Calling All Burgeoning Authors!

Have "American Idol" envy, but can't hold a note? "So You Think You Can Dance," but you really can't? Well, here's one more chance to show your skills in front of a judge: pitch a great book idea.

On March 30th, at Greenlight Bookstore, you will get the chance to pitch your great American novel to a panel of esteemed authors. It's like American Idol for books — only without the Simon.

The "Book Doctors," Arielle Eckstut and David Henry Sterry, authors of The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published, will be making a house call in Brooklyn and they want you to pitch your book at their event, Pitchapalooza.

"We have just toured the country, and we are now bringing it home to Brooklyn," said best-selling author David Henry Sterry. "We have discovered in our travels that an absolutely shocking number of people in America, and also in the five boroughs, are burning with the desperate desire to become a published author."

At Pitchapalooza, writers get one minute to pitch their book ideas to an all-star panel of publishing experts. The winner of the event receives an introduction to an appropriate agent or publisher for his or her book.

Pitchapalooza at the Greenlight Bookstore, 686 Fulton Street at S. Oxford Street, on March 30 at 7 p.m. Call (718) 246-0200 for info.