Deana Barnhart

Holy Crapola! It's Pitch Wars time!  It's about to get all kinds of crazy these next two months! And guess what? I'm going to ...

I am interrupting my fun-filled Florida vacay to announce an agent pitch contest you DO NOT WANT TO MISS!  Check it out... We're ext...

I know my slacker status, as far as blogging goes, has been at an all time high. I have a million excuses, none of which really matter. But ...

Now that GUTGAA has come to an end I've been able to relax, spend time with my family and begin plotting a new novel. Life is good! I ho...

This is it folks. The final round of the final contest. By Friday, GUTGAA will be over until next year. BUT It's not over yet. ...

RACE TO BUTCH CASSIDY'S GOLD MG Mystery 43,000 Query: Twelve-year-old Maggie McCoy wants to be brave and spontaneous. But she's not....

SPECK HAWKINS UPPER MG FANTASY 70,000 WORDS Speck Hawkins, the quiet kid labeled worthless nerd by everyone who matters, is more than ready...

Warwick Hall YA Paranormal Murder Mystery 95,000 words Query At Warwick Hall, the living and the dead both have secrets. Cassie has been wai...

The Desiree YA Romance with a sci-fi twist 61K QUERY: Sixteen-year-old Stevie Ryan has her hopes set on making the U.S. Winter Olympic snowb...

151 YA sci-fi/fantasy 84,000 words Query: Seventeen-year-old Aeneas doesn't belong to a Colony. As the bloody scars on his back remind h...

THE CHILDREN OF THE NEPHILIM YA Sci-Fi 63,000 Query: Sixteen-year old Paxton Mills freaking hates living in space. The station is freezing...

The Guardian Lineage YA / Urban Fantasy 91,000 words Query: TO DO LIST: Protect gargoyles during the day? Check. Escape from ex-girlfriend t...

Against the Falling Moons YA light fantasy romance 95,000 Query: Luc's sixth birthday is marked by tragedy when his best friend, Auri, f...

Daughter4254 YA Dystopian 60k Query: Daughter4254 used to think life in a community where art, music and names are outlawed would suffocate ...

Uncovered YA Sci-Fi Romance 62,000 words Query: When Hallie Hartman’s life turns into nothing short of a freak-show, she knows she took her ...

DAUGHTER OF THE MOON YA Urban Fantasy 64,000 QUERY: Seventeen-year-old Selina Kane has always known she is different, but never imagined she...

War and Me YA Historical Fiction 63,000 Query: Flying model airplanes isn’t cool, not for fifteen-year-old girls in the 1940’s. No one und...

And Jakob Flew the Fiend Away Upper YA Historical Fiction, Bildungsroman 120,000 QUERY: Jakob DeJonghe can think of nothing but revenge when...