Win a FREE Agent Critique of
Your First 10 Pages!

Enter for a chance to have an experienced literary agent critique the first 10 pages of your manuscript.

For middle-grade through adult commercial fiction manuscripts. Open to unrepresented authors only.

THE PRIZE

Get a FREE Agent Critique of Your First 10 Pages

Your first pages have a big job to do. They need to establish the story, create interest, introduce the right information, and give a reader a reason to keep going. In other words, you must hook the reader as soon as possible. I can help with that.

The winner of this giveaway will receive a professional critique of their first 10 pages from me, with feedback focused on the elements that matter most at the submission stage.

What’s working in the opening

What could be weakening the pages

What I’d recommend addressing
before submission

Here’s What the Winner Receives

A FREE agent critique of the first 10 pages of your manuscript, including:

Overall first-impression
Strengths of the opening
Areas that need attention
Notes on story, character, pacing, POV, exposition, and/or prose where relevant
Specific recommendations for strengthening the pages

What is NOT included:

This is a critique focusing on the first 10 pages of the winner’s manuscript. The prize does not include a full manuscript evaluation, developmental edit, line edit, copy edit, representation, referrals, or guarantee of literary representation.

ENTER THE DRAW

Who Can Enter?

This giveaway is designed for unrepresented fiction writers who are seeking literary representation.

To be eligible, you must:

Be 18 years of age or older.
Have a middle grade, young adult, or adult fiction manuscript.
Be the author of the manuscript sample you’re submitting (without the assistance of AI when writing the MS).
Not currently represented by a literary agent.
Be seeking traditional literary representation.

If you’re currently represented by a literary agent, you aren’t eligible for this giveaway.

Limit one entry per person.

About Lynnette

I’m a literary agent and publishing professional with more than 26 years of experience in the industry. I’ve been working as an agent since 2017, evaluating manuscripts and helping writers understand what makes a story work but also what can keep a promising manuscript from reaching its potential.

This giveaway is an opportunity to get an agent’s perspective on your opening pages before you submit.

How to Enter

Enter the draw

Complete the entry form.

Wait for the drawing

One winner will be selected at random from eligible entries.

Submit your first 10 pages

If you’re selected, you’ll receive instructions for submitting your manuscript pages.

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If You Win

I’ll contact you by email with instructions for submitting your first 10 pages.

You’ll have 7 days to respond and submit your pages. If I don’t hear from you within that timeframe, another winner will be selected.

Your pages will be reviewed by me, and you’ll receive your critique by email within 3 weeks.

FAQ

Do I have to have a completed manuscript?

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Can I enter if I’ve already queried agents?

Can I enter more than once?

Is there a fee to enter?

Will you represent me if you like the sample?

What will you critique?

Will you read the entire manuscript?

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Ready to Put Your First 10 Pages
in Front of an Agent?

Enter the draw for your chance to receive a free critique of
your first 10 pages!