Operation Awesome: Mystery Agents

Welcome to our collection of literary agent interviews

and pitch contests!

We started doing Mystery Agent one-line pitch contests on the day of our blog launch and it's been a monthly tradition ever since. Mystery Agent Success Stories are also included in the GUESTS tab.

Click on the REVEAL POST if you want:
1) interviews with the agents
2) the pitches that had them salivating
3) links to the agent's blog, website, twitter, and other interviews they've given

Click on the CONTEST link if you want:
1) a sense of the competition the winners beat out
2) list of genres the agent represents (non-exclusive, only valid for the date)

TIP: When querying, always remember more research is better. Use agentquery.com or querytracker.com to learn more about what an agent does and does not represent. Check out the agent's clients (list on querytracker), read some of the books they've sold. Use our links to check out interviews they've given. Look carefully for phrases like, "I'm seeing too much ______." or "I don't really represent [genre]." Always use the most recent information provided.

September 1, 2010
OFFICIAL LAUNCH CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Mandy Hubbard of D4EO Literary
SUCCESS STORY: Nancy Herman, now repped by Mandy Hubbard

November 1, 2010
CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Sara Crowe of Harvey Klinger Literary

December 1, 2010
CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Weronika Janczuk of Lynn C. Franklin Associates (note: agency change from D4EO)
SUCCESS STORY: Max Gladstone, now repped by Weronika Janczuk, two books sold to TOR

February 1, 2011
CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Chris Richman of Upstart Crow Literary

March 1, 2011
CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Kathleen Ortiz of Nancy Coffey Literary and Media Representation (note: agency change from Lowenstein Associates)

April 1, 2011
CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Vickie Motter of Andrea Hurst & Associates Literary

May 1, 2011
CONTEST
WINNERS
REVEAL POST: Krista Goering

July 1, 2011
CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary

August 1, 2011
CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Victoria Marini of Gelfman Schneider Literary

September 15, 2011
CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Taylor Martindale of Full Circle Literary

October 1, 2011
CONTEST
REVEAL POST: Sara Megibow of Nelson Literary

November 1, 2011
CONTEST