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Yes, that’s right – Round#3 for Nestpitch2015 is here! Huge congratulations to all who entered, the quality of the writing was seriously high. 


Over the coming days and weeks all teams will be working with their authors to help them polish their submissions, preparing to pitch their work to agents on the 11th of May! 


So, without further ado... 


Here is TeamSugarRush! 


Louise Gornall - mentor!
Sarah J. Carlson - slushie!
Me - slushie!

And the authors are:

Michelle Barry
Moongarden
MG Sci-Fi Retelling

Samantha Cook
The Clearing 
YA Paranormal

Aften Brook Szymanski
Killer Potential
YA Literary Thriller

Jennifer Pickrell
The Stained Glass Sun and Moon
YA Contemporary

You can find the first clues to the other pitches here:

Sharon Johnston aka TeamEvilBunny

Sharon Bayliss aka TeamUnbreakable

Amanda Foody aka TeamPlotBunnies

Brooke Powell aka TeamBasketCase

Stacey Nash aka TeamEggsellent

S.C. Author aka TeamOneBasket

Lauren McKellar aka TeamHotCrossBooks

Nikola Vukoja aka Team2Beat

And you can also go to the Nestpitch Blog where you find a link to all the blogs as well as a complete Title, Category/Genre & Author list.

Good luck to everyone! 

Come back before May 11th because Nik is running Unmask the Agent again this year & there’s a $20 Amazon Voucher up for grabs. You don’t need to have submitted to Nestpitch, just a bit of a detective spirit and to know our agents!


And remember the name of the winning team:


TEAM SUGAR RUSH!

The day has finally arrived! The winners of the C1Blitz contest have been announced. Click on the link below to find out who industry pros, teens and peers voted as their favourite chapter ones! 

C1Blitz Winners


HUGE CONGRATULATIONS! 
 
Although the winners have been announced and receive a bunch of incredible prizes, more importantly, every author who took part in this groundbreaking contest has received feedback; feedback, if read, considered and taken on board, can only improve their writing. So really, everyone wins. 

It's been a pleasure to be a part of this contest, and I for one will be keeping a close eye on all the authors who were brave enough to take part. I will be watching for agent signings and book deals, and hoping that in the next Freshly Squeezed contest I will have the chance to read the new polished drafts. 

Good luck to everyone, only good can come of your experiences. 

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