The contest is now closed! Thanks for participating!!! :D
I'm closing the comments, since apparently, entries keep coming, eep!
GUYS! The day has come. Awesome agent Hannah Bowman will read your pitches!! GOOD LUCK.
I'm closing the comments, since apparently, entries keep coming, eep!
GUYS! The day has come. Awesome agent Hannah Bowman will read your pitches!! GOOD LUCK.
Post your entries below, on the comments section, but first read the rules carefully.
Rules:
1) Your pitch must only be 140 characters long. You can check the word-count on Twitter, or if you don’t have an account, go to Word or go here. If it’s longer, you’ll be disqualified.
2) The pitch can only be for finished YA novels. No other genre, sorry.
3) This is for unagented writers only.
4) Since I’m doing this to help, you don’t need to be a follower, but I’d love it if you are. And I’d love it you follow me on Twitter too. ;)
5) Please, spread the word. I’m not going to haunt you if you don’t, but it’d make me REALLY happy if lots of people came to participate and this could be filled. (The contest fills after 60 entries are posted. If it doesn't, it will close on the 8th.)
6) One entry per writer.
What should you post?
-Your Name
-Title of your book
-Genre
-Word-count of your manuscript
-The Twitter (140 characters) pitch
-Your email
If you’re a bit lost: I’m pasting a few links so you can read more about writing short pitches.
THE PRIZES!!!
1st prize: query critique + request first 50 pages.
2nd prize: query critique + request first10 pages.
3rd prize: query critique.
Again! GOOD LUCK!
Ready? SET... GOOOOOOOOOOO
<3
Mónica
Kathleen S. Allen
ReplyDeleteZOMBIE CRUSH
52,000 words
Witches can reanimate the dead only we aren’t allowed to. Ever. Ronnie is a zombie and, it’s all my fault.
gaelicfairie (at) gmail (dot) com
Oops, I forgot the genre: YA zombie
DeleteNAME: Devin Cushman
ReplyDeleteTITLE: Amped
GENRE: YA Sci Fi
WORD COUNT: 76k
Pitch: Avery thinks she’s crazy after a solar flare makes her start seeing weird visions, now the government won’t stop till they have her.
EMAIL: devincushman@gmail.com
Name: Kimberly Gabriel
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Beauty of Destruction
Genre: YA Paranormal Thriller
Word Count: 110,000
Pitch: Grace wants out of Afterlife...badly. She never even considers the complexities behind preventing a school shooting that kills six freshmen.
Email: lehmanktATyahooDOTcom
Thanks for hosting this, Monica! And thank you, Hannah, for judging!
ReplyDeleteName: Isabel Bandeira
-Title: The Desired
-Genre: YA Paranormal
-Word-count: 72,000 words
-The Twitter (140 characters) pitch: Sara learns she is the key to freeing a king from time's prison- but her best friend is part of a society whose only purpose is to stop her.
-Your email: c(dot)isabel(dot)bandeira (AT) gmail (dot) com
Name: SwiftScribbler
ReplyDeleteTitle: Cracked
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Word Count: 78,000
Twitter Pitch:
Playfully wicked half-demon Meda must hide from hell's army in a school for demon-hunters—who mistakenly believe she's a saint.
Name: Ashley Turcotte
ReplyDeleteTitle: Diamond Tears
Genre: YA Fantasy
Word Count: 60,000 words
Pitch: When a magical key strands Emma in another world, she tries to find a way home—but can’t decide if she actually wants to succeed.
Email: acturcotte@comcast.net
NAME: Mackenzi Van Engelenhoven
ReplyDeleteTITLE: “Death Falls in Love”
GENRE: Young Adult Romance
WORD COUNT: 59,000
THE TWITCH (i.e. the twitter pitch): In 19th century Venice, Death seeks immortality for the mortal girl he loves before her death parts them forever
EMAIL: mackenzilee(AT)hotmail(DOT)com
Name: Jamie Grey
ReplyDeleteTitle: Time Bound
Genre: YA Historical Fantasy
Word Count: 65,000
Pitch: Two girls, two centuries apart, must free a Japanese time dragon before an evil wizard uses the dragon’s powers to erase them from history.
Email: Greyjamie1(at)gmail(dot)com
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ReplyDeleteName: Ashley Maker
ReplyDeleteTitle of book: UNDER THE TREES
Genre: YA historical fantasy romance
Word-count: 50,000
Twitter pitch: Prince Thor rescues Princess Araya, but now they're faced with a brutal duke, a murderous king, and the threat of war between their kingdoms
email: ashleydmaker(at)yahoo(dot)com
Name: Kelley Lynn
ReplyDeleteTitle: Fraction of Stone
Genre: YA Fantasy
Word Count: 66,000
Pitch: Only the tattooed ones can stop the tornadoes and earthquakes from devouring the world. They must decide if the world is worth saving.
Email: kger215(@)gmail.com
Name: Nicole Wolverton
ReplyDeleteTitle: Influence of the Air
Genre: YA Suspense (Supernatural Elements)
Word count: 70,500
Twitter pitch: When a teen girl’s discovery in her new home unleashes a monster, she and her best friend must dredge up the past to save their futures.
Email: nicole.wolverton@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteName: Susan Gray Foster
ReplyDeleteTitle: BODY AND SOUL
Genre: YA Light Science Fiction
Word Count: 46,000
Pitch: When his first love is killed in a prom night car wreck, a teen genius brings her back from the dead, but then struggles to keep her alive.
Email: susangrayfoster@yahoo.com
Name: Katherine Amabel
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Hourglass Bridge
Genre: YA fantasy
Word Count: 100, 000
Twitter pitch: Hauled into the 16th century, a shy, nerdy teen must unleash the destructive powers inside her to end a war she doesn’t know she started.
Email: katherine_amabel (at) hotmail (dot) com
Name: Lisa A. Koosis
ReplyDeleteTitle: Resurrecting Sunshine
Genre: YA Science Fiction
Word Count: 52,500
Pitch: While most guys his age are getting ready for prom, Adam is about to help a team of scientists bring the girl he loved back from the dead.
Email: stereotomy@aol.com
Name: Rebecca Coffindaffer
ReplyDeleteTitle: Peculiar Dark
Genre: YA Contemporary Fantasy
Word Count: 90,000
Pitch: Laced with dangerous magic, Angela has 2 options: learn to kick ass or get killed by monsters from a parallel world. Decisions, decisions.
Email: callmebecks(at)gmail(dot)com
Name: Lauren Fobbs
ReplyDeleteTitle: One of Darker Blood
Genre: YA Post-Apocalyptic
Word-count: 60,000
Pitch: Fay learns she’s the demon destined to destroy her civilization and must fight against her urge to kill or lose the man she loves forever.
Email: Lfobbs226@gmail.com
Name: Leigh Ann Kopans
ReplyDeleteTitle: One
Genre: YA Science Fiction
Word Count: 76,000
Pitch: 16-year-old half-superpowered Merrin thinks she’s broken – until she and a boy who makes her whole are targeted for experiments that may destroy both their powers.
Email: leighannkopans@gmail.com
Name - Jenny Kaczorowski
ReplyDeleteTitle - The Alterae
Genre - YA Urban Fantasy
Word Count - 64,000 words
Twitter Pitch -
When her best friend dies, Emma must master her ability to manipulate emotions to find out what happened before she becomes the next victim.
Email - jenny.kaczorowski@gmail.com
Name: Theresa Paolo
ReplyDeleteTitle: Discovering the Real Millie
Genre: YA Contemporary/Historical
Word Count: 55,000
Twitter pitch: Transported back to 1925 Millie has to relive the worst night of her great grandmothers life and learn the secrets she took to the grave.
Email: tmpmarkmajor@aol.com
-Your Name: Larissa
ReplyDelete-Title of your book: THAT SUCCS
-Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
-Word-count of your manuscript: 50,000
-The Twitter (140 characters) pitch: Emmy just put her first date in the hospital—with a kiss. She must accept her role as a killer or risk destroying everyone she loves.
-Your email: lchardesty at yahoo dot com
Name: E.Arroyo
ReplyDeleteTitle: THE SIMPLE TRUTH
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
Word Count: 55,000
Johnny thought getting beaten out of a gang was bad, but falling for the daughter of the woman helping him get off the streets is worse.
email: elizabeth.arroyo5@gmail.com
Name: Artemis Grey
ReplyDeleteTitle: GONE MISSING GIRL
Genre: Contemporary YA
Word Count: 97,000 words
Twitter Pitch
Shy albino Ansel doesn’t go looking for excitement, until the day he saves a runaway heiress and finds himself caught up in a real life fairy tale.
Email: Greyvaledesigns(at)gmail(dot)com
Name: Christina Elaine Collins
ReplyDeleteTitle: SWAN WATCHER
Genre: YA Contemporary
Word count: 45,000
Twitter pitch: When a supposed only child learns that she has 12 brothers--who vanished the day she was born--she sets out to find them. And the truth.
Email: cecoll87@gmail.com
Amber Leah Brock
ReplyDeleteQUEEN OF ALL SEASONS
YA fantasy
46,000 words
If the Princess of Fall is going to survive the war between the seasons, she'll have to bring the heat...the cold...and some killer storms.
amberleahbrock at gmail dot com
Name: K.T. Hanna
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Domino Project: Chameleon
Genre: YA Sci-Fi
Word Count: 90,000
Twitter Pitch:Sai's search for atonement after her destructive psionic awakening leads her to secrets the privatized government kills to keep buried.
Email: kthanna(at)kthanna(dot)com
Name: Alicia Caldwell
ReplyDeleteTitle: FIRST TIME
Genre: Young Adult Contemporary
Word Count: 59,000 words
Pitch: Bree thought graduating a virgin would be easy. Now easy is all anyone thinks about her since that night, even though she didn’t consent.
email: aliciacald at gmail dot com
Your Name: Angela Parkhurst
ReplyDeleteTitle of your book: The Scarlett Lullaby
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy - Fairy Tale retelling of Sleeping Beauty
Word-count of your manuscript: 84,000
The Twitter pitch:
Scarlett really doesn't need boy drama right now, not when the Majester is after her and everyone has mistaken her for a missing princess
Your email: angelafparkhurst@gmail.com
A. K. Fotinos-Hoyer
ReplyDeleteDAUGHTER OF THE MOON
Young Adult Urban Fantasy
55,000 words
For fledgling necromancer, Selina, there are 2 ways to save her boyfriend: kill him and condemn his soul to service as a Ferryman or make dark alliances with the undead.
kfotinoshoyer(at)gmail(dot)com
Name - Ryan James Burt
ReplyDeleteTitle - Bodyguarding Evil
Genre - YA Fantasy
Word Count -54,000
Twitter Pitch - She's pure evil and has a plan to take over the world. Thousands will do anything to kill her. There is only one problem. I'm her bodyguard.
Email - RyanJamesBurt@yahoo.com
Your Name: Gretchen Schreiber
ReplyDeleteTitle of your book: Infected
Genre: YA Sci-Fi
Word-count of your manuscript:55,000
The Twitter (140 characters) pitch: Ivy was a dancer until the bio-bombs dropped and sprouted the infected. Hunting them became her way of life, until she let one live.
Your email: gretchen.schreiber(at)gmail.com
Name-Katherine Mason
ReplyDeleteTitle-Guide Dog
Genre-YA thriller
Word Count-55,000
Pitch-When social outcast Irene Cohn lands a summer job, she never dreams she'll be working for a serial killer.
E-mail: lane626@optonline.net
Name: Charlee Vale
ReplyDeleteTitle: Marked
Genre: YA Dystopian
Word Count: 90,000
Twitter Pitch:In the future, purpose is inked into your skin. Calista is free to choose her own fate, but she never knew happiness might cost her life.
E-mail:charleevale@post.com
Name: Ladonna Watkins
ReplyDeleteTitle: Threads of Deception
Genre: Young Adult Steampunk
Word Count: 84 000
Pitch: If Isabell doesn't stop the assassination of the royal family, she'll become the wife of the King's creepy right-hand man.
Email: qtrdmn@aol.com
Name: Francesca Zappia
ReplyDeleteTitle: Alexithymia
Genre: YA Contemporary
Word Count: 88,000
Pitch: Paranoid schizophrenic Alex must separate real from not before her delusions start threatening the people she loves--and her sanity.
Email: francesca.zappia42@yahoo.com
Name: Sara Riouch
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Girl in the Mirror
Genre: YA Fantasy
Word Count: 65,000
Pitch: When an old enemy tries to sacrifice her brother to save his race, Dae must choose: let her brother die or condemn thousands to an ugly end.
Email: riouch.sara@gmail.com
Name: Ellen Goodlett
ReplyDeleteTitle: Criss-Cross
Genre: YA Contemporary Thriller
Word Count: 50,000
Pitch: Strangers on a Train meets Drowning Instinct in this YA thriller about a girl who swaps murders with an online friend in order to save her sister from the man who ruined her own life.
Email: ellengoodlett(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks for running this contest!
Rebecca Paulin
ReplyDeleteHere Comes the Sun
YA Contemporary
66,000 words
The Pitch: In England,a senior must save her BF from the hands of sluts,pull her crush from the hands of a felon,&save herself from a groping Trekkie.
BeckyPaulin(at)gmail(dot)com
Name: Rick Lipman
ReplyDeleteTitle: T.A.R.A.
Genre: YA sci-fi
Word count: 77k
The Pitch: For her 16th birthday, Tara gets a gift that keeps on giving: a race of androids seeking to use her new power to help them avoid extinction.
E-mail: richard.k.lipman[AT]gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteName: Audrey T. Carroll
ReplyDeleteTitle: On the Outskirts
Genre: YA Fantasy
Word Count: 50,000
Pitch: When 16-year-old witch Tessa's mother falls ill, Tessa and her boss' 10-year-old son Roger risk being burned alive to find the antidote.
Email: carrolla[at]susqu[dot]edu
Name: Jenilyn Tolley
ReplyDeleteTitle: My Stepsister is a Succubus
Genre: YA Contemporary Fantasy
Word Count: 65,000
Pitch: Natalie’s stepsister becomes a succubus in order to steal her boyfriend and turns Natalie over to a homicidal elemental lord as payment.
Email: jenilyntolley(at)gmail(dot)com
G. Donald Cribbs
ReplyDeleteTHE PACKING HOUSE
YA Contemporary
Complete at 82,000
Joel Scrivener has 2 choices: continue to run from his problems, or man-up and face them. Only 1 choice will keep Amber Walker in his life.
gdcribbs[at]aol[dot]com
Name: Ryann Jansen
ReplyDeleteTitle: HEARTS DON'T BREAK QUIETLY
Genre: Contemporary YA
Word Count: 48K
The Pitch: Audrey thinks having a hooker for a mom is the worst her life can get. Wrong. Murder...foster care...kidnapping. Yeah. That's worse.
E-Mail: jansen(dot)ryann(at)yahoo.com
You always have the best contests, Monica! Thanks for doing this.
ReplyDeleteName: Angelica R. Jackson
Title: Spirits from the Vasty Deep
Genre: YA historical with a ghostly twist
Word count: 107,000
The Twitter pitch: Charlotte Doyle mts Blossom Culp: Olivia accidentally sets a ship afire & the authorities want retribution-& so does the ship's ghostly crew
Email: strikingnotes(at)yahoo{dot}com
p.s. I believe you meant Prizes, not Prices. Unless you're charging admission? :D
ReplyDeleteThank you for this opportunity!
OOOOPS!!!! Thanks for catching that! Already fixed it ;) But now that you mention it I could have charged in chocolates!!*yum*
DeleteThanks again! :D
Monica,
DeleteAlways happy to help. BTW, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd still have "Prices" next to them. I see you got the first one changed. :D
My favorite chocolate? The Golden Almond Bar by Hershey. Only available at Chocolate World. Lucky for me I live close! :D
*headdesk*
DeleteOkay, I HOPE I did it right this time! Thanks again.
Since I'm not a native speaker, I'm always having those silly mistakes everywhere! My awesome critique partners always correct me. BUT too bad I don't have a CP for my blog, lol.
And that sounds like an awesome chocolate! Me wants! :)
Lisa Basso
ReplyDeleteGRACEFUL DEATH
YA Paranormal
72,000 words
Tricked into donning Death’s hoodie for an ancient Underworld demon, 15-year-old Grace must choose to reap innocent souls or lose her family
lisamariebasso (at) yahoo (dot) com
Name: Holly L'Oiseau
ReplyDeleteTitle: SURVIVING LILAH
Genre: contemporary YA
Word count: 46k
Pitch: Lost in China without their belongings, 16-year-old Joe and his crush, Lilah, must trek 200 miles to the closest U.S. Embassy.
Name: John Sankovich
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Gifted
Genre: Supernatural YA
Word Count: 93,000
Pitch: Because of her telekinesis, Rebecca must fight off two opposing groups, who want her dead, to save her father and reunite with her brother.
Email: Johnrsankovich@yahoo.com
Name: Rowenna Miller
ReplyDeleteTitle: The Courier
Genre: Young Adult post-apocalyptic and "pre-dystopian"
Word Count: 57K
Pitch: A century post-Collapse, courier Norah must navigate both forest and library to stop the hostile remnants of a militant government.
Email: rowenna.miller@gmail.com
Name: Ranee` S. Clark
ReplyDeleteTitle: My Best Friend is a Superhero
Genre: Contemporary YA
Word Count: 52k
Twitter pitch: Starting at a new school shouldn't involve robot attacks, kidnappings, or getting drugged at homecoming. Unless your bf is a superhero.
Email: raneesclark(at)yahoo(dot)com
Thanks!
Name: Alex Villasante
ReplyDeleteTitle: Book End
Genre:YA Fantasy
Word Count:82,000
Twitter Pitch: Fin falls hard for Anne, a Quasi Real book character. He fights to keep Anne from being recycled. But how can he love a girl who isn’t real?
email:anvillasante(at)gmail(dot)com
Name: Erika David
ReplyDeleteTitle: SENSORSHIP
Genre: YA fantasy/mystery
WC: 54,000
When a 13th-birthday mishap leaves Elsa with the ability to create any smell imaginable, life gets a little interesting, to say the least.
e-jdavid@rogers.com
Name: Elizabeth Light
ReplyDeleteTitle: Call Me Grim
Genre: YA Paranormal
Word Count: 74,000
Pitch: Libbi is offered Death's sucky job instead of dying & almost refuses, but her bff shows up marked for Hell. As Death, maybe she can fix it.
Email: elight300@comcast.net
Laurie Muench
ReplyDeleteHAUNT ME OR I'LL KILL YOU
YA Suspense
Word-count 60,000
Natty is neglected. So When a ghost stalks her, instead of cowering, she demands his company. Anyone nearby—even a ghost—beats being alone.
lamuench(at)gmail.com
Callie
ReplyDeleteOcean Keeper
YA fantasy
55,000 words
A remote Irish island.Two grieving teens. An ancient ocean power offers both a choice. Sacrifice the other to resurrect your loved one.
I hope I'm not too late:)
ReplyDeleteName: Deana Barnhart
Title: Ripple Effect
Genre: YA sci-fi
Word Count: 98,000
Pitch: In Kali's search to find out who nuked her father's time machines, she learns she can time travel without one, making her the next target.
Email: deanabarnhart@gmail.com
Agh! I'm sorry I just noticed one of the rules means I can't enter. Please delete - but this was a good exercise, so thanks and sorry again!
ReplyDeleteThanks for having this great contest!
ReplyDeleteAfter waking up in bed with a strange guy, Taylor Simmons must convince everyone it wasn’t just a 1 night stand. Now if only he would agree.
Name: Jenn Nguyen
Email: Jennifer.p.nguyen1 at gmail dot com
Title: LOVE CONTRACT
Genre: YA Contemporary Romance
Word Count: 56k
Name: Leiann Bynum
ReplyDeleteTitle: Grim Crush
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance
Word count: 60,000
Pitch: Xia, a seventeen-year-old grim reaper, won’t let even Death stand in her way as she breaks the Rules of Reaping by falling for a human boy.
Email: slbynum3(at)gmail(dot)com
Name: Hope Roberson
ReplyDeleteTitle: My Protector: The Calling
Genre: YA Post Apocalyptic
Word Count: 68,000
Pitch: When Eri becomes the first girl to receive the Calling, an internal link to the man-eating beasts plaguing her planet, she must use her inherited skills to stop the creatures from destroying everything she loves.
Email: hoperoberson(at)hotmail(dot)com
Jason Brick
ReplyDeleteChuugi (It becomes apparent through a plot point this is Japanese for "Loyalty"
YA Supernatural
Word Count: 60k
Pitch: Connor discovers he's one of seven reincarnated Samurai warriors, and must fight ancient demons to save his high school.
Email: brickcommajason (at)gmail(dot)com
Trisha Leigh
ReplyDelete"Heartstrings"
Paranormal/Historical YA
90K
When Elora and Honor learn a deadly, ancient curse created their binding love, their choice is simple: love, live...or find a way to win.
trishaleighkc at gmail dot com
Name: Kelly Lyman
ReplyDeleteTitle: SEVEN TEARS
Genre: YA Paranormal/Mystery
Word Count: 57,700
Pitch:Seventeen-year-old Bree Anderson never believed in the Scottish myth of the Selkies--at least not until her tears fell into the ocean and a dead body appeared.
Email: kellyblyman(at)gmail(dot)com
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ReplyDeleteYat-Yee Chong
ReplyDeleteThe Kumquat Code
Upper MG
58,000 words
12 yo Edie Tan is framed for vandalism and must fight to stay in camp. Her arsenal? Ninja moves, a purple pen, and her BFF’s loyalty.
yatyeechong(at)gmail(dot)come
Name: Lyda Phillips
ReplyDeleteEmail: lydapAThotmailDOTcom
Title: The Snow Lion
Genre: YA Sci-fi
Word Count: 65k
Far future, high Himalayas, a loner & a prince fight to save their civilization. Mad Max meets Lost Horizon w/ a hint of Alice Underground.
Name: Ellen Rozek
ReplyDeleteEmail: ellenmrozekATgmailDOTcom
Title: The Recruited
Genre: YA thriller
Word Count: 75k
Recruited by the government to hunt terrorists, Naomi never counted on having her cover blown by a boy she'd do anything to protect.
Name: Tamara Pederson
ReplyDeleteTitle: Freak in the mad of your mind.
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy
Word count: 51,000 words
Pitch: Jazz and Malakai meet in a dream and fall in love. Months of nights go by. Then the dreams end. What happens next surprises them both.
tamarapederson (at) hotmail (dot) com
Name: Melissa King
ReplyDeleteTitle: THE BOOTLEGGER'S DAUGHTER
Genre: YA Historical Thriller
Word Count: 80K
When her father is kidnapped by a Mafia boss over a gambling debt, a teenage girl becomes an accidental soldier in the bootlegging wars of Prohibition-era Detroit.
Email: melissabradyking(at)gmail(dot)com
Oh my!! The contest filled just when I was picking up my kids at school!! EEP!! I'm closing the contest now, thanks for participating, guys! <3
ReplyDeleteGreat contest, Monica!!! I'm still waiting for the adult fiction contest ;)
ReplyDeleteBig hugs!
Maybe I'll have one in May! ;)
Delete*hugs back*
Name: Jade Hart
ReplyDeleteTitle: Venom's Curse
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy with Mythological Elements
Word Count: 90,000
Email: jadehart88(at)hotmail(.)com
Pitch: Loka has died. Again. When her next reincarnation opens a third eye into the mythical Hindu realm, she discovers she's a Goddess and someone wants to steal her power, killing her for good this time.
Lisa Terry
ReplyDeleteWHITE STAR
YA Supernatural Romance
81,500 words
A 17-year-old Native American, is left alone when her guardian and boyfriend die. Her boyfriend comes back but brings an evil spirit too.
aterry50@hotmail.com
Um, guys?
ReplyDeleteThe contest has CLOSED.
I didn't want to unable the comments, but I guess I'm going to have to.
Sorry!
I wish all of you could have entered!
<3