to provide feedback and advice. There is no promise or expectation that you will receive a book deal or sign with an agent through this program.

    The deadline for submissions is XXX. The fee to participate in Pitch Perfect: KidLit Edition is $39, payable after applications have been approved.

    Before you submit your application, please make sure you have reviewed all the frequently asked questions. If you have questions that have not been addressed in the FAQs, please contact writers@thefoldcanada.org and use “PITCH PERFECT” in the subject line.

  • ABOUT YOU

  • Do you identify as belonging to any of the below communities?*
  • Are you a published author?*
  • How many books have you published?*

  • ABOUT YOUR MANUSCRIPT

  • Which category best describes your manuscript? (Select all that apply.)*
  • Is the manuscript complete? (For picture book and graphic novel authors, this applies only to the text of your manuscript, not the illustrations.)*

  • For picture book authors, the full text of the manuscript must be complete in order to participate in Pitch Perfect. 

    For middle grade, young adult and graphic novel authors, it is highly recommended that the manuscript is complete before applying for Pitch Perfect. While the editor/agent will only read the first 20 pages, it is helpful to have a completed manuscript for your one-on-one session.

  • Has the manuscript been previously published? (Either through a traditional publisher or self-published.)*

  • Pitch Perfect is only open to manuscripts that have not been previously published.

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  • If you are selected to participate in Pitch Perfect, would you prefer to receive feedback from an editor or an agent? Please note that while we try our best to match everyone according to their preferences, matches are not guaranteed.*
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