To promote a new release by one of her clients, Agent Janet Reid has opened a contest for debut "American writers who are not published in novel-length form (published includes self-published) and who are not represented by an agent."
The winner will receive the following: Registration for the Backspace Writing Conference in NYC (May 24-26); Hotel for three nights (Thurs, Fri, Sat); Travel stipend of $300; and lunch with Janet.
The contest is now open for entries; no fee is involved but you have to e-mail your finished novel to Janet in order to enter. It's a good opportunity to get your work in front of an agent regardless if you win or not, and if you win you get to go to a conference for free and meet the agent in person.
Deadline for this one is March 15, 2012, and more details on how to format your entry and where to e-mail it to can be found over at Janet's blog here.
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Wow! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteStep 1: Move to America.
ReplyDeleteStep 2: Become an American citizen.
Step 3: Enter this competition.
Step 4: Win.
Ack. I wish I had something finished - or something that could be finished by the 15th.
ReplyDeleteI just love Janet's Query Shark. And what a terrific opportunity! Though she doesn't rep what I write, it's still a great opportunity to get in front of an agent, like you said. And she does pass things along...
ReplyDeleteGreat incentive to finish as soon as possible, lol... :P
ReplyDeletei really want to do it
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