September 2016 Pass Or Pages Agent Panel

September 2016 Pass Or Pages is all about Young Adult Speculative Fiction!

We have three fantastic agents this round who are ready to help you whip those query letters and first pages into shape. Let's meet them!

Kurestin Armada

P.S. Literary Agency

Kurestin Armada began her publishing career as an intern with Workman Publishing, and spent time as an assistant at The Lotts Agency before joining P.S. Literary. She holds a B.A. in English from Kenyon College, as well as a publishing certificate from Columbia University. Kurestin is based in New York City, and spends most of her time in the city’s thriving indie bookstores. She reads widely across genres, and has a particular affection for science fiction and fantasy, especially books that recognize and subvert typical tropes of genre fiction.

Sarah Negovetich

Corvisiero Literary Agency

Sarah Negovetich is fully aware that no one knows how to pronounce her last name, and she's okay with that. Her favorite writing is YA, because at seventeen the world is your oyster. Only oysters are slimy and more than a little salty, it's accurate if not exactly motivational. Sarah's background is in Marketing. She uses her experience to assist Corvisiero authors with platform building and book promotion.

Renee Nyen

kt literary

Several years in the editorial department at Random House’s Colorado division provided Renee with the opportunity to work with bestselling and debut authors alike. After leaving Random House, she came to KT Literary in early 2013. She loves digging into manuscripts and helping the author shape the best story possible. Though this is great for her profession, it tends to frustrate people watching movies with her. With a penchant for depressing hipster music and an abiding love for a good adventure story, Renee is always looking for book recommendations. Even if that means creeping on people reading in public. Which she does frequently. She makes her home in Arizona with her husband, and their two children.

Details for September 2016 Pass or Pages:

Entry starts: Monday, September 12, 2016, at 6 a.m. Eastern
Ends: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 6 p.m. Eastern
Category/Genre: Young Adult Speculative, which includes all flavors of science-fiction, fantasy, and magical realism.
How To Enter: Fill out the entry form on the contest post when it goes live
What Is Required: Your query (NO BIO or personalization for agents), your first 250 words, a complete and polished MS

You can also read more about the rules here.


The winning entries with agent commentary will be posted on Operation Awesome the week of September 26th, one entry each day. If you aren't comfortable with having your entry (which will be anonymous) shared on the blog, please don't enter Pass or Pages!

If you have any questions, please ask in the comments or feel free to tweet @OpAwesome6. Also, feel free to chat about the contest with fellow participants on the hashtag #PassOrPages.