Stonewall Auction
It’s finally time! We are proud to announce the commencement
of the second, and most important, phase of the Queer YA Blogathon. This week,
we will be running a charity auction on behalf of Stonewall. The auction will
not only feature all of the amazing YA titles that we were able to give away
during the Scrabble phase, but also a variety of fantastic perks for writers of
Young Adult fiction, generously provided by some great agents and editors. The author
‘teams’ will remain the same as during the Giveaway phase – so if you didn’t
win, you have a second chance to get your hands on all the signed books!
The auction will run from June 8 to 15, inclusive. It will begin at 11:30PM Greenwich Mean
Time (UK) on the 8th and conclude
at 11:30PM on the 15th. Winners will have 24 hours to pay or the
box will pass down to the next bidder.
The bidding page will
go live at 11:30PM at the start of the auction. Links will be posted on all
the team pages (above) as well as amended into this blog post. In addition, we
will be maintaining a JustGiving page alongside the auction. If you’d like to
donate to Stonewall without bidding on perks (even £5 helps, and it adds up!),
you’ll be able to donate through this page.
What am I bidding on?
We have five boxes filled with Signed Young Adult Books for
bid. Many of these books are signed by the author and contain additional signed
swag items such as bookmarks, bookplates and original drawings. Tess Sharpe has
also donated a special manuscript – not previously published and read by only
the select and lucky few! All of the books will come beautifully gift-wrapped,
so that you can effectively enjoy a Queer Christmas in June or give them
directly as gifts to your friends. Each box also contains a selection of ‘wild
cards’ from Agents and Editors. If you are an author writing Young Adult
fiction, this is a terrific opportunity for you to get feedback both on your
opening chapters, your query letter and your pitch. All of the participating
agents are actively looking for Diverse YA in particular – not only LGBTQIA
books, but also novels that are racially and culturally diverse. Once the
auction is over, the boxes will be dispatched within five working days.
Here is the Master
List of Everything in the Boxes!
Clan
Unicorn – Box 1
Books: Simon Vs
the Homo Sapiens Agenda (signed, hardcover), This is Not a Love Story (signed,
paperback), Unspeakable (signed, paperback), Supermassive (signed, paperback),
Parrotfish (signed, hardcover), Beautiful Music for Ugly Children (signed,
paperback).
Wildcards
(agent/editor perks):
1 x Query Critique
with Ms. Maria Vicente at P.S. Literary Agency
1 x Twitter
Contest Pitch Critique with Laura Zats at Red Sofa Literary Agency
1 x 5pg Critique
with Mr. Stephen Morgan at Entangled Publishing
1 x ‘Skip the
Query Line’ pass with Ms. Saba Sulaiman at Talcott Notch Literary Agency
Clan Hydra – Box 2
Books: Shadowplay
(signed, paperback), Far from You (signed, paperback), Beloved Pilgrim (paperback),
Vivaldi in the Dark (paperback), Lies We Tell Ourselves (signed, paperback), I’ll
Give You the Sun (paperback), All Devils Here (signed, paperback).
Wildcards:
1 x Query Critique
with Mr. Brent Taylor at Triada US Literary Agency
1 x 10pg Critique
with Mr. Peter J. Knapp at Park Literary Agency
1 x ‘Skip the Query
Line’ Pass with Ms. Saba Sulaiman at Talcott Notch Literary Agency
Additional:
1 x Exclusive Short
Story by Tess Sharpe, author of Far from You!
Clan Phoenix – Box 3
Books: The Five
Stages of Andrew Brawley (signed, hardcover), Martyr (signed, paperback), Trust
Me, I’m Trouble (signed, paperback), Pitch (paperback), The Art of Being Normal
(hardcover), Rainbow Briefs (paperback).
Wildcards:
1 x Query Critique
with Mr. Brent Taylor at Triada US Literary Agency
1 x 10pg Critique
with Ms. Patricia Nelson at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
1 x Query Critique
with Mr. Stephen Morgan at Entangled Publishing
1 x ‘Skip the Query Line’ Pass with Ms. Saba
Sulaiman at Talcott Notch Literary Agency
Clan Dragon – Box 4
Books: None of the
Above (signed, hardcover), Pukawiss the Outcast (paperback), A Kiss in the Dark
(signed, paperback), Boyfriends with Girlfriends (hardcover), The Beast of
Callaire (signed, paperback), The Other Me (paperback).
Wildcards:
1 x 10pg Critique
with Ms. Rebecca Podos at Rees Literary Agency
1 x ‘Skip the Query
Line’ Pass with Ms. Marietta Zacker at Nancy Gallt Literary
1 x ‘Skip the Query
Line’ Pass with Ms. Saba Sulaiman at Talcott Notch
Clan Griffin – Box 5
Books: Freakboy (signed, hardcover), Noble
Falling (signed, paperback), The Summer I Wasn’t Me (paperback), Red Caps
(paperback), The Summer Prince (hardcover), Liberty’s Fire (paperback).
Wildcards:
1 x Query Critique
with Ms. Rachel Brooks at L. Perkins Literary Agency
1 x Query Critique
with Ms. Maria Vicente at P.S. Literary Agency
1 x ‘Skip the Query
Line’ Pass with Ms. Marietta Zacker at Nancy Gallt Literary
1 x ‘Skip the Query
Line’ Pass with Ms. Saba Sulaiman at Talcott Notch
We are genuinely so grateful to all of our donors. Many of
our participating authors shipped books from as far away as the Caribbean or
Sweden, all the way to Edinburgh. Our participating publishing professionals
are donating lots of their time to the event and to helping writers get their
submissions packages ready. During the week of the auction, we will be doing
individual agent/editor focus posts to tell you more about them!
Tell Me About
Stonewall!
Stonewall is an international charity dedicated to educating
communities and helping marginalised LGBTQ people – especially teenagers and
young people. This Blogathon and Auction were inspired by a recent programme
run by Stonewall in the UK: a writing
competition for LGBTQ teenagers. That event recently concluded and was featured
in the Guardian. They create education packets for schools, run hotlines for
struggling teens and generally try to make the world a more equal and accepting
place.
Stonewall run hundreds of local initiatives aimed at
increasing awareness and promoting LGBTQ friendly education. In upcoming
months, they will be running a large Education
for All Conference in London, an
Equality Walk in Brighton, teamed up with Arsenal Football Club in a ‘Kick out Homophobia’ Event, and
countless other initiatives. The work they do is invaluable. Through this
auction, we’re hoping to raise some money to help them keep doing all the
wonderful things they do!
For more information about Stonewall, please browse their
terrific website: http://www.stonewall.org.uk and follow
them @stonewalluk on Twitter.
Blogathon
Even if you missed the Giveaway and Blogathon of the
weekend, please do check out the fantastic posts! Our bloggers have generated
some really terrific reviews and interviews. Definitely worth a read for all YA
aficionados.
