Monday, June 27, 2011

Now Accepting Entries!

UPDATE: And we filled our 20 slots! Those entries will go up sometime tomorrow. (And if you didn't make it in this time, I'm hosting another round of "An Agent's Inbox" with another agent at the end of July, so stay tuned!)

I'm now accepting entries for the first-ever "An Agent's Inbox" contest! Here's a quick refresher:

The Rules

1. To enter, your manuscript must meet two conditions: First, it must be COMPLETE, POLISHED, AND READY TO QUERY, and second, it must be in one of the genres The Agent represents (which are listed at the bottom of this post).

2. All entries must include A QUERY and THE FIRST 250 WORDS of your manuscript. You must paste these items IN THE BODY OF YOUR E-MAIL; otherwise, I'll disqualify it.

3. THE ENTRY WINDOW OPENS AT 4:00 P.M. EDT (OR 1:00 P.M. PDT). Once the entry window opens, I'll accept the first 20 entries. I won't accept any entries sent before the entry window opens or after the first 20 slots fill up.

4. If your entry makes it in, I'll send you a confirmation e-mail with a post number. If your entry doesn't make it in, I'll still send you an e-mail, but it won't have a post number. (But never fear! I'm hosting another contest just like this one at the end of next month!)

5. If your entry makes it in, YOU MUST COMMENT ON AT LEAST 3 OTHER ENTRIES.

The Prizes The Agent will select both the winners and the prizes. The Agent might pick 20 winners, or he or she might only pick one. The Agent might offer full requests, or he or she might only ask to see another page. It all depends on how good the entries are.

Please keep in mind that THIS CONTEST ISN'T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. I've encouraged The Agent to treat the entries exactly as he or she would a normal batch of queries. Essentially, The Agent will be answering the question, "How much of the entry did you read, and if you didn't read it all, why did you stop?" I think this process will be instructive for all of us, but if you enter, you need to be prepared to hear exactly what The Agent thinks of your query and first page.

The Genres

YA fiction (all subgenres)
Adult Paranormal Romance
Adult Urban Fantasy

To enter, please send an e-mail with YOUR QUERY and THE FIRST 250 WORDS of your manuscript to kvandolzer(at)gmail(dot)com. And please, please, please remember to PASTE THESE ITEMS IN THE BODY OF THE E-MAIL.

Good luck!

17 comments:

Dorothy Dreyer said...

Done. Thanks, Krista. This is a great opportunity! :D

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Riley Redgate said...

Yay! I'm so excited! :)

Riley Redgate said...

...cross-posted. Yep, it's a REAL PERSON response! (fancy that =]) Just got one.

Dorothy Dreyer said...

LOL, still waiting for mine, but glad to know it's a personal response. :D Good luck!

Dorothy Dreyer said...

Got it now, lol. :)

The Writer said...

Thanks for the contest! Great opportunity!

Sara said...

Thank you so much for the contest, this is great!

Jessica said...

I'm not at home and won't be for another hour, how many slots left? I'm at an apt with my daughter just waiting on the dr. Should I just relax because all slots are almost filled? Good luck to everyone and wow what a great contest!

Marquita Hockaday said...

Thanks for the contest...this is so cool and innovative!

Myrna Foster said...

Are you going to make this a monthly thing?

Theresa Milstein said...

What a wonderful opportunity. Thank you!

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for doing this. I'm fairly new to your site...been lurking for a little while, but had to enter. I made it in and looking forward to all comments. Can't improve w/o critiques.Ready to read all entries. Good luck to everyone who makes it in.

Melinda said...

This is so awesome! I may have been too late. Shucks. But it will still be fun to watch and learn from. Thanks for the awesome contest!

Huntress said...

Is the end near? Oh, that sounds ominous huh.

If I am too late I still enjoy visiting your blog :)

Chantele Sedgwick said...

You are so awesome, Krista. :) Good luck to everyone who entered!