AGENT CONTESTS - WHERE ARE THE BRITS?

 AGENT CONTESTS - WHERE ARE THE BRITS?

                                            


So this week kicks off with yours truly taking part in Authoress's Secret Agent blog contest. These monthly contests are great fun and useful for the feedback readers give you on the first 250 words of your manuscript.

I'm also in mortal combat with two hundred other hopefuls in Query Kombat. Writers of most genres: Adult, NA, YA and little MGers are throwing themselves into the ring hoping to get picked, polished and handed on a platter to ten literary agents who will then choose their winner.

Contests are good news for agents and writers. My wonderfully talented critique partners both got their agents through contests and swear without them they would still be languishing in slush puddle land.

With American bloggers such as Brenda Drake, Michelle4laughs and Authoress willing to slog through the slush pile and get the best writing out there, an agent's job is suddenly a whole lot easier. What's not to like?

All this begs the question - why are there no bloggers in the UK doing agent contests? Does this mean someone will have to blaze the trail? Will that person be me? Is something in the works? What can I say? Watch this space.