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Auction Item 44: Three Chapters Critique + B&N Gift Card Package by Jeanmarie Anaya

About this item: A first three chapters critique plus $25 Barnes & Noble gift card package. Donated by … Jeanmarie Anaya Website | Twitter Jeanmarie is a YA fiction writer represented by Jessica Sinsheimer of the Sarah Jane Freymann Literary Agency, and an obsessive book lover generally. Her books are treated like royalty—corners of pages are seldom turned down, hardcover jackets are firmly attached, and paperbacks with accidental creases are properly grieved for. She’s a Read more…

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Auction Item 45: Ten Page Critique by RuthAnne Snow

About this item: A first ten pages of manuscript critique. Donated by … RuthAnne Snow Website | Twitter RuthAnne Snow was born and raised in Kaysville, Utah.  She was a sorority girl in college and social activities director in law school—which was a lot like being back in the sorority.  She has interned for the U.S. Senate, worked on policy papers for Congress and the State Department, and once spent a year sorting through emails Read more…

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Auction Item 46: Query + Three Chapters Critique by Stacey Nash

About this item: A first three chapter critique. Donated by … Stacey Nash Website | Twitter Stacey Nash writes adventure filled stories for Young Adults in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genres. She loves to read and write books that have a lot of adventure, a good dose of danger, a smattering of romance, and KISSING! Hailing from the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, she loves nothing more than immersing herself in the beauty Read more…

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Auction Item 47: Three Chapter Critique by Nicole Zolteck

About this item: A first three chapters critique. Donated by … Nicole Zoltack Website | Twitter Check out her books here! Nicole Zoltack loves to write in many genres, especially romance, whether fantasy, paranormal, or regency. She’s also an editor for MuseItUp Publishing and works as a freelance editor. When she’s not writing about knights, superheroes, or zombies, she loves to spend time with her loving husband and three energetic young boys. She enjoys riding Read more…

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Auction Item 48: Query + 1st Chapter Critique by Editor Meredith Rich

About this item: A query and first chapter critique. Donated by … Meredith Rich, editor Bloomsbury Spark Website | Twitter Once upon a time, Meredith was a girl who regularly hit the limit of books she could take out from the library. Many years and careers later she finally figured out that she loves telling stories, and helping other people tell stories is even better. She’s an editor of YA and NA at Bloomsbury Spark, Read more…

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Auction Item 49: Signed Copy of THESE GENTLE WOUNDS by Helene Dunbar

About this item: A signed copy of These Gentle Wounds by Helene Dunbar. RESTRICTIONS: U.S./Canada addresses only About the book … Sometimes I wish I’d lost a leg or something. Everyone can understand that. They never get it when what’s been broken is inside your head. Five years after an unspeakable tragedy that changed him forever, Gordie Allen has made a new home with his half-brother Kevin. Their arrangement works since Kevin is the only Read more…

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Auction Item 50: Query + 1st Chapter Critique by Sonia Hartl

About this item: A query and first chapter critique. Donated by … Sonia Hartl Website | Twitter Sonia’s an author of young adult contemporary stories and a reader of anything she can get her hands on (books, cereal boxes, bumper stickers). Like most writers, she got her start making up stories as a kid. Mostly about penguins and the North Pole. As a teenager she moved on to bad, angsty poetry before creating longer works Read more…

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Auction Item 51: Query + 1st Chapter Critique by Dannie Morin

About this item: A query and first chapter critique. Donated by … Dannie Morin Website | Twitter Dannie is an addictions therapist with a writing problem. By day she alternates between counseling teens and wrangling a very sassy toddler. By night she writes, critiques, and edits like a boss. When she’s not doing any of those things, she’s a compulsive participant in the Carolinas Region of SCBWI and a regular Snarky Sue in online Pitch Read more…

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Auction Item 52: Query + 1st Chapter Critique by Casey Lyall

About this item: A query and first chapter critique. Donated by … Casey Lyall Website | Twitter Casey a middle grade fiction writer from Ontario and she loves stories that make you laugh above all else. A life-long pop culture addict, she has a special place in her heart for movies so terrible they circle back around to awesome. Her degree in Fine Arts has helped her to hone a well-developed appreciation for a good doodle. Member of the SCBWI. Read more…

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Auction Item 53: Query + 1st Chapter Critique by Rosalyn Eves

About this item: A query and first chapter critique. Donated by … Rosalyn Eves Website | Twitter Things that make her happy: reading good books, writing, teaching, spending time with her family, eating chocolate, and watching BBC period dramas. She could do without grading, squabbling children, and housework (though they seem to come with the territory). YA author rep’d by Josh Adams of Adams Literary. STARTING BID: $10 TURNAROUND TIME allow two weeks for query Read more…

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