Win a (conceptual and line-edited!) query critique and 30-minute video chat with Mackenzie Brady Watson, agent with Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency! Mackenzie will offer feedback on your query and answer any burning questions about publishing.

Mackenzie Brady Watson started her career in publishing in 2010 and has been an agent with the Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency since 2016. Her clients have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List and have been winners of the National Book Critics Circle Award, J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, the NAACP Image Award, and the ALA Carnegie Medal, and finalists for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and various PEN Awards. She particularly appreciates work that explores today's most pressing issues through story and that can be used as tools for social change.

Open internationally.

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Win a query critique and 30-minute phone call with Jacqui Lipton, Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency! Jacqui will offer feedback on your query and answer any of your questions about the publishing industry.

Jacqui Lipton is a Senior Literary Agent at The Tobias Literary Agency as well as a publishing attorney. She is the author of Law and Authors: A Legal Handbook for Writers and often presents webinars on legal and business issues for authors and artists.

Open internationally.

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Win a query critique and 30-minute virtual meeting with Maria Vicente, Senior Literary Agent at P.S. Literary Agency! Maria will provide a written critique of your query letter and you'll have the opportunity to ask any questions about the pitch (or any other publishing topics) during your meeting.

Maria Vicente is a Senior Literary Agent and Advisor at P.S. Literary Agency representing creators of innovative and beautiful books for readers of all ages. She lives in New Brunswick, Canada, reading and selling books from the Atlantic Ocean shore.

Open internationally.

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Win a query critique and 30-minute chat with Erica Bauman, literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management! Erica will offer helpful feedback on your query and answer any questions you have about the publishing industry.

Erica Bauman is a literary agent at Aevitas Creative Management, representing a wide variety of authors across middle grade, young adult, and commercial adult fiction. Erica is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University and has worked in the publishing industry since 2012. Based in New York, Erica is most interested in commercial novels that feature an exciting premise and lyrical, atmospheric writing; imaginative, genre-blending tales; speculative worlds filled with haunting, quietly wondrous magic; fresh retellings of mythology, ballet, opera, and classic literature; sharply funny rom-coms; graphic novels for all ages; fearless storytellers that tackle big ideas and contemporary issues; and working with and supporting marginalized authors and stories that represent the wide range of humanity.

Open internationally.

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Win a query critique and a 30-minute chat with Nathan Bransford, former literary agent and author of the JACOB WONDERBAR series.

Nathan Bransford was formerly a literary agent with Curtis Brown Ltd and is the author of HOW TO WRITE A NOVEL and the JACOB WONDERBAR series. He started blogging in 2007 and his blog has consistently been named one of the 101 Best Websites for Writers by Writers Digest. He's dedicated to helping authors write what they love, navigate the publishing process, and successfully market their books.

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