Tag Archives: QueryKombat 2017

Title: Super WeenieEntry Name: Bust the Bubble WrapWord Count: 48,000Genre:  MG Contemporary; OwnVoices (Allergy/Anaphylaxis) Query:Eleven-year-old SAFFRON LEWIS wants to be a regular kid, but her life-threatening food allergies, medical alert bracelet and ever-present EpiPen make her feel like a weirdo.  The nickname assigned by her older brother when she was two years old isn’t helping matters. She swallowed one bite of nutty Halloween candy, turned the […]

Title: Plus-Size Entry Nickname: Be Grateful For Cookies Word Count: 40,000 Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary  Query: Thirteen-year-old Lizzie will do almost anything for a cookie. Sadly, her mother banned them from her life months ago, replacing sweets with tasteless foods and a gym membership. Her mom claims it’s for her own good, even though her skinny sister can still […]

Well, Round 1 of this crazy contest officially ended Monday night. We promised blood, and blood there was. Also tears, nail-biting, and some hair-pulling. Congratulations to all of you who fought hard and came out victorious. Please have your revised entries to us by Tuesday, June 6th at 8 am EDT. Use the same format […]

Title: A Child’s Last Hope Entry Nickname: Child and Family Services Word Count: 71K Genre: Adult Crime/Psychological Thriller Query: Altruistic social worker, Ethan Harper, navigates atrocities on a daily basis working for Child and Family Services in Citrus County (CFS), California. Children subjected to physical abuse, neglect, and exploitation are tragic common occurrences that Ethan […]

Title: The End of the World as We Know it Entry Nickname: The Nose Knows Word Count: 69k Genre: Adult contemporary fantasy. Ownvoice–Latino (two of the multiple POVs) Query: Eddie Nezevitch has a unique gift—just like everyone else. Though his power ranks low and poses no danger, it is why he’s the best homicide detective […]

Title: Dangerous Beasts Entry nickname: Bounty and the Beast Word count: 89,000 Genre: Adult Fantasy Romance  Query: Exiled Charmer Leena Edenfrell is in deep shit. Wanted by the Charmers Council for selling rare and endangered creatures on the black market for profit, they’ve hired an assassin to kill her. With the realm’s most talented murderer for hire nipping […]

Title: Still Life Entry Nickname: Men Aren’t Dying  Word count: 95K Genre: Adult contemporary sci-fi Query:  On the same day the world is enveloped in a virus-laden preternatural fog, Samantha Davis’ ex-boyfriend survives a horrific car accident against expectations. As he begins to recover, his radically altered personality is hard for Samantha to explain. Active […]

Title: FINDING SETH Entry Nickname: Mother of All Custody Battles Word count: 73K Genre: Women’s Fiction Query: All that Lola Bishop wants is to have a baby and raise a family with her husband and college sweetheart, Paul, but she swears the fertility deck is stacked against her. She’s pretty sure she’s hit rock bottom when her […]

Title: LETH5L: DEEP CUTS Entry Nickname: Boy Band Ninja Assassins Word Count: 80K Genre: YA Adventure Comedy Query:  When the members of the world’s biggest boy band, Leth5l, stumble into a robbery in progress, they easily thwart the crooks and save the day with sick choreography. Roughly six seconds later, videos of their ninja moves […]

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Title: PRINCESS AND THE PEACE Nickname: Girls Can Be Princes Too Genre: YA Fantasy Word Count: 60k Own Voices because of black/brown and queer characters, and of course, the being raised by fairies part.  Query: Eighteen-year-old Cal is no stranger to tragedy or secrets. Assassins murdered her father and brother when she was seven, leaving her […]