Monday, May 2, 2011

May Mystery Agent Contest!!

Contest is now closed! Thanks and good luck to everyone who entered! :)

Here are the details:

1. Please submit a 25 word pitch in the comments below. If your pitch is over 25 words, it will be disqualified, so please stick to 25 WORDS :D

2. 50 entries will be accepted. Don't worry about the comments number. Not all comments are entries. We'll post when the contest is closed.

3. Genres = YA, adult, and adult non-fiction. Especially mysteries, thrillers, paranormals, romances, and suspense. No MG, poetry, short stories, novellas, plays, screenplays, or essays.

4. Please only enter once. Everyone is eligible as long as your novel is COMPLETE and you stick to the 25 word pitch limit.

5. Three finalists will be chosen from the 50 entries to submit 30 pages. Of these three finalists, one grand prize winner will be chosen to submit their FULL MANUSCRIPT!

6. UPDATE: Please also list your title and genre (these do not count as part of the 25 words). If you've already listed your entry without this info, don't worry, YOUR ENTRY IS ENTERED AND COUNTED, no need to repost the entire entry, just post another comment with this info. Thanks!! 


We will close the contest once we've received 50 qualifying pitches. BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE!!!

61 comments:

Huntress said...

Justus Aubre, bar owner and occasional conjuror, dodges the other wizards until they capture the mage he loves and force her into combat. With him.

Kimberlee Turley said...

When Gracie Heart finds threatening notes in her circus costume, she doesn’t realize she’s the one trying to warn herself: she’s next.

Kendall said...

A teenage girl becomes the prize in a war for galactic control when secrets to the universe’s deadliest weapon are discovered inside her genetic code.

Anonymous said...

COVETED
YA Urban Fantasy

The Virtues want him to vanquish evil, the Sins want him to dethrone grace, and the humans caught in the messy middle...just want him dead.

Lisa B. said...

To stop the suicides plaguing her school, former mental patient, sixteen-year-old Rayna confronts the two angels she’s falling for and learns the truth about herself.

Angie said...

Thanks for this chance!

When spunky Minnesota twin, Nikki Dreyer, meets a genie, she must free him from his master or lose the chance of resurrecting her dead sister.

adktd2bks@yahoo.com

Marquita Hockaday said...

Blake uncovers a secret high school drug scene when his pill pushing best friend turns up dead.

Unknown said...

Title: IN THE MIND OF A CELEBRITY STALKER
Genre: Humorous Women's Fiction - Adult
25 Word Pitch: Blocked calls and restraining orders are just a few issues Jules Ausborn runs into while journaling celebrities in hopes to straighten out her life.
Email Address: jenniferdaiker(at)gmail(dot)com

Unknown said...

Title: Blood Thief
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Her bloodline’s reliquary stolen, vampire Celeste St. Ange must accept help from the human thief trying to steal her heart or meet her second death.

Contact info:
rebeccatlittle@aol.com
@rebeccatlittle
http://rebeccatlittle.blogspot.com

Danielle DeVor said...

Title: Riding on the Tail of the Devil
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy

Homeless-teen-turned-vampre, Mathias Drvar, must fight for his life when the reigning queen demands a duel because she decides he is a threat to her rule.

e-mail: sammyig(at)rocketmail.com

Unknown said...

Title: ROBYN HOOD
Genre: Historical YA

Disguised as a man, Robyn seeks revenge on the Sheriff of Nottingham for her father's death with help from her fiery partner in crime, John.

Email: caitie(dot)darrell(at)gmail(dot)com

Thanks for another awesome contest, guys :)

Don McFatridge said...

Title: THE CANDLE DARK WICKED
Genre: YA Paranormal Romance

To rescue friends from her comatose twin’s dark world, sixteen-year-old Teagan must sacrifice herself, or smother sleeping beauty with love--then a pillow.

Taryn said...

SPLASHBACK
YA Thriller

Burnt-out but still top-ranked, Lottie wants to quit swimming. Too bad the only way to save her missing sister is to make the Olympic team.

Email: tarynalAThotmailDOTcom

Becky Mahoney said...

Title: THE HUNGRY GROUND
Genre: YA Fantasy/Horror

When the entire population of a nearby city disappears overnight, aspiring detective Kalinda joins the search party. But she soon learns the city isn’t empty.

Email: ringhappy @ comcast . net

You guys rock. Thank you!

Kristi said...

Title: BACK TO ME
Genre: Women's Fiction

When Kate Dalton loses Jake Bailey forever she isn’t sure which is worse: facing that he wasn’t The One or that he was.

Margay Leah Justice said...

Title: A Demon's Redemption
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Lorelei redeems demons, or sends them back to hell. Azazel is a demon sent to vanquish her. Good versus evil: Who will win?

Lori M. Lee said...

Title: Soul Without a Boy
Genre: YA urban fantasy

When London inadvertently "creates" a girl, will answers to newly raised questions about himself and his family be worth the price of the girl's soul?

Steven Cordero said...

TITLE: DRACAURUM
GENRE: YA Fantasy

In Medieval Spain, 16-yr-old Alejandro must steal a dragon’s treasure to save his sister from a depraved nobleman’s secret harem

Jaime Loren said...

Title: Waiting for April
Genre: Paranormal Romance

Rendered immortal by fate, Scott Parker must figure out how to save April Fletcher before her life is taken for the fifteenth – and final – time.

Unknown said...

Title: Bite My Ash
Genre: YA Paranormal

Vampires are bad. It’s Harry’s job to keep humans safe from them. Until he meets Elspeth and finds himself emotionally committed to protecting her.

Michelle H. said...

The Stone Man
Paranormal Suspense

To save his ill son, Graham abducts him from the hospital by using a supernatural stone that grants healing powers, but at a murderous price.

Jeanmarie Anaya said...

Title: MAGNETIC
Genre: paranormal YA

Despite discovering she’s a paranormal medium, saving stolen souls is the last thing on Carly’s to-do list. Until her own soul becomes the next target.

tarak said...

Title: Smoke and Wait
Genre: Adult Urban Fantasy

ATF agent Alexandra MacPherson can't decide which is worse -- a witness who dies or a suspect who won't stay dead.

Mara Nash said...

TITLE: Faerie Fate
GENRE: Paranormal romance.

Fate has love-and-death plans for Holly, but she’s never been one to accept fate without question, and she’s not about to start now.

Kimberlee Turley said...

TTLE: Note to Self
GENRE: YA Fantasy

Angelica R. Jackson said...

Here we go again! Thanks so much, OA, for these opportunities every month!

Title: Spirits from the Vasty Deep
Genre: Ghostly YA historical (1850s)

Ghostly crew wants revenge for a disastrous fire Olivia caused, forcing a reckoning with her haunted past. Blossom Culp meets Pirates of the Caribbean.


P.S. Today's the last day (until 9 PM) to enter my Blogiversary Contest, for a chance to win some books!

Michelle McLean said...

Thanks Clutzattack! :)

The Writer said...

Parallel
YA urban fantasy

Monster killer, Feng Huang, must face the parents she never knew she had before she can save her world from the demons that threaten it.

Toni Kerr said...

Title: Secrets of the Makai
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy

A psychic teen battles to save a self-proclaimed plant queen and a mythical creature, encased in emerald, while secret societies plot his untimely demise.

Bluestocking said...

Title: Siege of the Heart
Historical Romance complete at 95k

English-born but Norman-blooded, Isobel struggles to keep her home and heart intact when William the Conqueror sends his knights to her father's holding after Hastings.

Thanks to Operation Awesome for another Mystery Agent contest!

Jessica Schley said...

Title: SONATA FOR THE YOUNG PIANIST
Genre: YA Contemporary

When an eighteen-year-old piano wunderkind meets his biological brother, he’s totally psyched—until secrets from his past threaten both his family and his playing career.

Marquita Hockaday said...

Title: The Blues
Genre: YA Contemporary Mystery

Pitch: Blake uncovers a secret high school drug scene when his pill pushing best friend turns up dead.

Thanks for the e-mail!

Joanne Huspek said...

Intrigue occurs after an Internet friendship group allows Iraq War "widow" Ashe into the fold. What secrets are hidden behind the click of a mouse?

Title: VIRTUALLY YOURS
Genre: Contemporary (mom-lit)

Unknown said...

TITLE: Blackbird
GENRE: YA Fantasy Thriller

PITCH:

Spy chick bypasses a top-of-the-line security system to steal an object before the sorcerers do in this "Mission:Impossible with magic" tale.

Norma said...

TITLE: VEX
GENRE: YA Fantasy with a techie twist

PITCH: Virtual Environment Ten—VEX—turns deadly when 16-year-old Tana discovers something wants to download itself into her body and take over her life.

Unknown said...

Beyond Death's Grasp
Urban Fantasy

Paranormal cop and witch Lorelei Spellcraft has three days to catch a mad scientist before he murders her hopelessly human fiance.

Charity Bradford said...

Adult science fantasy.

Talia’s is a mage hiding behind science until a demon from the past returns. Will love help her trust the magic her world needs?

Michelle McLean said...

Charity, do you have a title we can include?

Michelle McLean said...

As of Charity's entry, we have 16 spots left! :)

Huntress said...

Title: The Magic Withheld
Genre: Urban Fantasy
#1

Creepy Query Girl said...

TITLE: FOSSEGRIM
GENRE: YA URBAN FANTASY

To reclaim his humanity, Sage Reynolds must track down and save the mermaid who transformed him or else face life as a flippered, sushi-eating fossefreak.

Michelle McLean said...

Thanks Huntress! :)

Martina Boone said...

TITLE: WIND WALKER
GENRE: YA CONTEMPORARY FANTASY

After millennia of peace, the forbidden love between Watchers and their human charges will destroy the world unless a self-hating half-mortal releases her inner monster.

Tina Moss said...

TITLE: BLOOD BOND
GENRE: URBAN FANTASY (strong romantic element)

Submitting to madness, demonic enslavement, or bonding with a vile angel are the grim choices for half-breed Cassie if she can't master her abilities.

Thanks for another great contest!

Anonymous said...

Title: The Curse
Genre: Paranormal Thriller


Cursed, Eli must unravel a dark Puritan secret, embrace an ancient society, and face a love that defies time to save herself from evil.

Jami Gold said...

Title: The Resurrected
Genre: Urban Fantasy

A reformed con artist is the only person who can stop an immortal from enslaving humanity, but to do so, she must sacrifice her family.

contact (at) jamigold (dot) com

A.J. Locke said...

Title: Graveyard Phoenix
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Necromancer Blaise Evarin suddenly starts bringing people back to life, and her resurrected going berserk and embarking on murderous rampages are only problem number one.

Kim said...
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Steph said...

Title: THE MATTER OF SOULS
Genre: YA Contemporary Fantasy

When Riley dies and refuses to leave her dead ex-boyfriend, her decision strands her on Earth. If she can’t let go, Hayden’s soul is condemned.

Anonymous said...

Title: On the Run
Genre: Sci/Fi Suspense

Ginny Carrera discovers she’s genetically engineered AND being sold for parts by someone into trafficking “genies”. Can she take down this crew of human engineers?

Michelle McLean said...

as of Steph's entry, there are 8 spots left!

Michelle McLean said...

update, 7 :) as of Dawnall's

Jenilyn Collings said...

Title: My Stepsister is a Succubus
Genre: YA paranormal

When the guy she loves chooses her stepsister instead, Olivia makes a deal to become a succubus in order to steal him back.

Kim said...

Title: TRIANGLES
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy

A seventeen-year-old girl experiences bizarre alternate realities when her cruise ship enters the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.

Tammy said...

Title: Cracking Courtney
Genre: YA Contemporary

Courtney's secret romance with unavailable, drug-addicted James may come with a few prices. Like her friendships, her reputation, and maybe something even more irreplaceable.

Jenna Wallace said...

Title: SOMNILOQUY
Genre: YA

Nightly, Abby dictates a story in her sleep. To save her sanity, she must find out what the story is and why she’s telling it.

Jennifer said...

Title: RIDING THE BLIND
Genre: Literary/Commercial

Rachel Linden, a depressed young mother, must unravel the mystery of her grandmother's abandonment and missing years from home to prevent history from repeating itself.

Rebecca said...

Title: Transmigration
Genre: YA Mystery w/ Paranormal twist

With her dreams mirroring an unknown reality, Anna struggles with her inner demons to tie up her past in order to survive for her future.

Michelle McLean said...

2 spots left!

Kristi said...

Title: SYBIL
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy

All Meredith wants is to fix her strained friendship with Van, but the voices have other plans, plans that involve him, plans that worry her.

Sarah Nicolas said...

Title: THE DEMONS YOU KNOW
Genre: YA Urban Fantasy

When supposedly-extinct demons kidnap every adult Mage, Fire Mage Miranda must partner with a young Holy Warrior for a cross-country rescue mission.