Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the Blogathon, Scrabble and Auction! Winners will be contacted via the method they specified and must pay for their perks via Indigogo within 48 hours or the item will pass to the next bidder!
I hope everyone enjoyed the event and learned about a lot of new #LGBTQ books for teens! Do visit the Master Post List and check out all the great books you should start reading right away.
Monday 15 June 2015
Final Donor Spotlight: Peter J. Knapp at Park Literary Agency
Just over ONE HOUR left until the end of the auction!
Over the weekend, we'll be posting up a few agent/editor profiles to help writers get to know the amazing publishing professionals who have donated their time to the auction.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
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Based on hit numbers, this evening is the busiest the blog has been -- including at the peek of the giveaway! So, for all the lurker readers and writers out there, bid on the boxes! They're great!
Last, but by no means least, I'd like to introduce Peter Knapp from Park Literary Agency. Peter has donated a 10pg Critique, and his perk is featuring in the Clan Hydra auction box!
Peter represents middle grade and young adult fiction, and select adult projects. Previously, he worked as a story editor at Floren Shieh Productions, consulting on book-to-film adaptations for Los Angeles-based movie and TV entitles. His clients clients include Melanie Conklin (Counting Thyme, Putnam/Penguin, Soman Chainani (author of NYT bestselling The School for Good and Evil series), Lucy Keating (Dreamology, Harperteen), Brenda Drake (Library Jumpers, Entangled Teen) and many more! He graduated from NYU summa cum laude and lives in Brooklyn.
Recently, Peter has expressed a desire to see more horror via his #MSWL!
Donor Spotlight: Ms. Laura Zats from Red Sofa Literary
MASTER LIST OF AUCTION BOXES TO BENEFIT STONEWALL
Just over 2 hours left until the end of the auction!
Over the weekend, we'll be posting up a few agent/editor profiles to help writers get to know the amazing publishing professionals who have donated their time to the auction.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
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Introducing Ms. Laura Zats from Red Sofa Literary! About to embark on #Sffpit or #Pitmad? Looking to get the edge before the contest starts? Laura has generously donated a critique of your 140 character pitches. Her perk can be found in the Clan Unicorn auction box!
While completing her studies at Grinnell College, Laura Zats wrote her thesis on identity formation in Young Adult Literature. She's worked as an editor for several years and has had many positions both in the US and UK.
She joined Red Soda Literary in 2013 as an associate agent. She enjoys crafts, swing dance, baking and binge Netflix Marathons.
Her wish list for every genre: feminism, diversity (in all forms) unconventional storytelling techniques and voice-driven narratives.
Laura Zats’s Representative Categories (from Red Sofa Literary Website)
• Young Adult — Fiction, especially contemporary. I love funny and gritty, especially when the two go together. Interested in geekery, retellings, innovative storytelling, and authentic voices. Please no paranormal romance, contemporary romance, dystopia, Chosen One plotlines, or didacticism.
• Middle Grade — Fiction, especially contemporary. Prefers smart, literary writing disguised as adventures. Looking for books that are heavy with STEM and will appeal to girls and boys.
• Science Fiction/Fantasy — Must pass either the Mako Mori or Bechdel tests. Love non-traditional settings, fast-paced storytelling, anthropological elements, and smart humor. Please no high fantasy.
• Romance/Erotica — Especially contemporary. Must be feminist, have verbal consent throughout, and feature an independent, smart heroine. Please no vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, or mermaids.
• New Adult — I want the same things as I want in YA, but will also consider contemporary romance.
• Middle Grade — Fiction, especially contemporary. Prefers smart, literary writing disguised as adventures. Looking for books that are heavy with STEM and will appeal to girls and boys.
• Science Fiction/Fantasy — Must pass either the Mako Mori or Bechdel tests. Love non-traditional settings, fast-paced storytelling, anthropological elements, and smart humor. Please no high fantasy.
• Romance/Erotica — Especially contemporary. Must be feminist, have verbal consent throughout, and feature an independent, smart heroine. Please no vampires, werewolves, angels, demons, or mermaids.
• New Adult — I want the same things as I want in YA, but will also consider contemporary romance.
Donor Spotlight: Patricia Nelson from Marsal Lyon Agency
Just over 3 hours left until the end of the auction!
Over the weekend, we'll be posting up a few agent/editor profiles to help writers get to know the amazing publishing professionals who have donated their time to the auction.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
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AHH! The end is almost nigh! BUT not before the end of our donor spotlights!
I'm so pleased to introduce Ms. Patricia Nelson from the Marsal Lyon Agency. Patricia has generously agreed to critique the first 10pgs of the winner's manuscript! Her perk can be found in Clan Phoenix's auction box.
Patricia Nelson joined Marsal Lyon Literary Agency in 2014. She represents adult, young adult, and middle grade fiction, and is actively looking to build her list
In general, Patricia looks for compelling, well-written stories featuring complex characters that jump off the page. On the adult side, she is seeking women’s fiction, historical fiction, and accessible literary fiction, as well as contemporary and historical romance. For YA and MG, she is open to a wide range of genres, with particular interest in contemporary/realistic, magical realism, mystery, horror, and fantasy. She is interested in seeing diverse stories and characters in all genres.
A few of Patricia’s recent sales include WISHES TO NOWHERE by Susan Bishop Crispell (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press) and THE CIRCUS THIEF by Kate Bateman (Loveswept).
Patricia received her bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary in 2008, and also holds a master’s degree in English Literature from the University of Southern California and a master’s degree in Gender Studies from the University of Texas at Austin. Previously, she interned at The Angela Rinaldi Literary Agency and in the children’s division at Running Press, and before joining the world of publishing, she spent four years as a university-level instructor of literature and writing.
Donor Spotlight: Stephen Morgan from Entangled Publishing
MASTER LIST OF AUCTION BOXES TO BENEFIT STONEWALL
4 hours until the end of the auction! Over the weekend, we'll be posting up a few agent/editor profiles to help writers get to know the amazing publishing professionals who have donated their time to the auction.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
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Introducing our editor donor, Stephen Morgan from Entangled Publishing! Stephen has donated two perks -- 5pg prose critique and a query critique! His perks feature in the boxes for Clan Unicorn and Clan Phoenix!
Stephen is looking for fun and snarky contemporary romances driven by strong romance tropes. Bring on the alpha hero hiding a heart of gold, and please pit that alpha hero against the one woman willing to call him on his BS. Mild to high heat level preferred, with love scenes fully realized on the page. Favorite tropes include Enemies to Lovers, Fake Engagement, Marriage of Convenience, Mistaken Identity, Older Brother’s Best Friend/Best Friend’s Little Sister (or some variation), Ugly Duckling, and Intimate Strangers.
For YA/NA, he’d love to see more gritty across-the-tracks romances, tortured heroes/heroines on the path to redemption, and high-concept genre pieces (biopunk, steampunk, thrillers, even fantasy or paranormal if it’s just a splash of supernatural grounded in the real world).
If your story doesn’t match any of that, don’t worry! Bottom line, if it’s fast-paced and has a strong romantic conflict, send it his way. Find a way to write your story with commercial elements and a literary voice and you’ll immediately have his attention. LGBT characters more than welcome.
Before joining Entangled, Stephen worked in various facets of the publishing, magazine, and communications industries as a writer, editor, and interview coordinator. His Master’s thesis, BOOK DNA, involved a content analysis of what elements contribute to commercially and critically successful genre fiction. You can reach him at Stephen (at) entangledpublishing.com. Follow him on Twitter at @Stephen_Edits, where he occasionally posts pictures of his three tiny brown dogs.
4 hours until the end of the auction! Over the weekend, we'll be posting up a few agent/editor profiles to help writers get to know the amazing publishing professionals who have donated their time to the auction.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
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Introducing our editor donor, Stephen Morgan from Entangled Publishing! Stephen has donated two perks -- 5pg prose critique and a query critique! His perks feature in the boxes for Clan Unicorn and Clan Phoenix!
If your story doesn’t match any of that, don’t worry! Bottom line, if it’s fast-paced and has a strong romantic conflict, send it his way. Find a way to write your story with commercial elements and a literary voice and you’ll immediately have his attention. LGBT characters more than welcome.
Before joining Entangled, Stephen worked in various facets of the publishing, magazine, and communications industries as a writer, editor, and interview coordinator. His Master’s thesis, BOOK DNA, involved a content analysis of what elements contribute to commercially and critically successful genre fiction. You can reach him at Stephen (at) entangledpublishing.com. Follow him on Twitter at @Stephen_Edits, where he occasionally posts pictures of his three tiny brown dogs.
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Marietta Zacker from the Nancy Gallt Agency
MASTER LIST OF AUCTION BOXES TO BENEFIT STONEWALL
6 hours until the end of the auction! Over the weekend, we'll be posting up a few agent/editor profiles to help writers get to know the amazing publishing professionals who have donated their time to the auction.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
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It's almost the end of the auction -- but not before we introduce the rest of our amazing publishing professional donors!
I'd like to introduce Marietta Zacker from the Nancy Gallt Literary Agency. Marietta has kindly donated two "jump the query queue passes" ... her perks feature in the boxes for Clan Griffin and Clan Dragon.
Marietta has professionally experienced every aspect of children's books for over 15 years, working with authors, illustrators, publishers, educators and readers. As an agent, she is passionate about bringing those worlds together. She represents authors whose words make her pause, shiver or laugh out loud and illustrators who add a completely different dimension to the story being told.
Marietta approaches her work with the knowledge that there are remarkable books of all genres, targeted to all ages, just waiting to be discovered!
Marietta is also a judge for the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign upcoming Walter Grant Award.
Sunday 14 June 2015
DONOR SPOTLIGHT: Brent Taylor from Triada US
24 hours until the end of the auction! Over the weekend, we'll be posting up a few agent/editor profiles to help writers get to know the amazing publishing professionals who have donated their time to the auction.
If you missed last weekend's Queer YA Scrabble and Author Blogathon, please remember to check out all the blog posts on the Post Master List! The bloggers responsible for the terrific blogathon have generated interviews, reviews, and posted excerpts for all the books participating in the event.
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With EXACTLY 24 hours left in the auction, it's time to present another of our agent donors! Introducing Mr. Brent Taylor from Triada US! Brent has generously donated two query critiques. His critiques feature in the Clan Hydra and Clan Phoenix auction boxes!
Brent is seeking diverse works across many genres. His tastes are eclectic, but all his favourite novels are similar in that they have big commercial hooks and fantastic writing.
He is looking for smart, fun and exciting books in the following categories: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Mystery, Crime and Women's Fiction.
Some recent diversity positive #MSWL items:
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