Surprise Agent Invasion Wrap Up

I was gonna post this on Saturday...yeah, that didn't happen. Sorry, guys. Busy, busy weekend!

First, I want to announce the winner for the best answer on reading the slush from the CIA post from the super awesome YA Confidential...

Congratulations Alisyn!!!

(You will be emailed shortly.)

Now, let's sum up the happenings of our Surprise Agent Invasion. Not gonna lie, I was a bit nervous about this contest flopping. But I think it was a great success! It was a relief to see so many requests coming in from so many fabulous agents! I was stunned, actually. Some of the agents I'd spoken with, some of them were total surprises! Love, love, LOVE!!!

Here are the 13!! agents/editor that invaded:

John Cusick - Scott Treimel New York Agency
Laura Bradford - Bradford Literary Agency
Annie Bomke - Annie Bomke Literary Agency
Pam van Hylckama - Larsen Pomada Literary Agency
Suzie Townsend - Nancy Coffey Literary & Media Representation
Taylor Martindale - Full Circle Literary, LLC
Ali McDonald - The Rights Factory
Gina Panettieri (who commented on every single one-THANKS!) - Talcott Notch Literary
Nephele Tempest - The Knight Agency, Inc.
Jessica Sinsheimer - Sarah Jane Freymann Literary
Andrea Cascardi - Transatlantic Literary Agency
Carly Watters - P.S. Literary Agency
Patricia Riley (Associate Editor) - Spencer Hill Press

A ginormous THANK YOU to all of them for invading the victim entries! *applause*

Now, here is a list of all the entries that received at least one request: (A few received several!)

#1 AN UNCOMMON BLUE (YA)
#2 WAITING FOR APRIL (ADULT)
#3 THE HUNT (MG)
#4 ADVERSE EFFECTS (ADULT)
#5 OUTSIDE IN (YA)
#7 THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR (YA)
#8 CATCH MY GRIFT (YA)
#9 DIAMOND TEARS (YA)
#11 THE BOOTLEGGER'S DAUGHTER (YA)
#13 A LIGHT IN THE WINDOW (YA)
#14 WHERE THERE'S SMOKE (ADULT)
#15 WICKED SPIRITS (ADULT)
#16 STEEL HORIZON (YA)
#17 INSTITUTIONALIZED (YA)
#18 WITCH WAY DOWN (ADULT)
#20 CODENAME: EDDIE RED (MG)
#24 SPECTACLE (YA)
#26 RIDING THE DAM (MG)
#27 HOLLY HEARTS HOLLYWOOD (YA)
#28 SILENCE (YA)
#29 THE BLOOD OF A STONE (ADULT)
#31 INK (YA)
#32 WICKED ILLUSIONS (YA)
#33 I'M GAME (YA)
#34 ABEL PIRATES (YA)
#35 IDYLL (YA)
#36 LOVE CONTRACT (YA)
#38 MEMENTO MORI (YA)
#39 THE STARS FELL SIDEWAYS (YA)
#40 SPIRITS FROM THE VASTY DEEP (YA)
#42 THE SAVAGE DAYS AND NIGHTS OF ORION MARX (MG)
#45 WHAT REMAINS (MG)
#46 THIEF OF HEARTS (ADULT)
#47 MY SISTER'S MEMORIES (YA)
#50 UNFINISHED BUSINESS (YA)
#51 DEATH FALLS IN LOVE (YA)

Holy requests! I'm still in awe of all that sweetness! Seriously, that is A LOT of requests! And remember, a lot of those entries have several requests. A big round of applause to all of you and good luck with your submissions! (I know of at least one who has received and accepted an offer! Yay!!!) I hope everyone learned from what attracted the agents and what works well.

And thanks again to my guest CIA judges--Copil, Cristin, Karen, and Cambria-- from YA Confidential! I'd say it's pretty obvious they did a great job! And they were hilarious and did a fabulous job on that *Perfect Query Letter*!

And I want to say THANKS to EVERYONE who submitted for this contest. Please remember how subjective this all is and please try again in the future! You are all greatly appreciated!

Now for some additional inspiration get your read on here!