Event

PITCHAPALOOZA

Litquake wants you to pitch your book! Pitchapalooza is like American Idol for books, only without Steven Tyler. Twenty to 25 writers get one minute to pitch their book ideas to an all-star publishing panel, including David Henry Sterry, Sam Barry, and Kathi Kamen Goldmark. The winner receives an introduction to an agent or publisher. Anyone who buys "The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published" gets a free consultation worth $100. Last year's Litquake winner Chris Cole got a publishing deal for his book! Book sales and signing to follow. Co-presented by the California Institute of Integral Studies.

Sam Barry works for HarperOne. He co-authored "Write That Book Already! The Tough Love You Need to Get Published" and writes the Author Enablers column for BookPage with his wife Kathi Goldmark. Visit them at kathiandsam.net.

Kathi Kamen Goldmark is co-author of BookPage's Author Enablers column and "Write That Book Already: The Tough Love You Need to Get Published Now." Winner of the 2008 Women's National Book Association Award, she produces the nationally distributed radio show West Coast Live.

David Henry Sterry is the bestselling author of 13 books. The last one appeared on the front cover of the Sunday New York Times Book Review. His company The Book Doctors has helped hundreds of talented writers become published authors.