YA or MG Full Manuscript Critique with Agent Steven Malk
Steven Malk, an agent at Writers House, is offering the following:
- A full manuscript critique of your YA or MG novel.
- Steven will read up to 350 double-spaced pages. Please use 12-point font.
Steven Malk is the third generation of his family to be involved in the children's book industry. The son and grandson of children's booksellers, he worked at his parents' bookstore all through high school and college and entered the world of agenting immediately after graduating from UCSD in 1995. He opened a west coast office for Writers House in 1998, where he represents a wide range of bestselling and award-winning authors and illustrators.
General Information
- Opening Bid: $25
- Auction Ends: Sunday, July 28th, 2019, at 9:00pm EST.
- Note: Any bids submitted after that time will be void.
- Reminder: YA or MG only.
How This Works
Auction & Bidding Information
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- Include your bid in US dollar ($) amounts.
- Each item will have a minimum starting bid. After that, you may bid in quantities of your choosing.
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- WNDB will declare the winner in the comments section on the item page. We will also contact the winner of this auction item via the email you provided.
- The winner will have 72 hours to claim their item by responding to the email.
- If the winner does not claim their item within the 72-hour timeframe, we will default to the runner-up from the bidding comments.
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Congratulations, Colleen Colletti! You have won this auction item! Our program director Caroline Tung Richmond will reach out to shortly concerning next steps. Thank you for supporting WNDB!
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