Clash of the Query Letters (entry + feedback)The contest is now closed. Winners will be announced mid month. **** Thanks for your interest in the Darling Axe Clash of the Query Letters! It's only $5 CAD to enter, plus $20 CAD to receive feedback on your query letter at the end of the contest. This will come in the form of a brief email about your entry's strengths and snags. Feedback will not be sent until after the contest closes. For more info about the feedback, click here. If you want to

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Contest closes January 31

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🌌 YA science fiction with a genderpunk twist🌊 Spies

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When a young woman from Marix Desata’s past shows up at Crescent Five—a remote lunar lockup—she pulls him into a conspiracy that could topple a tyrant or destroy them both