Win a written manuscript critique (up to 30 pages) plus a 30-minute phone or Zoom follow-up call with bestselling author Jennifer Weiner!

Adult fiction or nonfiction only.

Jennifer Weiner is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-one books, including The Griffin Sister's Greatest Hits, That Summer; Big Summer, Mrs. Everything, In Her Shoes, Good in Bed, and a memoir in essays, Hungry Heart. She has appeared on many national television programs, including Today and Good Morning America, and her work has been published in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, among other newspapers and magazines. Jennifer lives with her family in Philadelphia. Visit her online at JenniferWeiner.com.

Win a 30-minute call with Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author and Board Chair of We Need Diverse Books, to discuss your career, your book(s), your agent hunt or ups-and-downs, your work-in-progress, the industry, etc.

Dhonielle Clayton is the New York Times bestselling author of 15 titles, including The Conjureverse series, The Belles series, Shattered Midnight, co-author of Blackout, Whiteout & Breakout, The Rumor Game, and of the Tiny Pretty Things duology, a Netflix original series. In addition to writing her own novels, she owns and operates two IP story kitchens, Cake Creative and Electric Postcard Entertainment, to develop story ideas for emerging writers to break into the publishing industry. She's ideated, developed, and sold close to one hundred original novels to big five publishers spanning all genres within children's and young adult to women's fiction, adult horror and SFF, contemporary romance, romantasy, mysteries, thrillers, and historical fiction. Some of the titles include the Tristan Strong series, Promise Boys, the Love in Translation series, Fortune's Kiss, Love Radio, The Lilies, The Wondrous Life and Loves of Nella Carter, I'll Make A Spectacle of You, The Spindle of Fate, the Futureland series, and many more. She runs the writing podcast Deadline City with Zoraida Cordova where she deep dives her messy process and thoughts about the writing life, and she is Board Chair of the non-profit We Need Diverse Books, a non-profit dedicated to diversifying the shelves for readers, and sits on the leadership board for Authors Against Book Bans.

Win a 30-minute call (zoom or phone) with Celeste Ng, author of EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, and OUR MISSING HEARTS. Have you ever wanted to chat with Celeste about her books, the writing life, what she's reading, her favorite Avenger...? This is your chance!

* call will take place early to mid June 2026 *

Celeste Ng is the internationally bestselling author of the novels Everything I Never Told You, Little Fires Everywhere, and Our Missing Hearts. Her writing has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, and many other publications, and has been translated into more than thirty languages. Celeste has been awarded the Massachusetts Book Award, the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, the ALA's Alex Award, and the Pushcart Prize, as well as fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation.

Win a 30-minute AMA-style Zoom call with Carly Watters, senior literary agent at P.S. Literary Agency.

Carly Watters is Senior Literary Agent at P.S. Literary. She has a BA in English Literature from Queen's University and a MA in Publishing Studies from City St. George's University of London. She is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Business of Entertainment, Media and Sports continuing education program class of 2024.

If you are going on submission, win a query and 20-page critique and a 30-minute phone call with Jo Volpe, a literary agent and founder of New Leaf Literary & Media.

If your book has sold and is publishing within 4-12 months, win a one-hour marketing and publicity call to discuss your goals, your wishlist items, what you can do and what you can ask your publisher. Jo will also review any plans you've received from the publisher as well with you.

Joanna Volpe represents all brands of fiction (commercial, literary and genre) and has a soft spot for speculative and/or fantastical elements. On the non-fiction side she tends toward all things geek-related, general pop-culture, pop-science and narrative non-fiction featuring interesting and powerful women. Across the board, she's looking for anything that highlights under-represented voices, both real and fictional.

Win a 30-minute Zoom call with CeCe Lyra literary agent at Wendy Sherman Associates and co-host of the podcast The Sh*t No One Tells You About Writing. During the call, you can discuss the publishing industry, ask CeCe questions, brainstorm plot points, or chat about anything else!

Cecilia (CeCe) Lyra is literary agent at Wendy Sherman Associates Literary Management and the co-host of popular podcast The Sh*t No One Tells You About Writing. A longterm, strategic thinker, CeCe prioritizes the creative reach and sustainable longevity of her authors' careers, and she is especially looking for clients with whom she can build fruitful, lasting relationships.

Open internationally.

Win a 30-minute Zoom with New York Times bestselling author Angeline Boulley to chat about her novels including Book 4 - a work in progress expected to publish Spring 2027. Winning bidder will also receive a personalized set of Angeline's three books and exclusive gifts from her FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER universe.

Angeline Boulley is the author of three YA novels, all New York Times bestsellers. Her debut, FIREKEEPER'S DAUGHTER, won both the Printz and Morris awards from the American Library Association and the Walter Award from We Need Diverse Books. Not only was it the Goodreads Choice Award for Best YA Novel, but TIME magazine named it one of "The 100 Best Young Adult Books of All Time."

Win a 30-minute one-on-one Zoom call with Kate Napolitano, editorial director for nonfiction at Atria Books, to discuss all things books and publishing. During the Zoom call, Kate will also provide a critique of your query and the first 10 pages of your proposal or manuscript.

*Critique provided over the phone, no written critique included. *

Kate Napolitano is the Editorial Director for Nonfiction at Atria Books, specializing in memoir, narrative non-fiction, cultural criticism, and pop culture. She has acquired, edited, and published dozens of bestselling and critically-acclaimed books including works by Pamela Anderson, Quinta Brunson, Michael Harriot, Lil Wayne, Dan Ozzi, Anne Helen Petersen, Phoebe Robinson, Malala Yousafzai, 2Chainz, and the podcasters behind The Last Podcast on the Left and 99% Invisible. Recent and forthcoming Atria titles include To Catch a Fascist by Christopher Mathias, Close Friends by Anne Helen Petersen, No Sense in Wishing by Lawrence Burney, Scream with Me by Eleanor Johnson, and Finding My Way by Malala Yousafzai.

US only.

Win written critique of your query and a 30-minute call (phone or video) to discuss your query and learn about the inner workings of the publishing industry with literary agent Julie Barer.

Julie Barer began her career as a bookseller at Shakespeare & Company, and after a decade of running her own agency, she co-founded The Book Group with her partners in 2015. Julie represents a variety of writers across a literary spectrum, with a special emphasis on fiction. Her clients include Madeline Miller, Celeste Ng, Rumaan Alam, Charles Yu and Lily King.

Win a written critique of your query and a 30-minute call (via phone or Zoom). Discuss your query and learn about the publishing industry with literary agent Andrea Somberg.

Andrea Somberg, a literary agent for over twenty years, represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction, including projects for adult, young adult and middle grade audiences. Her clients' books have been NYTimes and USA Today Bestsellers, GMA and Target Book Club Picks, winners of ALA's Alex Award and the Nebula, finalists for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, the NYPL Young Lion's Award, The Edgar Award, The Governor General's Award, the Lambda Award, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, the Ohioana Award and the VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. Her clients books have been Junior Library Guild Selections, PublishersMarketplace's Buzz Book Selections, and have been named best books of the year by NPR, Kirkus, NYPublic Library and Book of the Month Club.

Win a written critique of your query and a 30-minute call to discuss your query and learn about the inner workings of the publishing industry with literary agent Elisabeth Weed.

Elisabeth Weed is an industry veteran with over 25 years in the publishing world. A partner at The Book Group, she is especially attracted to plot-driven novels with a sense of place, and loves discovering new voices. Elisabeth is committed to working with authors not just on individual titles, but for the long term.

Win a 30-minute call with Miriam Altshuler, literary agent at DeFiore and Company, to discuss your query letter and answer your questions about the industry.

Miriam Altshuler began her career at Russell & Volkening and in 1994 established her own agency, which she ran for twenty-one years until she joined DeFiore in 2016. She focuses primarily on literary and book club fiction, narrative nonfiction, and children's literature. Miriam is particularly interested in finding emerging and underrepresented voices, and she loves reading and representing books that focus on diversity and explore the experiences of people of color.

Win a 30-minute video chat with Jordan Hill, literary agent at New Leaf Literary & Media, to critique your query and first 30 pages of your manuscript!

Jordan Hill is a Literary Agent at New Leaf Literary and Media. Whether through relationships, plot, or conflict, books on her list often address the question: all hope is lost, what now? She hails from Texas but has made her home in Brooklyn and enjoys being a tourist in her own city.

Win a 15-minute call with Trinica Sampson-Vera, associate agent at New Leaf Literary & Media, for a query critique and to discuss industry questions.

Trinica Sampson-Vera is an associate agent at New Leaf Literary & Media. She is passionate about championing diverse voices and particularly loves speculative fiction (from cozy-to-high fantasy and grounded sci-fi); romance; #OwnVoices stories featuring Caribbean characters/settings; and stories that could best be described as "be gay, do crime."

Win a 60-minute brainstorming call with author and book coach Cordelia Jensen. Get help to move forward the start of a story idea, talk through the muddy middle, or figure out the perfect ending - or whatever you need most! Ahead of the call, you may provide a story synopsis and/or outline and up to 40 sample pages. For Middle Grade and YA manuscripts.

Cordelia Jensen is the author of four MG/YA verse novels: Lilac and the Switchback (Holiday House), Every Shiny Thing (Abrams, co-authored with Laurie Morrison), Skyscraping and The Way the Light Bends (Penguin Random House.) Cordelia is also a certified book coach through Authors Accelerator, has her MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from VCFA and has taught creative writing in a variety of settings, including at Bryn Mawr College. She currently teaches novel in verse specific classes for Boyds Mills.

Win a Query Critique & Chat (30 minutes) with Chelsea Villareal, Director of Acquisitions at Podium Entertainment, to discuss your work. You'll also be provided the opportunity for a general AMA for the industry.

Chelsea Villareal (she/her) is a multimedia strategist and acquisitions director. She has worked across the media industry in a myriad of capacities from documentary films to book publishing (including audio). Her passions focus on speculative fiction, digital fandoms, the Latine diaspora - and all things geekery, of course.