Are you excited? We are! It's finally time to start our August Query Extravaganza with our School's In Query Contest.
This first week is a mini conference of sorts devoted to the query letter. What it is, why you need one, how to write one, examples of bad queries, and even some examples of queries that have garnished some full requests/deals for us.
There will be multiple posts per day, and we don't want you to miss any of it. You can also follow the Twitter Hashtag #QuerySchoolsIn to see each new posting.
Here's the schedule:
Monday, August 13th
5:00 AM The Purpose of a Query and How to Write One
9:00 AM Stalking/Researching Agents
1:00 PM Interview with Donna O'Brien
5:00 PM Bad Query Example
Tuesday, August 14th
5:00 AM Guest Blogger Matthew MacNish of QQQE
9:00 AM Researching Small Publishers
1:00 PM Interview with Amy Lichtenhan
5:00 PM Queries that Worked
Wednesday, August 15th
5:00 AM Our Editor's Query Pet Peeves
9:00 AM Submission Guidelines are Your Friend
1:00 PM Interview with Andrew Buckley
5:00 PM Bad Query Example
Thursday, August 16th
5:00 AM Great Places to Read and Get Feedback on Queries
9:00 AM Formatting E and Paper Queries
1:00 PM Interview with Krystal Wade
5:00 PM Queries that Worked
Friday, August 17th
5:00 AM Queries that Worked
9:00 AM Bad Query Example
1:00 PM Interview with Nancy Bell
5:00 PM Queries that Worked
Monday, August 20th
I'll post the information you need to submit your queries for critique to Unicorn Bell. All queries will go up on Tuesday and stay up for the week for comments.
Sunday, August 26th
I'll post the rules for submitting your COMPLETED and polished manuscript for our agent judging to unicornbellsubmission@gmail.com.
Out of respect for our judge's time, we are only accepting the first 20 entries received AFTER I post the guidelines (The post will go live at 2PM EST in the US).
This sounds great! Thanks for posting the schedule. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! Hope you enjoy the week.
DeleteHoly Cannoli, I'm bouncing in my computer chair like a kid. I hope the hydraulics hold out.
ReplyDeletewow, this looks awesome - even though I already knew about it!
ReplyDeleteI see several posts I'll need to drop in for. Thanks so much for a schedule!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great schedule! I'll certainly stop by throughout the week. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGood to know the schedule was a good idea. Tomorrow I'll post it in the sidebar and add links as the posts go live.
ReplyDelete2PM EST? That's a 5AM Monday wakeup for me.
ReplyDeleteAh well, at least I'll be able to cruise the posts at a leisurely pace. Some great things going on there.
I'm looking forward to absorbing as much much as possible in the next few weeks. At my age and I'm going back to school? what have I gotten myself into????
ReplyDeleteExcited to learn about queries and how to write them. This is for sure my weakest area of writing.
My weakest area is the synopsis. The keeping it short and coherent part.
Deletewow! what a schedule! good luck all!
ReplyDeleteEeek!!!
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