Before you dive in, please - agents and entrants - read this post!
Agents, entrants are spread out over all three blogs.
You can also find them at Michelle’s blog
and Mike’s blog. Blog
assignment does not necessarily indicate who picked them.
Agents will request by saying, “I want to see more of this!”
and leaving their submission instructions. (Kombatants: Don’t forget to put QUERY KOMBAT
Request in your subject line when sending material!)
As you remember, agent requests will stay hidden until
an entry is knocked out of the tournament.
What you didn’t know is that the
number of pages you’ll send depends on how far you go in Query Kombat!
SURPRISE!
It's because we're super evil. Here's how the system words:
Host Saves + Round 2 knockout = 30 page request
Round 3 knockout = 50 page request
Round 4 knockout = 100 page request
Round 5 knockout = 150 page request
Round 6 knockout = 200 page request
GRAND CHAMPION = Full request
For instance, getting knocked out in the third round means an entry will send 50 pages to any agent who requested their work. The grand champion winner from the final round will see their requests bumped up to a full. Host Saves will be allowed to see their requests immediately as they are not continuing to the 2nd round.
So, do not submit your requests to the agents unless you are knocked out!
Oh. And you know it’s coming. It wouldn’t be normal unless Mike, Michelle, and I have another super top secret surprise all planned. After all, where’s the fun in having straight rules with no twists. We’re all about the fun!
SURPRISE #2
Query Kombat is a tough tournament. Some really great entries that deserve full requests might get knocked out early. Therefore, each agent gets 2 wild cards! (In the case of a wild card, said wild card is displayed immediately, giving Kombatants a reason to watch the blogs!)
If an agent sees an entry where maybe getting the minimum of 30 pages isn’t enough, they can play a wild card and name their amount of pages and get their request immediately! If they fall in love and absolutely want a full, the wild card will let them do that.
However, only two wild cards can stand per entry. That means only the first two wild cards count. After that the agents will have to wait.
However, only two wild cards can stand per entry. That means only the first two wild cards count. After that the agents will have to wait.
So that’s it! The rules for
the agent round. Commenting on entries is only allowed for agents. Kombatants can mix and
mingle on twitter but can’t comment, with the exception of this post where they can leave questions.
ALSO: We want to know how Round 1 went! Please, feel free to comment on this post with your experiences (and any questions you have about the agent round). I have set the comments on to moderation (so I'll have to 'approve' any comments before they're displayed - that way, I can keep the agent requests hidden until the appropriate time) so they won't display immediately, but I will publish them when I can!
Best of luck and May the Requests Be With You! BATTLE ON!
Here's a master list of all the entries, split by age-category, so you can easily access all of them! Thank you so much, agents!
ALSO: We want to know how Round 1 went! Please, feel free to comment on this post with your experiences (and any questions you have about the agent round). I have set the comments on to moderation (so I'll have to 'approve' any comments before they're displayed - that way, I can keep the agent requests hidden until the appropriate time) so they won't display immediately, but I will publish them when I can!
Best of luck and May the Requests Be With You! BATTLE ON!
Here's a master list of all the entries, split by age-category, so you can easily access all of them! Thank you so much, agents!
PB:
MG:
YA:
NA:
Adult:
Just want to thank hosts and judges for the opportunity! I didn't advance to agent round but had an amazing time and met some awesome people! My feedback was pretty consistent which helped in editing so thanks everyone! Good luck to my fellow Writerbees!!!! I'm rooting for you!
ReplyDeleteCurious, I saw a number of editors listed with the agents, are the editors supposed to comment at a different time? (just curious, mine got knocked out last round!)
ReplyDeleteNope! Same time :)
DeleteGood luck to everyone!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck guys!! Go team #Writerbees!!
ReplyDeleteWishing the entrants all the very best! This is great exposure!!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving this agent round! Not only because more entries can be seen by the agents but because it gives you immediate insight into how your entry is doing. Also you can see how other genres and age categories are doing, which is good info. While I know it's nerve-wracking, I think the pros outweigh the cons. Great change-up to the agenda this year!!
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