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2026 pitching event calendar

Pitch Perfect: Picture Books

Wednesday 28 January & 4 February 2026

Picture Book Matchmaker

Wednesday 22 & Friday 24 April 2026

Pitch Perfect

Fridays from 29 May-17 June 2026

Virtual Literary Speed Dating

Wednesday 22 & Friday 24 July 2026

Pitch Perfect

Fridays from 28 August-18 September 2026

Virtual Literary Speed Dating

Wednesday 21 & Friday 23 October 2026

Our pitching events

Virtual Literary Speed Dating

Have a completed manuscript ready for the submission process? Our successful Virtual Literary Speed Dating event gives writers a three-minute opportunity to pitch to Australian publishers and agents.

 

Next event: Wednesday 22 & Friday 24 July 2026

 

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Picture Book Matchmaker

Have a picture book manuscript or illustration portfolio you’d like to get in front of publishers and agents? This event gives picture book authors, author-illustrators, and illustrators a six-minute opportunity to pitch to Australian publishers and agents, and forge connections with key book industry professionals.

 

Next event: Wednesday 22 & Friday 24 April 2026
 

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Need help preparing your pitch?

Pitch Perfect

Do you want to nail your pitch to publishers and literary agents? Our four-week Pitch Perfect course with Dr Emily Booth is designed to teach you how. You’ll discover how the submission process works, how to craft your pitch, and how to find the best publication outcome for your book.

 

Next event: Fridays from 29 May-17 June 2026

 

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Pitch Perfect: Picture Books

Join us for Pitch Perfect: Picture Books with publishing professional and illustrator Erica Wagner. Learn what’s involved in submitting a picture book manuscript or illustrator portfolio to publishers and agents, how to craft your pitch, and how to find the best publication outcome for your work.
 
Next event: Wednesday 28 January & 4 February 2026
 

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Success stories

View the ASA’s pitching event success stories below.