The YA Novel Discovery Contest Begins Nov. 1st!

NEW YORK - Oct. 31, 2016 - PRLog -- Young Adult Novel Discovery Contest

Serendipity Literary Agency in conjunction with Sourcebooks Inc. is hosting their seventh annual Young Adult Novel Discovery Competition.

Do you have a young adult novel—or a YA novel idea—tucked away for a rainy day? Have you been putting off pitching your idea simply because you're not sure how to pitch an agent? No problem! All you have to do is submit the first 250 words of your novel and you can win both exposure to editors, and a reading of your manuscript from one of New York's TOP literary agents, Regina Brooks.

GREAT PRIZES
The Grand Prize Winner will have the opportunity to submit an entire manuscript to YA literary agent Regina Brooks, plus a collection of gourmet teas from Possibiliteas.co! (http://www.possibiliteas.co/)

The Top Five Entrants (including the Grand Prize Winner) will receive a 15-minute, one-on-one pitch session with Regina Brooks, one of New York's premier literary agents for young adult books.  They will also receive commentary on their submissions from editors at Scholastic, HarperCollins, Little, Brown, Macmillan,Skyhorse, Chronicle, Sourcebooks, Simon and Schuster, Abrams Books, Penguin Random House, Disney, and James Patterson's new imprint, JIMMY Patterson.  In addition, they will receive a year's subscription to The Writer (http://www.writermag.com/) magazine!

First 50 Entrants will receive a copy of Writing Great Books for Young Adults (http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6909506-writing-great-...) by Regina Brooks.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS: Entering the contest is easy and the rules are simple. Entries are to be submitted via the contest website at www.serendipitylit.com/contest. Valid entries shall include the title and ONLY the first 250 words of your manuscript.

One entry per person; anyone age 14+ can apply. There is a $15 entry fee. Open to the U.S. & Canada (void where prohibited). Entries for the YA Novel Discovery Contest will be accepted from 12:01am (ET) November 1 until 11:59pm (ET), November 30.

PREVIOUS WINNERS: Previous winners are being published by major houses and many have received representation:

"I never had much luck with query letters. Writing about my book was harder than writing the book itself! So when I saw the Discovery Contest, I jumped at the chance to let my book speak for itself. I was thrilled when I won…but not as thrilled as I was when I was offered representation. Getting my agent was just the start: what followed was invaluable revisions and development that transformed my book from a great story into an unforgettable journey. Shortly afterward, The Whitecoat's Daughter was sold at auction, and is now due for publication with HarperCollins in 2018. We're beginning work on foreign rights and talks with film agents and it's hard to believe that all this started with winning a contest. I always said I just needed someone to read the book—not a query letter: the book­—and it turned out I was right. The Discovery Contest gave me the chance I needed, and I will always be grateful."

—Olivia Cole, "The Whitecoat'sDaughter" (Garnered a two-book deal at auction with Katherine Tegen Books)

Regina Brooks is the founder and CEO of Serendipity Literary Agency (http://serendipitylit.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=f9e91c074ac69cd9eddb7cb03&id=8cd91ab928&e=b7d93ec135) and the award winning author of  the book Writing Great Books for Young Adults, now available in a second edition, and You Should REALLY Write a Book: How to Write, Sell and Market Your Memoir. Brooks has been instrumental at establishing and building the careers of many YA writers, including three-time National Book Award Honoree and Michael Printz Honoree Marilyn Nelson, Bil Wright Winner of the Stonewall Award, as well as Sundee Frazier—a Coretta Scott King Award winner, an Oprah Book Pick and an Al Roker book club selection. Her authors have appeared in USA TODAY, NY TIMES, Washington Post as well as on Oprah, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, FOX, MSBNC, TV ONE, BET and a host of others. As an agent, she is known for her ability to unearth raw talent and develop successful authors.

For more information, contact Regina Brooks

info@serendipitylit.com

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