October 2019 Feedback Giveaway

Querying writers: want agent feedback? I’m doing a quick submission feedback giveaway for YA & MG fiction today and tomorrow only. Please see and follow sub guidelines below!



Please read all details below before submitting:

Eligibility:

This is open only during the following window: between 9am ET Sunday, October 13th and 6pm ET tomorrow, Monday, October 14th. All entries must be received in this window. Unfortunately, there can be no exceptions.

All entries must be received in this window. Unfortunately, there can be no exceptions. This is NOT open to queries or submissions that you have previously submitted to me, even if you have not yet received my reply . While this isn’t ideal, unfortunately, the volume would be far too high if I opened this up to any resubmissions, so I am not able to make exceptions.

. While this isn’t ideal, unfortunately, the volume would be far too high if I opened this up to any resubmissions, so I am not able to make exceptions. This is only for young adult and middle grade fiction submissions . Nonfiction, adult fiction, chapter books, picture books, etc. are not eligible for this feedback giveaway.

. Nonfiction, adult fiction, chapter books, picture books, etc. are not eligible for this feedback giveaway. This is intended for projects you feel are submission-ready and that you are actively querying (whether you are just beginning to query or have been submitting the MS for a while). I treat entries as submissions, and I often request manuscripts from feedback giveaways with the expectation that manuscripts will be ready for consideration (this is one of the reasons I do it…I want to find great new projects, always, and I have! I’ve signed multiple clients through feedback giveaways).



To enter:

Please send your submission to queries@parkfine.com with the following in the subject: “Query - Peter Knapp - October 2019 Feedback Giveaway – [category + genre of your book]” (for example, “Query - Peter Knapp - October 2019 Feedback Giveaway - MG Fantasy”)

with the following in the subject: “Query - Peter Knapp - October 2019 Feedback Giveaway – [category + genre of your book]” (for example, “Query - Peter Knapp - October 2019 Feedback Giveaway - MG Fantasy”) Include your query and around 10 pages of your manuscript pasted in the body of the email. Please, no attachments.

Please only submit one query. If you submit multiple queries, I will only reply to the first one I read.



Feedback:

For projects that I am passing on, I will reply with 1-2 sentences of feedback on the query or pages. Note: this is NOT a full critique, this is simply 1-2 sentences of feedback.

Unfortunately, I cannot reply with further notes than what I provide in my initial response.

While I will read submissions as quickly as I can, it can take up to about 12 or so weeks (depending on the volume) for me to reply to all submissions so that I can provide feedback, so please be patient.

Please consider (but it is not required for entry) retweeting on Twitter, reposting on Tumblr, posting it on your writing forums, or sharing elsewhere and else-how!

Thank you to all those who enter, and for those who are not yet read to submit, please know I always consider all submissions and look forward to receiving yours when it’s ready!