Stage 1
Pitch Submission
Publicists upload once, festivals read everywhere
Publicists submit structured author and book data through a stepped form — title, genre, ISBN, publisher, format, publication date, and a short description. No more PDFs attached to emails. The data lands directly in your Planner, ready to be scored.
Stage 2
Pitch Scoring
Your team scores. The system tracks progress.
Operations staff review each pitch using a RAG scoring system — Red, Amber, Dark Amber, Green. Multiple scorers per pitch, configurable targets, optional notes. Administrators see the full picture: who has scored what, which pitches need attention, and where consensus is forming.
Stage 3
Pitch Merge — Similar Pitches
Find related pitches and build balanced panels
The three-panel Pitch Merge interface helps administrators group scored pitches into draft events. Select a pitch and the system surfaces similar titles — matched by genre, theme, and audience — with similarity scores. Star pitches to shortlist them, then drag them into a draft event.
Stage 4
Pitch Merge — Semantic Search
Search by concept, not just keywords
Type “the sea” or “thriller books about trains” and the AI-powered semantic search ranks every pitch by relevance. Build a shortlist, check publisher balance, set event type and duration, then save a draft event — all from one screen.
Stage 5
Scheduling
From draft events to a published programme
Drag draft events onto a visual schedule grid organised by venue and time slot. The unscheduled events sidebar lets you search and filter, while the main grid shows your programme taking shape across multiple days and venues.
Real traction, not theory
Structured pitching is already live and being used by publishers and festivals across the UK.
298
pitches submitted
90
publicists active
289
authors represented