Genre: Women’s FictionCategory: AdultTitle: THE OTHER SIDE OF LAUGHTERWord Count: 84,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Emily Cooper has been kicked out of her life. Once a member of one of Georgia’s wealthiest and most highly esteemed political families, she is now left with nothing due to their manipulative tactics and Emily’s Read more…
Genre: Contemporary/Magical RealismCategory: Young AdultTitle: THE UNFORTUNATE WISHES OF MATTHEW WATSONWord Count: 79,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Former private schooler, Matt, uses an aloof genie to get out of his crappy bully-filled public school. But the genie doesn’t use magic; he “makes things happen,” which apparently translates to “ruins everything.” Now Read more…
Genre: Magic Realism Category: Middle Grade Title: MOLLY LONG LEGS AND THE SLEEPING BUG Word Count: 40,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Eleven year old English schoolgirl, Molly Jeffries, discovers she can physically enter the world of any book she reads. When a number of Molly’s possessions go missing at school and her friendship Read more…
Genre: ContemporaryCategory: Young AdultTitle: AUSSIE OUTSIDERWord Count: 63,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Rory Turner used to have the typical American family, but now she’s an Aussie outsider, living on a Dr. Pepper can-sized island with the dad she’s only just met. Settling into her new life is hard enough without Read more…
Genre: FantasyCategory: Young AdultTitle: WE WHO REMAINWord Count: 75,000 Three Sentence Pitch: An African-inspired fantasy of a young aspiring scientist who befriends an “untouchable” preparer of the dead and joins him to do the unthinkable–grave robbing–to stop a deadly plague ravaging her world. Question 1: In your MC’s voice, what Read more…
Genre: Fantasy with Romantic ElementsCategory: AdultTitle: THE PAIN BEARERWord Count: 117,000 Three Sentence Pitch: Rosalina DeMagna suffers from a mysterious affliction—unexplained pains which neither medicine nor prayer can cure. Though she believes the affliction is penance forced upon her by vengeful gods, the arrival of Warlord Thorne Kierin reveals she Read more…
Genre: Dark Contemporary Gothic Category: Young Adult Title: TENDRIL Word Count: 68,000Three Sentence Pitch: Opal MacBride’s inheritance includes albinism, a lecherous uncle, and a family curse that says she’ll never find true love. The curse suffers a mortal blow when two brothers, one living and one dead, fall in love with her. But Read more…
While you wait to see who makes the top 36 into the agent round, here’s the fabulous agents that will be participating in Trick or Treat with Agents. Our agents will post comments under their costumed disguises and they can give as many treats, aka manuscript requests, as they wish. Read more…
Submissions for Trick or Treat with Agents is Closed! To enter, your manuscript MUST be completed and ready for submission. Accepting MG, YA, and Adult–all fiction genres. (NO Erotica or Memoir) How to Enter: Step 1: Compose an Email. Address the email to trickortreatwithanagent@gmail.com Step 2: In the subject line Read more…
Submission window opens at 11AM EDT (NY time) on October 24th. All emails sent prior to the submission window will be deleted. To enter, your manuscript MUST be completed and ready for submission. Accepting MG, YA, and Adult–all fiction genres. (NO Erotica or Memoir) How to Enter: Step 1: Compose Read more…