Raffle Winners!

Thanks so much, everyone for spreading the word! We've had a really great first two weeks, and we're so excited about what we have planned next.  For now, though, here are the winners:

20 page critique by Auzy—Adrianne Russell

20 page critique by Liz- Dianne K. Salerni

20 page critique by Nazarea- SA. Larsen

$25 gift card—Mel

Witchchild and Soceress—Larissa.

Mel and Larissa, please send your address to writerlyrejects@gmail.com

If you won a critique, please attach the first 20 pages to your email.

Thanks again, and congrats to our winners!!

N~

Agent Contest!!

You guys!! It's here, the very first Rejects agent contest! I am so excited for y'all to get in front of our guest agent, Pam van Hylckama Vlieg of Larsen Pomada Literary.  She’s an active blogger and just announced her first sale as an agent, after less than two months! Here’s a little more about Pam:
Pam van Hylckama Vlieg joined Larsen Pomada as an Associate Literary Agent in 2012 to represent young adult and middle grade children's book authors. Over the past four years Pam has become one of the top YA book bloggers in the country at Bookalicious.org. She also works part time at Hicklebee's, a children's bookstore in San Jose, CA.

Pam writes fantastical YA and MG fiction and is represented by Laurie McLean, also of Larsen Pomada Literary Agents. She lives in the Bay Area of California with her Dutch husband, two children--a boy and a girl the perfect set--a Jack Russell terrier, a bull dog puppy, and a small guinea pig. It is her greatest dream to own a menagerie.

This contest is open to:

Picture books: Authors/Illustrators ONLY.

YA: Contemporary, fantasy, science fiction and urban fantasy.

MG/Tween: Contemporary, fantasy, action/adventure

Romance: historical, paranormal, urban fantasy

So, here's how this is gonna work. On May 22, send your entry to writerlyrejects@gmail.com. We'll take entries from 9am to 12midnight (EST). Each submission will receive a number and will go into a lotto.
The Rejects will narrow the initial pool of 60 entries down to 10, and Pam will pick a winner from these top ten.
What does the winner receive (yeah, that's why your still reading. I know). Pam is graciously offering a thirty page critique! How cool is that?!?
Wait a second, though. We think everyone should win *something* so here's the bonus: all sixty entries will receive a query critique OR critique of their first five pages, by one of the Rejects.

Not too bad, right?

Okay, so to submit, format your entry:
TITLE
Your Name
Genre

One sentence logline

Query.

 Your preference of query or 5 page crit.

Make sure your following the blog, and then send your entry to writerlyrejects@gmail.com between 9am-12midnight on TUESDAY MAY 22. Please place AGENT CONTEST in the subject line. THIS IS IMPORTANT: If you DON’T, you will NOT be entered.

You will receive confirmation that your entry was received, and later will receive a number for the lotto. 
The 60 entries chosen by the lotto will be emailed by Thursday, as well as being posted here. The Rejects will then narrow that pool down to 10 for Pam and she will pick her winner.

You guys, I'm super excited! I'm looking forward to reading y'all's entries!
 Good luck!!
N~

P.S. Don't forget the launch raffle that we're having until Friday! Check it out here.

Welcome from the Rejects! (AND PRIZES!!)

Welcome to our little blog! We—Liz, Auzy and Nazarea—are the Writerly Rejects. Why call ourselves rejects? Well, because right now, we’re being rejected. All three of us are in some stage of the query process and as most of you know that’s a process full of rejection.

We’ve been at it a while, though, so we’re here to share our thoughts on querying, writing, life, and books. (N: YAY BOOKS!!). We are so glad y’all made it over here! For the first few days, we’re going to be introducing ourselves, letting you get to know us some. If you have any questions for any reject, please feel free to pester us in the comments. (Especially Liz. It’s good for her. ;)

(L: Hey—not cool, N~)

AND!!! We’re holding a raffle!! We need your help spreading the word about the blog (especially before Tuesday!!! Big things happening next Tuesday!!)

So, to entice you to blog, tweet or status update about us, we offer prizes!

A 20 page critique by Liz.

A 20 page critique by Auzy.

A 20 page critique by Nazarea

A $25 gift card to Barnes and Noble. (not open internationally)

Witch Child and Sorceress by Celia Rees (not open internationally)

So, what do you need to do?  Super simple, promise.

1. Follow this blog.

AND

2. Tweet about us (including a link). We’re @writerlyrejects on twitter—feel free to follow us there, too!!

OR

3. Post about us on Facebook!! Include a link back to our blog!

OR

4. Blog about us!

When you’ve done that, leave a comment here (include a link to facebook or blog). Winners will be announced Monday, May 21.

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to come back for more writerly goodness!!

Cheers,

N~, Liz, and Auzy.