First 5 pages crit and a query critique (Author Lydia Kang)

Author Lydia Kang has offered a first 5 pages critique and a query critique. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• First 5 pages manuscript critique
• The submitting author may submit their pages whenever they are ready for critique. 
• A query critique

Opening Bid: 20$

Round bid up to the nearest $5 amount. For ex: if you want to bid 33$, pleases bid 35$. It make sit easier for us. :) Include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Thur (Dec 20th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) and end Friday, Dec 21st at 11:59 PM EST (9 PM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Author Lydia Kang

I’m a mix of all things responsible and irresponsible.

I’m a mom of three kids, wife, sister, daughter and work part time as a primary care internal medicine physician in the midwest. I worked my butt off at Columbia University for undergrad, NYU School of Medicine for med school, and Bellevue Hospital/NYU for my internal medicine residency. It’s a wonder I have any butt left to sit on at this point in my life.

So that’s my responsible side.

I also write fiction. That’s my irresponsible side. What can I say? It’s enormously fun making stuff up.

I write young adult and middle grade novels, though I started out writing poetry and creative non-fiction. Writing is a bit of an obsessive disease with me, and I’m not looking for the cure any time soon.

I’m represented by Eric Myers of the Spieler Agency.

1st Chapter and Query Critique (Author Jessica "JA" Souders)

Author Jessica (JA) Souders has offered a 1st chapter and query critique. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• 1st chapter critique
• Query critique

Opening Bid: $20

Round bid up to the nearest $5 amount. For ex: if you want to bid 33$, pleases bid 35$. It make sit easier for us. :) Include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Thursday (Dec 20th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) The auction end Friday, Dec 21st at 11:59 PM EST (9 PM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Author Jessica (JA) Souders


J.A. Souders was born in the heartland with an overactive imagination and an over abundance of curiosity that was always getting her into trouble. She first began writing at the age of 13, when she moved to Florida and not only befriended the monsters under the bed, but created worlds for them to play together.

Because she never grew up, she decided she'd put her imaginary friends to work and started writing. She still lives in the land of sunshine and palm trees with her husband and their two children and is an active member of the RWA, CFRW, YARWA and SCBWI.

She is represented by Natalie Fischer Lakosil of the Bradford Literary Agency. Her debut book, RENEGADE, surfaces November 13, 2012 from Tor Teen (Macmillan).

Her short story TOOTHLESS is in the Mystery Times Ten anthology from Buddhapuss Ink.

Query Critique/Signed copy of Sea Change (Scholastic Editor/Bestselling Author Aimee Friedman)

Scholastic Editor/Author Aimee Friedman has offered a query critique and a signed copy of Sea Change. The highest bidder will win the
following package:

• A one-page Query Critique
• Signed hardback of her book, Sea Change

Opening Bid: 25$

Round bid up to the nearest $5 amount. For ex: if you want to bid 33$, pleases bid 35$. It make sit easier for us. :) Include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Tuesday (Dec 18th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) and end Friday, Dec 21st at 11:59 PM EST (9 PM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email) 

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Scholastic Editor/Bestselling Author Aimee Friedman

New York native Aimee Friedman is a senior book editor and noted author of teen novels. Her first work, theNew York Times bestseller South Beach, described a topsy-turvy spring break for two high school juniors, Holly and Alexa, who, though contrast in personality, experience a trip of a lifetime together. South Beachwas followed up by French Kiss, in which the characters travel to Paris, and Hollywood Hills, which takes the girls to L.A. Aimee is also the author of Breaking Up: A Fashion High Graphic Novel, which was illustrated by Christine Norrie, and examines what happens to friendships when boys come into the picture. Aimee's other work for teens includes the romantic comedy, A Novel Idea, and short stories in the collections Mistletoe and21 Proms.

Aimee's latest book, The Year My Sister Got Lucky, is her first hardcover novel, and her most personal book yet. It explores the relationship between two sisters, who are best friends, bona fide city girls, and students at a prestigious ballet school (much like Aimee and her older sister). Everything changes, though, when the sisters move to a small, rural town, and the younger sister finds her older sister drifting away from her. Will things ever be the same?

Aimee currently resides in Manhattan, and when she is not writing or editing manuscripts, she is spending time with her friends and family, exploring small bookstores and museums, or shoe-shopping

Query/15-page MS Critique with phone call (Agent Susan Hawk)

Agent Susan Hawk has donated a critique of a query letter and the first 15 pages. The highest bidder will get the following package:  

• A critique of a query letter 
• The first 15 pages of your manuscript
• The writer and I will schedule a phone call for the critique.       

Opening Bid: 25$

Round bid up to the nearest $5 amount. For ex: if you want to bid 33$, pleases bid 35$. It make sit easier for us. :) Include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Tuesday (Dec 18th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) and end Fri, Dec 21st at 11:59 PM EST (9 PM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Agent Susan Hawk

Susan Hawk is an agent at The Bent Agency, where she represents books for children -- picture books, chapter books, middle grade and YA fiction as well as non-fiction for kids.  Right now, she's particularly interested in a great mystery, a book that will make her laugh out loud, and in thrilling historical fiction.  Regardless of genre, she falls in love with fantastic characters first.  For more information, check the agency website: http://www.thebentagency.com/about.html.


 

Query/Manuscript Critique of Picture book (Author Shellie Braeuner)

Author Shellie Braeuner has offered a query critique and a picturebook manuscript critique. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• One query critique. I am an award-winning author with a great history of query responses.
• Picturebook manuscript critique. This is a critique of the text of a picturebook, not the illustrations. 

Opening Bid: $20

Please bid in increments of 5$ and include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Tuesday (Dec 18th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST).
The auction will end Fri, Dec 21st Noon EST

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email, FB or Twitter).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Author Shellie Braeuner

My name is Shellie Braeuner. I’m a nanny for a family with four children in Nashville Tennessee, and I’m also the winner of the First Cheerios Spoonfuls of Stories New Author contest.

I’ve been telling and writing stories since I was a child.  My mother gave me back one short story that I gave her for Mother’s Day when I was five.  I live a terribly uninteresting life, which is probably one of the reasons I love making up stories.

Nonfiction Query critique + 5 Pages (Author Christina Fonseca)

Author Christina Fonseca has offered a nonfiction query critique + 5 pages. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• Nonfiction query critique
• Includes critique of query letter and up to 5 sample pages

Opening Bid: 15$

Please bid in increments of 5$ and include your bid in the comments below. 

The auction will start Tuesday (Dec 18th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) 

The auction will end Fri, Dec 21st at Noon EST (9 AM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email, FB or Twitter).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Author Christina Fonseca

Critically acclaimed nonfiction and YA author Christine Fonseca believes that writing is a great way to explore humanity. Using her training and expertise as an educational psychologist, Ms. Fonseca is dedicated to helping children of all ages find their voice in the world. Her titles include Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students and 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids and delve into the often misunderstood world of giftedness and emotional intensity. April, 2013 will bring the release of the much awaited The Girl Guide: Finding Your Place in a Mixed-Up World, a book for girls in grades 6-9 that focuses on developing strong resiliency skills. In addition to her nonfiction titles, Ms. Fonseca is the author of several YA novels including Lacrimosa (the Requiem Series) and the critically acclaimed YA thriller, Transcend. 

When she’s not writing or spending time with her family, she can be sipping too many skinny vanilla lattes at her favorite coffee house or playing around on Facebook and Twitter. For more information about Christine Fonseca or her books, visit her website – http://christinefonseca.com.

Query Letter Critique (Agent Joanne Volpe)

Agent Joanna Volpe at New Leaf Media has offered a query critique. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• 1 page query critique

Opening Bid: $50

Please bid in increments of 5$ and include your bid in the comments below. 

The auction will start Tuesday (Dec 18th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) 

The auction will end Thursday, Dec 20th at Noon PM EST (9 AM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email, FB or Twitter).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Agent Joanna Volpe
Joanna Volpe is the president of New Leaf Media Agency. Joanna represents all brands of fiction, from picture books to adult. She has an affinity for stories that have a darker, grittier element to them, whether they be horror, drama or comedy. Her recent publications include The Shadow Reader by Sandy Williams (Ace), Divergent by Veronica Roth (Katherine Tegen Books), Sway by Amber McRee Turner (Disney*Hyperion), and No Peace for the Damned by Megan Powell (47North).

Query and Manuscript Critique (Author Dawn Allen)

Author Dawn Allen has offered a query critique and manuscript critique. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• Manuscript critique by Novel Clique members 
• Query critique by Dawn Allen

Opening Bid: 40$

Round bid up to the nearest $5 amount. For ex: if you want to bid 33$, pleases bid 35$. It make sit easier for us. :) Include your bid in the comments below. The auction will start Monday (Dec 17th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) and end Friday, Dec 21st at 11:59 PM EST (9 PM PT).

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email).

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Author Dawn Allen

Dawn Allen is a writing instructor and workshop presenter, the founding member of critique group, Novel Clique, and an active member of Midwest Children’s Authors Guild. Her stories have appeared in Soft Whispers; A Fly in Amber; and articles with First Opinions, Second Reactions. Her story, Taking Out the Trash, is in the anthology, Don’t Tread on Me: Tales of Retribution and Revenge. Her short story Christmas Karma is in the anthology, Once Upon a Christmas and her short story Hijacking Halloween is in the anthologyOctober Nightmares and Dreams, on which she served as co-editor. An award-winning writer, Dawn holds an MFA in Writing from the University of Nebraska.

Query/Synopsis Critique (Author Kristin Tubb)

MG Author Kristin Tubb has offered a critique. The highest bidder will win the following package:

• A critique on query or synopsis.

Opening Bid: 20$

Please bid in increments of 5$ and include your bid in the comments below. 

The auction will start Monday (Dec 17th) at 9 AM EST (6 AM EST) 

The auction will end Wed Noon EST (9 AM)

Auction Procedures:

If you’d like to bid on this auction, check the current high bid in the comments and place a higher bid by leaving your name and bid amount in the comments, along with some way to contact you (email, FB or Twitter…I’m not fussy.) 

Winners will be notified when the auction ends and should be prepared to make an online donation withing 48 hours of winning  After you’ve made your donation, you’ll forward your receipt to me, and I’ll put you in touch with the person who donated the service you won so that the two of you can work out the details about how and when.   

All services will be provided at the convenience of both the person making the donation and the auction winner, but this should happen within three months of the auction’s end unless something else is agreed upon by both parties.

Good luck!

Author Kristin Tubb

I am basically a big dork who would still be going to school if they'd let me. (But they won't, cause that'd just be weird.) So instead I write historical fiction! All of the research, none of the tests - I've got the best job in the world, doncha think?

SELLING HOPE was given a starred review by Booklist, who said it was "a bouncy tale populated by a terrific cast of characters!" And AUTUMN WINIFRED OLIVER DOES THINGS DIFFERENT has been nominated for the Volunteer State Book Award (2011-2012 list) and was chosen to represent the State of Tennessee in the Pavilion of States at the 2009 National Book Festival. I'm delighted to have AUTUMN serve as Tennessee's ambassador!