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@guppybooks #Guppycomp Thanks for the session Bella and for answering my question. Love that you're going to be offering editorial feedback to the shortlistees as well.
#Guppycomp Thank you for all your questions! So looking forward to reading the subs. The winner will be offered a contract and the shortlistees are offered editorial feedback (meeting/notes) - YA is such an exciting market, I LOVE IT, and can't wait to see what arrives! 🐟🐟🐟
TOP TIP FIVE: Don't be too disappointed if you don't get through - choosing is always difficult. These decisions aren't taken lightly, it's subjective, and lots of people who didn't get through go on to win/shortlisted other prizes. Keep hope! #Guppycomp
TOP TIP FOUR: Write what you want to write, not what you think people want you to write. #Guppycomp
@nicolapenfold @joannuski #Guppycomp Yes, and she's an amazing writer! So glad you loved it. And there's an example of a writer that doesn't fit into categories - she's truly original. @snsknene (just ccing her in!)
@EllieLevenson Depends on content! Eg We publish a complex m-g adventure- Maggie Blue - which has moments of darkness but still good for mature Year 5/6 - also still enjoyed by Year 7/8 - who then would love eg @lisawilliamson Art of Being Normal which is def for Year 7/8/young YA #Guppycomp
@meadey44 #Guppycomp hi! I think tbh there's an overlap between upper m/g and young YA and it depends on content more than age. A 14 year old can read and enjoy an upper m-g - and then be reading a higher end YA - so it's a fine line. There's no max length! The story takes its own time.
@alex_didworthy Hi Alex! Do send the whole. :) First chapter/2000 words - either is good. #Guppycomp
@dadslibrary Hi Cathy! Sorry - somehow I missed this. No - not particularly! I don't mind if you do mention of course and they can be useful, but certainly not necessary #guppycomp
TOP TIP THREE: I'm not looking for the 'next' anything - I'm looking for something new, something I haven't read before, a strong voice and someone who knows their readership. #Guppycomp
@SarahNeWrites hi Sarah! #Guppycomp I'd say send both - whichever you think represents the book best.
@EllieLevenson #Guppycomp you're right, there's a fine line between upper m-g and younger YA. But I think young YA in subject matter tends to be about teenage preoccupations say, rather than stories that contain darkness perhaps unsuitable for younger readers.
TOP TIP TWO: The first 2000 words/few chapters is more important than the synopsis - so don't get too panicked about the synopsis. This (for me, and others might be different) is to see where the story is going but does not need to be hugely detailed/worked on. #Guppycomp
@eve_madelaine Hi Eve, all genres! Any! Not sure what I'm looking for till I see it - I love all kinds of YA. :) #Guppycomp
@samirasran @RachelDelahaye Hi Samir #Guppycomp You could send both chapters? I suggest you send the section you think best represents the book if you'd like. (Though perhaps this is an indication the first chapter not so necessary? :))
@joannuski #Guppycomp Hi Jo! No - though by the longlisting/shortlisting stage it would be best to have as much as possible to read. 2020 winner Nadia was (unbeknown to us!) still writing THE CATS WE MEET as the process went along - it was finished by the time of shortlisting tho!
@rurooie Hi Ruth! #Guppycomp I look for the same as in prose novels - a strong story and compelling voice - and I think the immersive element of verse novels is so important too - great q
@GATaylor3 #Guppycomp Hi Gee, that was going to be a top tip! I don't know what I'm looking for till I read it - but I am hoping to find a strong new voice in YA writing - in any genre. But a voice that stands out is important.
TOP TIP ONE: Enjoy the process if you can! It's really brave to enter a competition - and if you don't get through, it can feel like rejection. But remember that everyone likes different things and opinions are subjective. #guppycomp
I will also be posting my top tips for submitting as we go - so do look out for them. And any other publishing/Guppy questions welcome too - ask away! #Guppycomp
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