Make the Perfect Online Pitch

Please complete the form below to submit your pitch. Registrations for Perfect Online Pitch will open from 3pm on Monday 5 August 2024 until midnight on Wednesday 7 August 2024 (or until limit is reached).

Before booking

• Review the Perfect Online Pitch process and conditions
• Please check that there are still places with your preferred publisher. We will accept applications by date of application assuming the form has been correctly filled in. If the booking for a publisher has closed, email events@nzauthors.org.nz to join the waitlist. (We will email you if a place becomes available.)
• Do your research on publishers. Ensure you understand what kind of manuscripts the attending representatives are seeking and ensure you are comfortable pitching your work to them.
• Only book into a pitching slot if the representative is seeking the kind of material you intend to pitch, i.e., do not pitch a picture book to a publisher seeking non-fiction.
• Your pitch must be for a completed manuscript, not an idea. If you are successful in your pitch, the publisher will request to read your completed manuscript.
• If your manuscript is not complete or you are not comfortable in providing it at present, please continue working on your project and attend a POP at a later date when your work is completed.
• Ensure you are ready and available to attend your appointments. We will not schedule follow-up sessions with publishers if you cannot attend.
• Booking cancellations must be received by 13 August. We are unable to amend the pitching schedules after this time and you will appear as a no-show for your appointment. If you decide not to attend, please consider others on the waiting list and advise us with as much notice as possible.