Pitchapalooza Comes to Montclair

The Book Doctors, aka, Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, authors of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, will be making a house call at the Montclair Public Library in partnership with Watchung Booksellers.  They want YOU to pitch your book at their acclaimed event, Pitchapalooza, which was recently featured in The New York Times. Pitchapalooza is like American Idol for books--only without the Simon. Writers get one minute to pitch their book ideas to an all-star panel of publishing experts, including Dominck Anfuso (VP & Edior-in-Chief, Free Press/Simon & Schuster), Liza Dawson, agent extraordinaire (Liza Dawson Associates Literary Agency), & Pamela Redmond Satran, bestselling author/blogger (How Not To Act Old) & founder of MEWS. The winner receives an introduction to an appropriate agent or publisher for his/her book. Plus, anyone who buys a book gets a free consultation worth $100.

 Arielle Eckstut has been a literary agent for 18 years. She is also the author of seven books and the co-founder of the iconic brand, LittleMissMatched. David Henry Sterry is the best-selling author of 12 books, on a wide variety of subject including memoir, sports, YA fiction and reference. His last book appeared on the cover of the Sunday New York Times Book Review.  Together, they’ve helped dozens and dozens of talented amateur writers become published authors.  They’ve appeared everywhere from NPR’s Morning Edition to USA Today, and have taught publishing workshops everywhere from the Miami Book Fair to Stanford University.  Find more at www.thebookdoctors.com.