ALT Why Instagram? #WriterPit is an Instagram-only event, and the focus is NOT to get likes from agents or editors. So why should you participate?

ALT Sooner or later, most writers come to a point in their writing journey when they realize they need to reach the people who will actually read their book. And readers generally aren’t on X or Bsky — but a lot of them are on Instagram.

ALT Growing an Instagram account from nothing can be tricky — but that’s where the writing community shines! During pitch events, writers follow, support, and engage with each other, so it’s a great opportunity to grow your following and create hype for a post about your book — on a platform where where it really matters!

ALT Many writers won’t just boost you during the event, they keep supporting your future posts too, so it’s a valuable network to build your author brand on. And of course, you should do the same in return. Support and hype other writers as often as you can. Because that’s what we do: We’re writers, we lift each other up!