We know you’ve been dying to see if you’ve won one of the fantastic prizes donated by our generous faculty for WriteOnCon.  Thank you for sticking it out through the weekend.  We wish we could give you all a prize for being such amazing attendees, but what we do have is pretty darn impressive.  We’ve sorted and random.orged and counted ourselves dizzy to bring you these winners….

Donation Giveaways:

Query critiques (2) from literary agent Jim McCarthy:  Kathryn Powers, and Janina R. Williams.

Query critiques (3)  from literary agent Sara Crowe:  Irene Rawlings, Chris Karim, and Rachael Harrie.

10-page MG or YA critiques (3) from Alyssa Eisner Henkin:  Jennifer McAndrew, M. G. King, and Nora Coon.

10-page critique from literary agent Roseanne Wells:  Leigh Ann Kopans.

First page or query critique from literary agent Caryn Wiseman: Marci Giebels-Birchenough.

First page or query critique from literary agent Kelly Sonnack: Shari Bird

Secret prize, including some exclusive DIVERGENT faction tattoos from literary agent Joanna Volpe: Melissa Hurst.

Watcha Reading Now? YA prize pack: Sarah Wedgbrow.

Watch Reading Now? MG prize pack: Stephanie Ruble.

30-page critique from author and WriteOnCon organizer Elana Johnson: Cait Peterson.

10-page MG or YA critique from agent intern and WriteOnCon organizer Casey McCormick: Tamara.

10-page MG or YA critique from authors and WriteOnCon organizers Lisa and Laura Roecker: Kerry O’Malley Cerra

Query or 1-page YA or MG critique from author and WriteOnCon organizer Shannon Messenger:  Heather Reid.

General Giveaways:

A COLD WINTER’S GOOD KNIGHT by/from author Shelley Moore Thomas: JenniferGriffith.

Picture book critique from author Sarah Frances Hardy: Latoya Alloway.

10-page critique from literary agent Suzie Townsend: su kopil.

Signed Australian editions (2) of IMAGINARY GIRLS by/from author Nova Ren Suma: Angela Russell and KimberlyFDR.

Stages on Pages author prizes (5) -

  • 25-page critique from author Sara Bennett Wealer:   Jessie.
  • 25-page critique from author Jessica Martinez:  Jodell Sadler.
  • 30-minute marketing brainstorming phone call with Stasia Ward Kehoe:  Tori Scott.

Picture book critique from Corey Rosen Schwartz: Myrna Foster.

Picture book critique from Tiffany Strelitz Haber: Stephanie Shaw.

Picture book critique from Corey AND Tiffany for calling them “Meter Maids”: Cathy Mealey.

Signed hardcover of MOSTLY MONSTERLY by/from author Tammi Sauer:  Tina Cho.

Signed DELIRIUM t-shirt from author Lauren Oliver: Colleen Rowan Kosinsk.

Prize package of books from editor Kendra Levin: Regina.

15-page critique from the YA Muses: Stacey.

30-page MG or YA critique from literary agent Carlie Webber:  KC Held.

30-minute marketing phone call (no pitch/critique) with literary agent Diana Fox:  Emily Rittel-King.

ARC of THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER by Michelle Hodkin from literary agent Diana Fox:  Tricia Clasen.

Signed copy of OyMG! by/from author Amy Fellner Dominy: Eisen.

Signed copy of THE SECRET WAR by/from author Matt Myklusch: Maureen.

First chapter critique from author Tara Hudson: Matt.

Query critique OR 15-minute phone call from literary agent Tina Wexler:  SuzeW.

Prize pack of books from literary agent Tina Wexler:  Ally Cowee.

Swag Pack from the Class of 2k12:  Joan Stradling.

10-page critique from literary agent Natalie Fischer:  Wendy.

10-page critiques (2) from literary agent Alyssa Eisner Henkin -

If you’ve won one of the above prizes, please e-mail us within one week at writeoncon(at)gmail(dot)com to claim your prize and receive submission instructions (if applicable).  If we do not hear from you by Sunday, August 28th at midnight we’ll draw a new winner for your prize.  If for some reason you’re not really interested in the prize you’ve won, please consider letting us draw a new winner. Thank you and enjoy!

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  1. Natalie Aguirre on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Congrats to all the winners! And thanks for the contest.

  2. Tamara on Tuesday 23, 2011

    *SCREAMS*

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!

  3. Sharon Mayhew on Tuesday 23, 2011

    OMGoodness!!!! I’m so excited!!! Thank you so much and congratulations to all the winners. :D *rushes off to review first 10 pages of her mg…*

  4. Theresa Milstein on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Congratulations to all the winners. I’m glad to see a few of my blogging buddies up there!

  5. Melissa Hurst on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Yay!!!! Thank you so much!

  6. Susanne Drazic on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Wow, lots of great prizes were given away. CONGRATS to all of the winners!

  7. Krista V. on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Yay for all the winners! I even know a few of them:)

  8. Julie Hedlund on Tuesday 23, 2011

    That is one heck of a list of prizes and winners. Thanks again for putting it all together, and congratulations to the winners!

  9. colleen rowan kosinski on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Yay! : )

  10. Cathy Mealey on Tuesday 23, 2011

    ** WHOOP!!! **

    Excited, thrilled, and tingling with excitement!!

    I can’t wait to work with the esteemed Meter Maids!! ; – D

    THANK YOU!

  11. Eisen on Tuesday 23, 2011

    COOL! THANKS! :)

  12. Stephanie Shaw on Tuesday 23, 2011

    I’m telling you this WOC just gets better and better! Thank you all so much!

  13. Stephanie Ruble on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Thank you Whatcha Reading Now? and WriteOnCon!! That’s a great list of MG books; I can’t wait to start reading :D

  14. Joan Stradling on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Awesome! Thanks!!

  15. Carrie Butler on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Congrats to all the winners! :)

  16. Angelica R. Jackson on Tuesday 23, 2011

    I can’t believe you guys managed to squeeze all that good info into three days AND swing such great prizes! WriteOnCon is the best!

  17. Myrna Foster on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Sweet! Thank you so much.

  18. E.R. King on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Thanks a million! So awesome!

  19. lindy on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Congratulations everyone!!

  20. Cait Peterson on Tuesday 23, 2011

    That’s an AMAZING list of winners! And I’m SO EXCITED to work with Elana!!! :D You gals are awesome!

  21. Shari Bird on Tuesday 23, 2011

    SQUEE!! Thanks Kelly and WriteOnCon!

  22. Stacey on Tuesday 23, 2011

    THANK YOU SO MUCH! WriteOnCon is awesome!

  23. Erin L. Schneider on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Thank you so, so, SO much!!! Awesome prize – and fabulous conference this year! You gals have seriously out done yourself!
    Congrats to everyone else who won as well!

  24. Matt on Tuesday 23, 2011

    Woo hoo! Very excited to get Tara’s feedback!