Friday, 12 July 2013

WINNERS!



Other interesting stuff follows, but nobody wants to read that until they've seen names, right? So HERE ARE MY WINNERS!! (in no particular order).

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Cara Nelson: ONE MISSED SUMMER (MG mystery)

Alyssa Pierre: WHAT FUTURE LIES (YA sci-fi)

K Callard: SHADOWCATCHERS (Upper MG fantasy)

Dana Langer: THE TRUTH ABOUT MONSTERS (MG)

Sara Martin: PRINCESS OF SWANS (YA fantasy)

Rob Polk: TREE ROPER (MG contemporary)

Yolanda Ridge: INSIDE HUDSON PICKLE (MG contemporary)

Heather Davis: THE NEW EDEN CHRONICLES (YA sci-fi thriller)

Amanda Nicole: STILL THEY COME TO HAUNT ME (YA psychological thriller)

Samara Jensen: THE BALLAD OF EMILY DUNCAN (YA historical thriller)

Natalie Knaub: DUPLICITY (YA cyberthriller)

Monica Tesler: BOUNDERS (Upper MG sci-fi)

Valerie Lawson: NIGHT OF THE MUSEUM CRASHERS (MG mystery)

Anne Leone: OUT THERE (MG sci-fi)

EM Castellan: LILY IN THE SHADOWS (YA historical fantasy)


Congratulations! Emails will be on the way to you in the next couple of days : )


You guys also asked for an honourable mention list last year, so here it is again! I know it drives some people nuts when agents says 'unfortunately I just didn't love this enough', but that's genuinely how it is in many cases. I don't know if it helps but I want all the people on this list to know that I wavered A LOT over the final list:

Erin Funk, Alison Miller, Mary Hallberg, Jill Haugh, Prerna Pickett, Danelle Miller, Michelle Mason, Eva Gibson.

There was also fighting mature discussion over more than one of the finalists, but the less we say about that the better, yes?

OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF: When the winners go live on the 18th, could we ask you to save your comments, if you have any, until after the agents have made their requests. After that you can go cheerleader nuts if you want to. 


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22 comments:

  1. Alleged Author12 July 2013 at 21:22

    Thank you so much for choosing me!

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  2. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 21:36

    Thanks for the honorable mention!

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    1. Ruth13 July 2013 at 14:40

      Both Michelle and I were close to picking yours. I hope that's heartening rather than the opposite!

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    2. Anonymous17 July 2013 at 19:28

      It certainly is. I've just started querying this project, so I will have many more opportunities. It helps to know I need to tweak some more. Thanks again!

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  3. Michelle 4 Laughs12 July 2013 at 22:25

    A couple of Query Kombat contestants! Yay!

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  4. Anonymous12 July 2013 at 22:32

    Thanks so much for choosing my entry, Ruth! This is the first time I've entered a writing contest, so it's very exciting. Looking forward to reading all of the entries!

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  5. Nat13 July 2013 at 00:44

    SO excited to be a part of this list! Thank you so much for the opportunity, Ruth, and congrats to the other contestants!

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  6. Mary13 July 2013 at 01:20

    Awesome, honorable mention. :]

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  7. Alison Miller13 July 2013 at 02:12

    Thank you so much for putting this event together! And congrats to all the winners!

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  8. Amaleen Ison13 July 2013 at 06:02

    Congratulations to all the winners! Can't wait to read your entries when they go live. Well done, Ruth and Michelle. Would love to be privy to some of those 'mature' discussions. Hehe.

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    1. Ruth13 July 2013 at 14:42

      We conducted ourselves with dignity and grace. Probably.

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  9. Yolanda Ridge13 July 2013 at 06:37

    Thanks, Ruth!

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  10. HEATHER LYNNE DAVIS13 July 2013 at 13:34

    This was such a nice surprise! Finally got into one of these! Thanks for your work to set this up. Looking forward to seeing the reactions to everyone's queries!! : - )

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  11. Anonymous13 July 2013 at 14:18

    Thank you so much for choosing my entry. After getting so close last year - with an honorable mention on a different manuscript, this feels so much better!

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    1. Ruth13 July 2013 at 14:42

      I'm so happy to have you on board this year!

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  12. Annette T. Dodd13 July 2013 at 14:44

    Ooh, my friend Amanda made the list! Congrats to all the winners!

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  13. Sarah Floyd13 July 2013 at 20:39

    I'll try again next year with my w.i.p., which is a little older and edgier than what I submitted. At the rate I'm going, a year from now will be just about right. : )

    Congrats to the winners!

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  14. K Callard14 July 2013 at 18:23

    Thanks so much for including me. I can't wait to see all the other entries. Good luck to everyone.

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  15. Unknown15 July 2013 at 14:09

    This seriously made my day - thanks so much for this great opportunity! :-D

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  16. Rob Polk18 July 2013 at 06:54

    I'm invited to the best party in town! Thanks, Ruth, and good luck all!

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