Winners Announced: Fifth “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest
The fifth “Dear Lucky Agent” Contest wrapped up last week and agent judge Rosie Wells has chosen her winners (listed below). Congrats to all three finalists! THE WINNERS (IN NO…
The fifth "Dear Lucky Agent" Contest wrapped up last week and agent judge Rosie Wells has chosen her winners (listed below). Congrats to all three finalists!
THE WINNERS (IN NO ORDER)
Beyond The Dreams by Stephanie Sauvinet
Vicesteed by Abra Staffin-Wiebe
Azrael's Curse by Adam Heine
PRIZES!
Top 3 winners all get: 1) A critique of the first 10 pages of your
work, by your agent judge. 2) A free one-year subscription to WritersMarket.com.
MEET THE (AWESOME) JUDGE!
Roseanne Wells is a literary agent
at the Marianne Strong Literary Agency.
Clients of the Marianne Strong Literary Agency include:
David Wallace, author of national bestseller Lost Hollywood, as well as Dream Palaces of Hollywood's Golden Age
Ian Williams, author of Rum: A Social and Sociable History
Roger Moenks, author of Inheriting Beauty
Lou Sahadi, author of 20 sports books, with his upcoming book, Affirmed, a biography of the last horse to win the Triple Crown.
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