Kill Your Darlings members can enrol in this course for free! After joining, new members will be sent a link to access the course.

Want to learn how to craft the perfect pitch? How to Pitch with Kill Your Darlings offers an insider’s guide to the pitching and publishing process.

This course is for those who are thinking about sending pitches or works-in-progress to publications—whether KYD or any other print or online publication. Whether you’re pitching for the first time or want to get an insider’s insight into the publishing process, we’ve designed this workshop to assist you with putting your best foot forward.

You’ll Learn:

— What makes a good (and bad) pitch

— The do’s and don’ts of pitching

— Pitching etiquette

— About the writing and editing process after your pitch is accepted

The course is designed to take 1–2 hours to complete, but can also be accomplished in short stages. This is a completely self-paced online course—you decide when you start and when you finish. We encourage you to approach this material not just as lessons to be finished once and for all, but also as a collection of resources to which you can return time and again.

Please note that KYD courses are hosted on Teachable, a separate platform to the KYD website, so you’ll need to create a free Teachable account.