Signed Copy of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

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I'm putting up a signed copy of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, with a special doodle she added when she heard it was going up for an auction

Critique of Query and First Ten Pages by Sara D'Emic of Talcott Notch Literary Services

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Sara D'Emic, associate agent at Talcott Notch Literary Services, is offering an in-depth critique of your query and ten page sample, designed to get agents' and editors' attention

Query Critique #5 from Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary

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This listing is for the fifth (and final) of five query critiques offered by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary!

After teaching high school English for several years, Suzie Townsend started publishing at FinePrint Literary Management in January 2009 and worked her way up from intern to agent. Now an agent at New Leaf Literary, she represents adult and children's fiction.

Critique and Books from Author Kelley York

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Author Kelley York donated for last year's auction, and this year she actually got to tour the sanctuary and meet some of the kitties she helped support! She must have enjoyed the visit because she's offering up a multi-prize package:

E-books:

• Hushed
• Hollowed
• Suicide Watch

Signed:

• Hushed bookmark
• Print copy of Suicide Watch

Critique:

• 20 Pages

Critique of A Picture Book and Query by Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency

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Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary has offered up a picture book and query critique

Signed Copies of Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell and Trickster by Jeff Somers

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This is the last chance at signed copies of the highly-anticipated Trickster by Jeff Somers and Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell (donated by the authors and Fineprint Literary).

Query Critique #4 from Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary

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This listing is for the fourth of five query critiques offered by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary!

After teaching high school English for several years, Suzie Townsend started publishing at FinePrint Literary Management in January 2009 and worked her way up from intern to agent. Now an agent at New Leaf Literary, she represents adult and children's fiction.

Awesome Multi-Prize Package from Operation Awesome

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I joined the group blog Operation Awesome, home of the Mystery Agent Contest, in February and the experience has been fantastic! If I didn't already know how awesome they are, a bunch of the members have stepped up to offer critiques and books and proven their awesomeness!

A winning bid on this package gets you:

Critiques:

• Query and first 5 pages from Angelica R. Jackson (me!)
• First 5 pages from Becky Mahoney
• First 5 pages from Angela Townsend 
• 10 pages from Kell Andrews
• 20 pages from Abby Annis
• 20 pages from Katrina Lantz
• 30 pages from Toni Kerr

Books:

• E-book of  Venture Untamed by R. R. Russell(donated by the author)
• Freedom Pen by Dionna L. Mann (donated by Kell Andrews)
• Signed copy of When Blue Met Egg by  Lindsay M. Ward (donated by Kellie DuBay Gillis)
• Signed copy of I Haiku You by Betsy E. Snyder (donated by Kellie DuBay Gillis)
• E-books of To Trust a Thief and A Bandit's Stolen Heart** by Michelle McLean (donated by the author, along with bookmarks for To Trust a Thief)
• Signed copy of The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu (donated by the author; release date is April 30 so your book will be mailed in early May)

**A Bandit's Stolen Heart releases March 18, so we weren't able to link. But here's a blurb:

Under the persona of the bandit Blood Blade, Cilla Richardson robs from the corrupt and gives to the poor. An accidental kidnapping during a routine robbery leaves her with a handsome captive named Leo Forrester. But Cilla and her sisters can use an ally in their fight against the town’s corrupt sheriff, and Leo is their best bet.

Leo reluctantly agrees to help by marrying Cilla’s older sister –just so they can keep their land. But the more time he spends with Cilla, the more determined Leo is to steal her stubborn bandit’s heart. However, Cilla is just as determined to keep her heart to herself. Then innocent people are murdered, and the sheriff blames Blood Blade. With their allies now their enemies, Leo and Cilla must convince the town of her innocence before she ends up on the wrong end of a hangman’s noose.

Whew! What a fantastic cornucopia of critiques and books! You might even want to bid on this one with another writer friend, assuming you can divvy up the prizes without hard feelings.

This item will close on March 15, 2013, at 11:00 PM EST. Any bids placed after that time stamp will not be honored. Once the auction closes and payment from the highest bidder is confirmed, the books will be mailed to the address you provide, plus instructions on getting your pages to us. This item is open to U.S. addresses only (well, technically the crits and ebooks can be international, but anything physically mailed is U.S. only).

50 Page Critique by Natalie Lakosil of Bradford Literary Agency

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Agent Natalie Lakosil of the Bradford Literary Agency is offering a critique of 50 pages

Natalie is an agent and Laura’s assistant at the Bradford Literary Agency. An honors graduate of the University of San Diego, California, Natalie holds a B.A. in Literature/Writing. After nearly four years at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency and a brief dabble in writing author profiles and book reviews for the San Diego Union Tribune, Natalie joined the Bradford Agency in February of 2011.

Signed Copies of The Fire Horse Girl by Kay Honeyman and Interred by Marilyn Almodovar

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Two great debut books on offer for this listing: Interred by Marilyn Almodovar and The Fire Horse Girl by Kay Honeyman. Both authors are offering signed editions, and Marilyn is throwing in a magnet as well!

Query Critique #3 from Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary

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This listing is for the third of five query critiques offered by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary!

After teaching high school English for several years, Suzie Townsend started publishing at FinePrint Literary Management in January 2009 and worked her way up from intern to agent. Now an agent at New Leaf Literary, she represents adult and children's fiction.

Signed Copy of Gail Carriger's Etiquette and Espionage Plus Steampunk Swag

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New York Times' Bestselling author of the Parasol Protectorate series, Gail Carriger, has started a new series for young adults and I'm offering up a signed copy of Etiquette & Espionage! Plus, some kind members of the Sacramento Steampunk Society have donated some steampunk swag to round out this listing.

Critique of Your Query, Synopsis, and First Chapter by Pam van Hylckama Vlieg of Foreword Literary

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Agent Pam van Hylckama Vlieg of Foreword Literary is offering up a critique of your query, synopsis, and first chapter (up to 15 pages). 

Pam van Hylckama Vlieg started her literary career as assistant to Laurie McLean in early 2012. By April Pam was promoted to Associate Agent at Larsen Pomada. In January of 2013 after selling twenty-one books in her first year of agenting Pam was promoted to agent. When Laurie McLean mentioned creating Foreword, Pam jumped at the chance to follow her mentor and create a new agency together. Pam blogs at Bookalicio.us, Bookalicious.org, and Brazen Reads. She partners her blogs with her local bookseller Hicklebee’s where magic happens daily.

Signed Copy of Trickster by Jeff Somers and Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell

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This is the first of two chances at signed copies of the highly-anticipated Trickster by Jeff Somers and Man in the Empty Suit by Sean Ferrell (donated by the authors and Fineprint Literary).

Query Critique #2 from Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary

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This listing is for the second of five query critiques offered by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary!

After teaching high school English for several years, Suzie Townsend started publishing at FinePrint Literary Management in January 2009 and worked her way up from intern to agent. Now an agent at New Leaf Literary, she represents adult and children's fiction.

Signed Copies of the Elemental Series by Brigid Kemmerer

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Author Brigid Kemmerer is offering signed copies of the first three books in her Elemental series: Storm, Spark, and an ARC of Spirit!

Query and First Chapter Critique from Sarah LaPolla of Curtis Brown Ltd

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This listing is for a critique of your query and first chapter by literary agent Sarah LaPolla of the Curtis Brown Ltd agency.

Sarah LaPolla is an associate agent at Curtis Brown, Ltd. She studied creative writing at Ithaca College, and has an MFA in creative nonfiction from The New School. She joined Curtis Brown, Ltd. in 2008 as the assistant to the foreign rights department, and became an associate agent in 2010. 

5,000-Word Critique and Swag from Author Rachele Alpine

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Rachele Alpine's debut novel, Canary, is due out from Medallion Press in August, so we weren't able to include a copy here, alas! But Rachele has kindly offered up a critique of the first 5,000 words of your middle grade or young adult novel, plus she'll send you a Canary postcard and bookmark!

Here's some more info on Canary, which is already getting a lot of buzz:

Staying quiet will destroy her, but speaking up will destroy everyone.

Query Critique #1 from Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary

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This listing is for the first of five query critiques offered by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary!

After teaching high school English for several years, Suzie Townsend started publishing at FinePrint Literary Management in January 2009 and worked her way up from intern to agent. Now an agent at New Leaf Literary, she represents adult and children's fiction.

The Auction Starts Tomorrow!

Get those bidding fingers ready, because the first four items go up tomorrow! If you haven't been following the page with the list of items, here is a sneak peek. But you'll have to tune in to the blog for when these actually post (four new items each day). The best way to keep up with the auction items is to follow @pensforpaws on Twitter or subscribe to the blog posts in the sidebar.

• Signed copy of The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater, with a doodle especially for Pens for Paws
• Signed copy of Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger, with bonus Steampunk Swag
• Picture book and query critique by Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
• Query, synopsis, and first chapter (up to 15 pages) critique from Pam van Hylckema Vlieg of Foreword Literary
• Query and first 10 pages critique from Sara D'Emic of Talcott Notch Literary 
• Critique of 50 pages by Natalie Lakosil of Bradford Literary Agency 
• 5 chances at a query critique by Suzie Townsend of New Leaf Literary
• Signed copies of the 1st three books in the Elemental Series by Brigid Kemmerer (yes, that includes an ARC of Spirit!) 
• E-copy of To Trust a Thief by Michelle McLean, plus bonus swag 
• Signed copy of Interred by Marilyn Almodovar
• Signed copy of The Fire Horse Girl by Kay Honeyman
• Books by Kelley York, plus a 20-page critique 
• Query plus first chapter critique by Sarah LaPolla of Curtis Brown Ltd 
• 2 (!) signed copies each of Jeff Somers's Trickster and Sean Ferrell's Man in the Empty Suit 
• A fabulous package with critiques and items donated by the Operation Awesome crew
• Critique and swag from author Rachele Alpine 

See you in the comments for bidding!