Sunday, July 1, 2012

Agents Revealed! Christmas in July Agent-Judged Blog Comp

If you're just joining me now, then I hereby declare you behind on the times and a bad, bad blog follower. But I'll forgive you,  because it's Christmas and I'm in a giving mood :) 

The first post about this contest is here and the second is here. I'll give you a moment to get caught up....

Great! Now, it's time to reveal the agents. EEEEK!

Drumroll, please.

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The ten lovely agents are:



Julia Churchill of The Greenhouse Literary Agency


Vickie Motter of Andrea Hurst & Associates


Carly Watters of P.S. Literary Agency


                              
           
Molly Jaffa of Folio Literary Management



                              
                LOOK AT THAT LINE-UP!


A quick post telling you how to format your entry will go up when the submission window opens, and then you are free to flood our inbox with all kinds of wonderful. Good luck! And don't forget to use the hashtag #XmasinJuly to talk about the contest on twitter! 





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40 comments:

  1. BethJuly 2, 2012 at 4:52 AM

    Yay! Quick question: If you have already queried one or more of the above agents, is it still worth entering?

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    1. Michelle KrysJuly 2, 2012 at 5:02 AM

      Sure! There are 10 agents, so I don't see why not!

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    2. Michelle KrysJuly 2, 2012 at 5:02 AM

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  2. Gabe (Ava Jae)July 2, 2012 at 5:51 AM

    So many wonderful agents! Very exciting. :) Thanks for this fabulous opportunity!

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  3. ShawnJuly 2, 2012 at 6:31 AM

    Wow! It's like the announcement for a new season of Dancing With the Stars where the Stars are Agents and not C-list, but really awesome Agents. I'm going to start practicing my cha-cha right now!

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  4. AmberJuly 2, 2012 at 7:57 AM

    Oh my goodness... I see 2 of my top faves on this list. I just sent a query to one of them :) Sooo excited for my first contest with my new ms! Thank you for this opportunity!!!

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  5. maryJuly 2, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    Wow. Christmas in July indeed!

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  6. RachelJuly 2, 2012 at 11:57 AM

    Wow, Michelle, what a great line-up! Question - I've already queried/been rejected by 1 of the agents on your list. Can I still participate?

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    1. Michelle KrysJuly 2, 2012 at 1:23 PM

      Yup! (See my response to Beth's question above)

      :)

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  7. Darci ColeJuly 2, 2012 at 12:08 PM

    Woo! Great line up!

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  8. Brandy AllardJuly 2, 2012 at 1:17 PM

    This is amazing! I wish I was done my ms already. I'd love to enter! Great job, Michelle and Ruth

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  9. Ashley GarrockJuly 2, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    Whoa. That is all.

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  10. AnonymousJuly 2, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    Wow, a very impressive line-up of agents! Hats off to you two. I can't wait to read the submissions.

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  11. Annette T. DoddJuly 2, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    Wow, fab! Now I've just got to work out the time difference from the UK...

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    1. RuthJuly 3, 2012 at 11:49 AM

      6am - 3pm EST will be 11am - 8pm over here in the UK :)

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    2. Annette T. DoddJuly 5, 2012 at 7:00 AM

      Thanks, Ruth. (I'd come to that conclusion too, although one website I looked at was trying to confuse me, saying EST sometimes goes to EDT, lol.)

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  12. RachelJuly 2, 2012 at 4:55 PM

    Um...I just realized I have another question (sighs) - the 500 words is mid-sentence for me. I'd have to end at 512 for this to work. Is that okay? If not, is it possible to end before 500 words? I can't wait for this contest, Michelle!

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    1. Michelle KrysJuly 2, 2012 at 5:25 PM

      Try to come in under 500 words please, but if a few words to finish the sentence throws you over, then go ahead and finish the sentence.

      And go ahead, ask any questions you like! :)

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  13. Lynn(e) SchmidtJuly 2, 2012 at 6:20 PM

    Hi. I'm so excited for this and set a reminder in my phone :) Question though, are we only allowed to put one novel in? Or are we allowed more than one entry?

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    1. Michelle KrysJuly 2, 2012 at 6:36 PM

      I think, in the interest of fairness, one entry per person. Pick your best, I guess! :)

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  14. Jenny S. MorrisJuly 3, 2012 at 1:07 PM

    Nice list of agents!! Question, when exactly are you putting up the submission requirements? I'm out of internet range on the 9th and would like to set my email to auto send.

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    1. Michelle KrysJuly 3, 2012 at 2:32 PM

      First thing on the ninth, before the submission window opens at 6 am EST, but I emailed you in response to your question :)

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  15. JulieJuly 3, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    SQUEEEEEEEEE!!! *claps hands* SO EXCITED!!!

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  16. Monica FumaroloJuly 5, 2012 at 2:21 PM

    Very exciting and so happy my MS is done! Quick question, though - is the contest limited by country, or can US residents enter?

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    1. Michelle KrysJuly 5, 2012 at 2:27 PM

      As most of the agents are American, and most agents will rep foreigners anyway (I'm Canadian and have an American agent--Adriann) I'd say anyone anywhere can enter, so long as the ms is wriiten in English. Good luck!!

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  17. Karla GomezJuly 5, 2012 at 10:53 PM

    This is sooooo...oooo.ooo exciting.....
    I'm so nervous, though :(
    Gah!

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  18. PK HREZOJuly 6, 2012 at 12:39 PM

    Hi Michelle! Nice to meet you. Wow what an awesome op! Thanks for hosting!! :)

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  19. AnonymousJuly 7, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    This is so exciting! You guys are awesome :) Quick question though, what kind of privacy is given to our work? I'm a little nervous about information about my book being posted for anyone to see (besides the people judging it of course!)...is that the case? Thanks for your time!

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    1. Michelle KrysJuly 7, 2012 at 11:56 AM

      Your personal information and any giveaways to your identity will be redacted, however your query letter will be visible to viewers of the blog. Check out Queryshark (http://queryshark.blogspot.ca/) or any of the contests over at Miss Snark's First Victim (http://misssnarksfirstvictim.blogspot.ca/) for an idea of what a posted query looks like. But if you're uncomfortable with others viewing your query publicly, this contest may not be for you!

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    2. Michelle KrysJuly 8, 2012 at 3:49 AM

      Came across this blog post by former agent Nathan Bransford on the topic of posting query letters online, and thought it might be interesting for those also considering this as an issue:

      http://blog.nathanbransford.com/2012/06/why-writers-shouldnt-be-paranoid-about.html

      Hope it helps! :)

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  20. EM CastellanJuly 8, 2012 at 6:05 AM

    Hi Michelle! Thanks for this exciting opportunity :) I was wondering how to start my query letter since several agents are (hopefully!) going to read it. I know I'm supposed to include the name of the agent I'm writing to, so what shall I do in this specific case? Just start with "Dear agent"? Any pointer would be welcome!

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    1. Michelle KrysJuly 8, 2012 at 12:29 PM

      Dear agents works just fine for the purpose of this contest (just don't ever do that in real life!!). This will be also be addressed in tomorrow's quick post re: formatting your entries.

      :)

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  21. Amanda FoodyJuly 8, 2012 at 6:59 AM

    Thanks so much for hosting this contest! I'm so excited to enter!

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  22. UnknownJuly 8, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    You might be planning to mention this in your formatting instructions, but should we include our bio information, etc, or just the query blurb?

    Thanks for the great contest!

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    1. Michelle KrysJuly 8, 2012 at 5:08 PM

      Sure, go ahead and include a bio if you have one you'd like to use. We'll redact anything like names, etc, should the winning entries include such information.

      :)

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  23. Jenna LehneJuly 8, 2012 at 5:05 PM

    I'm so looking forward to this! I've held off querying a few of them just in case ;)

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  24. alexiaJuly 8, 2012 at 8:08 PM

    This is so awesome! Heard about it on Twitter. I'm a new follower. Nice to meet you!

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