Thursday, June 5, 2014

Query Kombat 2014 1st Round Winners

Well, Round 1 of this crazy contests officially ended last night. We promised blood and blood there was. Sorry this announcement is so late. A host had an emergency and I actually went to bed before he returned. Exhaustion and an upset stomach from picking my host save got the best of me.

Please have your revised entries to us by Friday, June 6th at noon. Use the same format and send to the contest email: QueryKombat (at) yahoo (dot) com.

A full 32 entries out of the 64 lost in a valiant fight - you should have seen us hosts and the judges freak out over Twitter and in the comments of the entries about how hard it was to choose.

For those 32: good job. You gave the judges a hell of a job. Hopefully you got some amazing feedback as well!

For the 32 winners, CONGRATS!!!!!! YOU GET TO GO ON TO THE AGENT ROUND WHICH OPENS THIS SUNDAY!!!

Below is the list of those who will go on to the next round. Let me know if we made any mistakes!


Make a Baby with Socks On
She Wears Bruises Like Trophies
Reality Star
Beauty and the Crazy Kidnapper
Remember Me
Attempting Average
Love is Hell
Can't Keep a Bad Girl Down
The Past is Back
Lavender Marriage
A Cozy for Geeks
Making Boys Cry
Have Sword, Will Travel
Guerrilla Geek
World on a String
Trailer Trap
Girl Destroys World
Star Light, Star Bright
Tag, You're Dead
Sunnyside Up
Amnesiac
A Burning Dilemma
Caprice No. 13
Shalom Sasquatch
Mini Mutants
WEEL
Maidens, Monks, & Murder
A Few Quick Hellos
Skateboarding Sherlock
BingBamBoomBFF
Burning Down the House


CONGRATS!!! Of course, we still have....

the Host Saves

These are three entries that we three hosts will pick from our teams to move on to the agent round but not on to Round 2. Check out SC's and Mike's picks as well. The host saves can submit a revised entry and will go to the agent round, but not to the second combat round.

It was a really hard decisions to narrow my host save down to one choice. I'm sure the burning in the pit of my stomach last night was the result, because this choice is crushing. I love all my picks and would take you all if it was possible.

With great humility and apologies to the rest, my host save is:

Lowlife Extraordinaire

Congrats everyone!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to see you all at the agent round! Also: how was/is your experience in Query Kombat?

2 comments:

  1. Ooh good save!! I liked Lowlife, it felt sort of like a female-centric Arrow. Also excited about Shalom Sasquatch!!

    Congrats to everyone who made it through :)

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  2. It was a great experience, thanks Michelle. I got lots of good feedback and experience "in the ring" - something all writers need. I'm stronger, on many levels, because of it. Thanks to you, SC, and Michael. :)

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