Winner of the Three Two One Pitch Contest

Our fantastic judging agent was lightning fast getting her choice for a winner back to me. Here's what she had to say:

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Thanks for the chance to take part in the pitch fest. It was fun! There were some strong entries to choose from, and I went back and forth between a few pitches before making the final decision.

Winner is:

Deborah Kreiser 
THREE WISHES
YA fantasy
71,000 words

On the day she turns 17-1/2, Eugénie Lowry ("Genie" to her friends) is suddenly transformed from lanky to curvy, and discovers she's an honest-to-God, real, live genie, with exactly 6 months to find a master. She wishes more than anything to fall in love and live happily ever after, but is that even possible when a genie is supposed to serve her master? No one's done it before, but Genie's determined to succeed--without losing herself in the process.

Honorable mention goes to these two entries, which both hooked me.

Jen Veldhuyzen (Petre Pan)

Issue 339
YA Offbeat
80,000 words

Comic-book superhero Skye takes on awful plot twists every day, but when his parents die in a nasty cliche, he's had it. He shoots his author. But the cop investigating the murder is Skye's best friend's father--and when the publishing company hires a new writer, Skye must decide whether one more murder will save his world, or damn his soul.

Cardyn Brooks
Dodging Eros
Upmarket Women's Twisted Fiction
57k

Sometimes love's like eating forgotten leftover Halloween candy in February, and sometimes it's like consuming a gift box of freshly handmade luxe chocolates in one sitting. Either way, the consequences of indulging are impossible to escape, while the immediate pleasures seem worth the future complications--at least initially. Moving from past to present, Dodging Eros serves up complicated adults trying to protect themselves from their choices in love and in life.

I'd be happy to review the query & full ms for THREE WISHES.

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Congratulations, Deborah Kreiser! Please send your full ms in an attachment to myrsini@carolmannagency.com with the subject "Requested Material: Three Wishes".
Put your query in the body of the email, and please
 mention that her request came from this contest.

We'll be crossing our fingers for you!

To the honorable mentions and everyone else who took part in the contest,
feel free to query Myrsini in the usual manner.
Honorable mentions can mention the contest as well.

To all, stay tuned this spring for the next pitch contest!

Three Two One Pitch Contest Official Entry Post

This contest is now closed. I will announce the winner as soon as literary agent Myrsini Stephanides let's me know her pick. Thanks to everyone who participated.

So you think you can pitch? Well, it's time! The Three-Two-One pitch contest takes place today and tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, February 8th and 9th. Are you ready? Great!

But before you begin, take a gander at the rules and regulations:

The Three-Two-One pitch contest goes like this:

THREE - Pitch your story in only three sentences.

TWO - Two days to enter: February 8th and 9th.

ONE - One agent—Myrsini Stephanides of the Carol Mann Agency —will judge and pick a winner.

This contest is open to unagented, completed and polished manuscripts in the genres of:

• Offbeat, literary, and graphic YA
• New Adult
• Upmarket Women's Fiction with a twist
• Commercial Fiction

NO middle grade, science fiction, or category romance.

To be eligible, you must:

• Follow this blog - go ahead and click "Join this Site" on the right if you haven't already
• Follow me on Twitter
• Spread the word! Tweet, Blog, or mention on Facebook about the contest linking back to this post

Not necessary, but in the spirit of paying it forward:

• Friend me on Goodreads
• Like my Facebook Author Page

To enter, leave a comment in the comments section in the following format:

• Name and Email
• Title of Manuscript
• Genre
• Wordcount
• Three-sentence Pitch

Remember, no run-on sentences! Each person is allowed two entries. I will turn off comments on Saturday at midnight.

Good luck, everyone! Can't wait to read your pitches!

Three Two One Pitch Contest Details: Meet the Agent

So you think you can pitch? Once again we'll be giving aspiring writers everywhere a chance to pitch to a literary agent. The next Three-Two-One pitch contest takes place this Friday and Saturday, February 8th and 9th. Are you ready?

Just a reminder to those who haven't participated before, a Three-Two-One pitch contest goes like this:

THREE - Pitch your story in only three sentences.

TWO - Two days to enter: February 8th and 9th.

ONE - One agent will judge and pick a winner.

Doesn't that sound great? Well then get those pitches ready!

And now it's time to meet our awesome judging literary agent: Myrsini Stephanides of the Carol Mann Agency! We're very happy to have such a wonderful agent judge our contest.

And now, on with the details:

Do not enter your pitch on this post. I will make an official contest entry post on February 8th, and entrants will post their three-sentence pitches (no run on sentences!) in the comments section of that post. At midnight on February 9th, I will turn off comments and no other entries will be accepted. The winner will get a full manuscript request!

This contest is open to unagented, completed and polished manuscripts in the genres of:

• Offbeat, literary, and graphic YA
• New Adult
• Upmarket Women's Fiction with a twist
• Commercial Fiction

NO middle grade, science fiction, or category romance.

To be eligible, you must:

• Follow this blog - go ahead and click "Join this Site" on the right if you haven't already
• Follow me on Twitter
• Spread the word! Tweet, Blog, or mention on Facebook about the contest linking back to this post

Not necessary, but in the spirit of paying it forward:

• Friend me on Goodreads
• Like my Facebook Author Page

So, don't forget: Three sentences, two days to enter, one agent will judge. Good luck, everyone. Can't wait to read all your pitches. See you back here on the Friday!