Joan Paquette of Erin Murphy Literary Agency has a couple wishes!
Joan's wishes:
- a YA novel that has an unconventional storytelling structure, series of interconnected short stories, or the like
- a richly written YA set in present-day Asia: particularly Nepal, Tibet, Thailand, or Vietnam
Does your COMPLETED manuscript fit one of the above? If so SUBMIT AS FOLLOWS:
- Send your QUERY LETTER and the FIRST 250 WORDS of your (completed) manuscript to me via our online submission form. (Please note: If you neglect to include your query letter, YOUR ENTRY WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.)
- Be sure to include the TITLE and GENRE of your work.
- Choose a SCREEN NAME that is easily identifiable.
- Submissions will open at NOON EASTERN TIME today, and will close 24 hours later, or as soon as I've received 50 entries--whichever comes first. (I will be reading all the entries, so I have to limit the number I accept.)
Questions? Please ask below!
Do we just paste the query letter before/after the first 250 words? Does the query letter appear on the blog or just the 250 words? Many thanks.
ReplyDeleteLouise --
DeleteThe query comes first, then a space, then the 250 words. Both will appear on the blog, if they are chosen.
Many thanks :)
ReplyDeleteWhen I try to paste the first 250 words of my ms in the form, all that appears are the first and last lines. Is that as it should be? Or am I doing something wrong?
ReplyDeleteHmm. Try opening it in a different browser. It shouldn't be doing that.
DeleteGot it! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteOh no, too late for my YA dual POV timeslip! I hate the time converter apps-you'd think, as Australia runs ahead, I'd be early, not late. But sadly, never the case!
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