Title: THE BONES OF PARIS Entry Nickname: We kinda destroyed Paris Word count: 72K Genre: YA contemporary fantasy. Own voices Query: Bermudian expat Skyeler Anders wants three things for his seventeenth birthday: to have a boyfriend, get his bloody memories back, and for his nightmares to stop. Fate smiles upon him by giving him a boyfriend […]
Title: The Tsar’s Heir Nickname: Kaza Word count: 110, 000K Gendre: YA fantasy Query: Sixteen-year-old Olesya, the tsar’s strong-Willed only child, has spent her life trying to get her father to acknowledge her existence. When the tsar hosts a tournament to determine his successor, Olesya dares to hope he will revoke the ridiculous law that […]
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 […]
Title: The Adventures of Kirby Daring Entry Nickname: Super Space Nerd Word Count: 35K Genre: MG Science Fiction Query: Kirby Daring is so not an action hero. He’s an eleven-year old super-genius who would much rather spend his time aboard Space Station Delta reading holo-comics or inventing a new device to help him get his […]
The Agent Round of Query Kombat 2017 has come to a close with a grand total of 123 requests spread across 35 entries. I’d like to give a HUGE thanks to all the agents who came out to help make the Agent Round a success. And thanks to the Judges who whipped our Kombatants into shape! […]
Here we go! The agent round! Before you dive in, please – agents and entrants – read this post! Agents, entrants are spread out over all three blogs. You can also find them at Michelle’s blog and Mike’s blog. Agents will request by saying, “I want to see more of this!” and leaving their submission instructions. (Kombatants: Don’t forget to […]
Title: Chai, Beards, and Harmony Entry Nickname: Beards Word count: 71K Genre: Contemporary Adult Rom-Com (Own Voices) Query: Amira Khan is too old for her dorm and exhausted from reporters’ constant calls for her personal ‘hot take’ on Islamophobia. She needs peace and quiet, and intends to get it by leaving grad school early to finish her thesis at her grandmother’s […]
Title: Drowning in Perfect Entry Nickname: Three Men and an Actuary Word Count: 93K Genre: Women’s Commercial Fiction Query: Brooke Holt, a twenty-seven-year-old actuary, began her quest for perfection the day her mother walked out of her life. She had been ten, incorrigible, and as far away from perfect as she has ever been. After her safe, […]
Title: Only When I FallEntry Nickname: From Gutters to GalleriesWord count: 80KGenre: Upmarket Fiction Query: If she could find a better paying job than the Museum of Fine Arts café, Mia Clarke wouldn’t have to keep selling drugs. As a single mom, it kills her to help people throw away their dreams—especially Tris, her former partner […]
Title: The Switcher Chronicles Entry Nickname: Switcher Word Count: 96,000 Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy Query: Cade Hightower is a professional body switcher, paid to step into a client’s body and take his place in the dentist’s chair or at the in-laws’ dinner table. There are some jobs he won’t do—no pranks, no lie detector tests, […]
Title: The Crows of Phobos Entry Nickname: Asteroid Snacks Word count: 84K Genre: Adult Science Fiction Query: Baku makes rent by doing odd jobs for her landlord and kills time flying her ship around the asteroid belt, hitting up seedy convenience stores for MSG chips. When she runs out of fuel and siphons some from […]
Title: All Intents and Purposes Entry nickname: Alternative Facts Word count: 68K Genre: YA Contemporary Query: Seventeen-year-old Adrian understands that genderqueer isn’t exactly an acceptable identity at her western Pennsylvania high school—never mind trying to explain why sometimes she prefers he/him, but mostly prefers she/her. That’s why she’s stoked to discover she can blend in as a boy with […]