Your Finalists Are... (And Voting Instructions)

Your Pitch Contest judges have been hard at work reading submissions over the last few days, and we've found our three finalists!

Congratulations to Christine Kuehn Kelly, Geoff Wright, and Kristin Reynolds! Their submissions received the highest scores from our panel of judges, and they've moved on to the next round of voting!

Their 2,000 word submissions are linked below, in alphabetical order.

The Angel Tree by Geoff Wright
The Book of John by Kristin Reynolds
The Outliers by Christine Kuehn Kelly

Voting Instructions:

Once you read them, please cast YOUR vote for your favorite submission below or on the sidebar (this is the same form, so please vote only once!). You will have until 11:59pm EST on November 10th to pick your favorite! Please vote only once.

On November 11th, we'll tally up the votes and announce the winner here on November 20th!

As a reminder, the winner will receive:

*a full read by a Curiosity Quills Press Submission Editor for possible publication consideration!

*A live plot session with C.L. Parker, author of the Supernova Saga. Plot session will be one hour long, held on GChat during a time mutually agreed upon by author and contest winner. C.L. will help tighten up plot, answer research questions, and more.

*A first page critique by Jamie Ayres, author of 18 Things.

*A query critique by A.K. Morgen, author of Fade. (Yes, me!)

*Collaboration with freelance cover and graphic artist Amber Wilson on a story or author banner or graphic for your website or blog.

*A bragging rights banner designed by graphic artist Brandi Whitmer announcing you and your submission as the ultimate winner. Banner can be displayed on blogs/websites/etc. It will also be displayed on my website here.

Plus the grand prize winner will rake in the loot with:

*E-copies of Krystal Wade's Wilde's Fire and Wilde's Army.

*E-copies of Vicki Keire's Gifts of the Blood, Darkness in the Blood, Worlds Burn Through and Shadowed Ground.

*An e-copy of T.M. Franklin's MORE (Release Date: 10/4/12).

*An e-copy of Jessa Russo's EVER (Release date: 10/1/12).

*An e-copy of A.K. Morgen's Fade.

Good luck, Finalists!

xoxo,

Ayden

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