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First off, I want to thank all the agents who made this such a success. There were a few glitches but everyone was so kind and they were fixed quickly.
John Cusick – Scott Treimel NY
Sarah LaPolla – Curtis Brown
Sara Sciuto – Full Circle Literary
Molly Ker Hawn – The Bent Agency
Lauren Hammond – ADA Management
Judith Engracia – Liza Dawson Assoc.
Carlie Webber – Jane Rotrosen Agency
Louise Fury – L. Perkins Agency
Gordon Warnock – Andrea Hurst literary
Kevan Lyon – Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
The Wild Card Agent: Victoria Marini – Gelfman Schneider Literary Agents
Next, I want to thank Shelley Watters and Cassandra Marshall for co-hosting this awesome contest with me. You both rock! Check out their sites for the other entries in the contest.
Then, Erica Chapman for reading through the first round of slush with me, and sometimes again when I just couldn’t decide on my reads.
Finally, to all the 198 participants who put themselves out there. It was so hard to choose the best entries for the contest. There were some entries I said yes to that didn’t make it. A lot made it to the contenders round. If you didn’t get to the match round or didn’t get a request, please remember that reading is subjective. You just have to find that person who falls in love with your manuscript. There was an entry that I was stoked about and absolutely loved that didn’t get a request. And then there was one that I pulled out of the trash because I really liked it, and it got tons of requests. So you see, it’s just a luck game sometimes. Keep writing. Keep querying. And keep playing the game.
And the winning hands …
B-1 PECULIAR DARK – winner Judith Engracia – Three of a Kind (Q + 50 pages)
B-2 ParaWars: UPRISING – winner Louise Fury – Two Pair (Q + 25 pgs.)
B-3 THE GOOD DIE YOUNG – redacted due to a pending offer
B-4: SOUL-CALLED LIFE – winner Carlie Webber – Straight (Q + 75 pgs.)
B-5: FOREVER FRIDAY – winner Judith Engracia – Four of a Kind (Q + 150 pgs.)
B-6: DENIZENS – winner Sara Sciuto – Three of a Kind (Q + 50 pgs.)
B-7: VENOM’S CURSE – winner Louise Fury – Three of a Kind (Q + 50 pgs.)
B-8: NUMBERLESS – winner Sara Sciuto – Flush ( Q + 100 pgs.)
B-9: PELE AND YO-YO – winner Molly Ker Hawn – Full House (full request)
B-10:THE PIRATE OF VALLENTA – winner John Cusick – Two Pair (Q + 25 pgs.)
B-11: CHANGELING – winner John Cusick – Straight (Q + 75 pgs.)
B-12: FLICKER went into a CHALLENGE round against John Cusick and Victoria Marini bidding Royal Flushes – ultimately, Victoria won a Full request!
B-13: SCAVENGER HUNT – winner Molly Ker Hawn – Straight Flush (winners choice)
B-14: DUSTED – winner John Cusick – Three of a Kind (Q + 50 pgs.)
B-15 BODYGUARDING EVIL – winner John Cusick – Flush (Q & 100 pages)
B-16: THE PACKING HOUSE – winner Gordon Warnock – Flush (Q + 100 pgs.)
B-17: PROJECT: SINNERS CAN BE SAINTS – winner Molly Ker Hawn – Full House (full request)
B-18: HOW TO DATE A NERD went into a CHALLENGE round against John Cusick and Carlie Webber bidding Flushes – ultimately, Carlie won a Full request!
B-19: SWEET AMBROSIA – winner Lauren Hammond – Full House (full request)
B-20: THELMA BEE – winner Molly Ker Hawn – Full House (full request)
Check the sidebar if you want to read any of them.
Until next time … that’s it!
21 Comments
Robin Weeks · March 14, 2012 at 6:16 pm
Thanks so much for all your hard work on this! This was so much fun! Hopefully you can soon start rolling out the success stories.
K.T. Hanna · March 14, 2012 at 6:36 pm
This was such a fantastic event. All we can do is thank you for providing this opportunity. Thank you all so much for such a wonderful day.
erica m. chapman · March 14, 2012 at 6:50 pm
Thanks for the shout out! It was so much fun!!
Kathi · March 14, 2012 at 8:00 pm
Thanks so much to you and Shelley and Cassandra for being so organized and so amazingly generous. What an awesome day of poker!;)
callmebecks · March 14, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Thanks to all of you for running such an amazing contest – it was nerve-wrecking and crazy-fun.
Veronica Bartles · March 14, 2012 at 8:21 pm
Congratulations to all!
Emily · March 14, 2012 at 8:35 pm
Thank you for all of the time and effort on your end (and Cassandra and Shelley’s) to make this possible. It was so much fun!
Angela Brown · March 14, 2012 at 8:56 pm
Congratulations to the winning hands! You wonderful ladies rock for organizing this Pitch Madness and getting things done, opening the doors to some great opportunities.
Most excellent indeed!
E. Arroyo · March 14, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Thanks and congrats to everyone!
Cassie Mae · March 14, 2012 at 10:03 pm
Thank you so much! Brenda, Shelley, Cassandra (who’s name rocks BTW 😉 ) and all the agents! This was so fun!
Congrats to the winners! 😀
erica m. chapman · March 14, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Also, because I forgot to… *head desk* and I was in a hurry earlier…
CONGRATS to the people who got requests! It was extremely hard to choose! Awesome stuff out there! Thanks to Brenda, Shelley and Cass for the hard work AND to the agents for playing and being awesome;o)
Jani · March 14, 2012 at 10:39 pm
Congrats to everybody and a massive thanks to Brenda, Shelley, and Cassandra for doing all the hard work.
Jade Hart · March 14, 2012 at 11:53 pm
Thank you to everyone who put so much effort, time and imagination into this. You guys rock and it was so much fun 🙂
michaelcwrites · March 15, 2012 at 2:32 am
I missed out on this. Hope to be on deck next time. I salute the agents. It’s a fine idea and a wonderful opportunity for aspiring authors.
Michael Crossan.
@michaelcrossann
Kate · March 15, 2012 at 3:45 am
Thanks for hosting this event! I had a blast. You guys are truly generous to host a contest like this 🙂
Melanie Hooyenga · March 15, 2012 at 5:36 am
Thank you again for such a fun — albeit STRESSFUL — contest!
Dana · March 15, 2012 at 6:27 am
Thanks Brenda, Cassandra, and Shelley for hosting this contest! I appreciate all the effort, time, and energy that went into it!
Suzi · March 15, 2012 at 7:07 am
Thanks for this great contest. It was fun!
Shannon Duffy · March 15, 2012 at 9:04 am
Super congratulations to all your winners! 🙂
lbdiamond · March 16, 2012 at 8:46 am
INCREDIBLE! Nice job everyone and congrats to the authors and agents!!!!!!!
Susanne Drazic · March 16, 2012 at 5:10 pm
CONGRATS to all the winners!
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