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Friday, July 6, 2012

Secret Agent Pitch Entries

You have your 1-2 sentence pitch all ready?

You signed on to complete the challenge back in January?

You have a completed dummy ready to submit to agents and publishers?

If you answered yes to all these questions, leave your pitch in a comment below. Also leave an email so we can contact you with submission information if your pitch is one of the lucky ones chosen by our Secret Agent.

(Entries are now closed. Selected pitches and name of the Secret Agent will be announced during chat on July 19, 2012. Thanks for entering!)

We will be announcing the winners and the Secret Agent in an upcoming chat!

13 comments:

  1. "The Little Cottage Garden" 353 words.

    Life in America is challenging; a young girl's immigrant family discovers all you need is a warm loving home.

    Colleen@colleenmuske.com

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  2. "Lily and the Star Song"

    Lily's sister cannot sleep, so Lily goes in search of a star to sing a lullaby. With help from some fantastic creatures she reaches the home of the stars, where she learns she has the power to help her sister sleep.

    rebecca@rebeccaevans.net

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  3. "SLOPPY SIMON"

    Mark struggles to do his work while his clumsy new friends break, soak, burn stuff in the classroom.

    piadrent [at] gmail.com

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  4. "A cute daydreaming princess falls off a cliff and bounces back to her bed in twelve wildly silly acrobatics."
    cabal@free.fr

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  5. "Faraway Friends"

    Saddened by his best friend moving to Jupiter, Sheldon's imagination and love for outer space helps him create a spaceship to bridge the distance, only to discover that friendship is always close to home.

    russ@smilingotis.com

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  6. BUDDY AND THE BULLIES 350 words

    Buddy would give anything to be friends with Crusher, the biker dog, but that will never happen as long as Crusher is laughing at those silly outfits his Mama makes him wear. LAUGHING, that is, until the day Crusher is in danger and it is Buddy who saves him.

    kawie100@gmail.com

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  7. ROCK THE WORLD
    (565 words)

    In the tradition of the Flat Stanley Project, ROCK THE WORLD is the adventure of Rex and his rock Rock, as they send Rock off on a journey around the globe and launch a mail expedition for Rex to receive letters from all the world travelers who help bring Rock somewhere new and ultimately bring him home ...where he is happy to belong with Rex forevermore.

    robingustini@gmail.com

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  8. JABARI JUMPS
    (449 words)

    Jabari has big plans to jump off the diving board for the first time: “I’m not scared at all!” But some things are easier said than done. With his dad cheering him on, can he gather up his courage to make a huge splash? C'mon, Jabari —You can do it! JUMP!

    g.cornwall@gmail.com

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  9. There's No Such Things As Monsters!

    A little boy discovers that mothers, as well as children, can see monsters in the dark.

    gaylebterry@gmail.com

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  10. BAD MOOD, GOOD MOOD.

    Baby Leo woke up today in a bad mood, but his twin brother Teo will show him how much fun it is to be in a good mood.

    msalas5379@yahoo.com.mx

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  11. DRAGON LOOKS FOR MAGIC
    Dragon collects unattended specimens to find what magic makes kids stop playing when they look at what he assumes is a special treasure. Hing and Hong let him in on the secret when they confront him after he absconds with one of their 'treasures'.

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