Without any ado, Ms. Johnson-Blalock's winners:
First place: #5 DROWNING IN AIR
DROWNING IN AIR wins a full request!
Second place: #13 A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES
A PLAGUE ON BOTH YOUR HOUSES wins a request for the first 100 pages!
Third place: #4 THE PARIS TRIP
THE PARIS TRIP wins a request for the first 50 pages!
Fourth place: #8 IF YOU FIND ME and #20 CROSSROADS
IF YOU FIND ME and CROSSROADS win a request for the first 20 pages!
Congratulations, winners! Please e-mail me at kvandolzer(at)gmail(dot)com for details on how to submit your materials to Ms. Johnson-Blalock.
In addition, Ms. Johnson-Blalock named two honorable mentions: #9 SIGN OF THE COCOA BEANS and #10 THE EXQUISITENESS OF SEEING. In her own words, "these queries and pages were fantastic, but for wholly subjective reasons, they aren't quite right for me. But congratulations on a job well done and all my best wishes for finding the perfect agent."
Thank you, Ms. Johnson-Blalock, for your time and thoughtful critiques. And thank you, everyone else, for YOUR time and thoughtful critiques. These contests always restore my faith in humanity:)
Thanks again, Krista! I loved seeing everyone's work and critiques. Love your comment about having your faith in humanity restored--definitely a good thing! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for organizing this contest, Krista. And thank you, Ms. Johnson-Blalock, for your time and consideration. This was a wonderful event. It is great to get feedback directly from an agent, and to see exactly what they are looking for in a query.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this contest! And thank you, Ms. Johnson-Blalock, for providing such wonderful feedback!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Krista! And thank you, Ms. Johnson-Blalock for your attention and critiques - so incredibly helpful!
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