Want to know if your query letter works? Query letters are your first introduction to an agent or publisher. They need to introduce your work in a way that stands out in the hundreds of emails filling their inboxes. Join this lively slush reading where anonymous queries are read out to a panel of experts (authors, agents, editors, publishers, or assistants) who will raise their hand when they would stop reading. Find out if your query makes the cut, or if something is getting in the way.
Submit a single-page query letter at the beginning of the session. These will be read out randomly and evaluated live.
A query letter is made up of the hook (opening hook or metadata), the book (a brief blurb/synopsis of the premise), and the cook (who you are and your credentials). Typically this is accomplished in 250-350 words, with some wiggle room for speculative and historical novels.
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Reader: Erin Weir
