Since 2014, Book Pipeline has connected writers worldwide with publishers, agents, editors, and the film industry. Through our two divisions—Unpublished and Adaptation—the company seeks both new and established storytellers. Additionally, Book Pipeline's team of professional editors helps authors refine their fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, queries, and more through our Workshop.
The Book Pipeline team has helped many authors secure literary representation and publishing deals through its unique, long-term, hands-on facilitation process. Recent published winners and runners-up include the thriller Kill For Love by Laura Picklesimer and How to Win the War on Truth by Sam Spitale, with Ring by Michelle Lerner, Ditch Your Sh*T by Kate Evans, and several other titles slated for 2025 and 2026 releases.
Since 2014, Book Pipeline has helped many authors secure literary representation and publishing deals through its unique, long-term, hands-on facilitation process.
*we're sticklers too on success story "credit," so will always be clear to indicate when Pipeline had an active role in development, and if the signing was a result of Pipeline introductions, the writer's win and exposure, or simply their (or their agent's!) hard-earned and well-deserved hustle ...
After placing as a finalist in the 2020 Unpublished Nonfiction category, Samuel Spitale signed with Veronica Goldstein of Fletcher & Co (now UTA) and inked a publishing deal with Quirk Books for his prescriptive work, How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths Are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality (fka How […]
Meg Serino signed with Matthew Carnicelli of Carnicelli Literary Management after placing as the Runner-Up in the 2021 Unpublished (Literary) season with her novel, Annapurna.
Through meetings facilitated by Book Pipeline, 2020 Unpublished Sci-Fi/Fantasy category finalists Jessi Honard & Marie Parks were published by Not a Pipe Publishing for their contemporary fantasy novel, Unrelenting. The book released in 2022. “As debut authors, it's so hard to stand out without someone standing behind you, and that's exactly what Book Pipeline has done for us," […]
Seeking published books, graphic novels, and short stories for film and TV adaptation. Winner and runner-up receive extensive development with execs and circulation to producers.
Reviewing unpublished manuscripts across multiple categories of fiction and nonfiction. Select publishers and literary agents get first look at the winners and runners-up.
The Indispensable Lottie Hot by Mark Connelly will be published by Running Wild Press. Due for a 2026 release. Mark placed in the 2024 Unpublished competition with his literary novel Newman's Choice.
Unpublished finalist (Nonfiction) Kate Evans was introduced by Pipeline to agent Cindy Bullard of Birch Literary in 2023, who soon after signed her. Ditch Your Sh*t!: How to Declutter the Crap Out of Your Life and Home is slated for publication in October 2025 through Turner Books.
This one is best-expressed through a timeline ... A totally easy process spanning a breezy … nine years. From Laura: "The Pipeline team has been amazingly helpful since The Mother was a finalist in the Script Pipeline TV competition years ago. It's a story that has stayed close to my heart so I ended up […]