Query Letter Help

Working on your query letter and feeling overwhelmed? Here are some resources, including examples of successful query letters, a format you can follow, and comp-finder databases, that can help!

Querying Basics

Pretty much everything you need to know is in the first two articles. Use use the comp-finder databases for help finding comparative titles; check out the glossary if you want some clarification on querying terms; and the final article is an example of how I have edited a query letter to be more effective.

Query Letter Examples

It’s helpful to see what has worked for others. Here are some examples of successful query letters. Remember that no one writes a perfect query letter, and perfection isn’t the goal; the goal is to succinctly get across what your book is about, and these authors accomplished that.

Middle Grade Fantasy: Accidental Demons by Clare Edge

Young Adult Fantasy: The Girl with No Reflection by Keshe Chow

  • Date posted: Oct 12, 2022

  • Novel published: Aug 6, 2024 | Goodreads Link

New Adult Fantasy: Firstborn of the Sun by Marvellous Michael Anson

  • Date posted: Mar 21, 2024

  • Novel published: Oct 23, 2025 | Goodreads Link

Adult Fantasy: Evocation by S.T. Gibson

  • Date posted: Jun 27, 2021

  • Novel published: May 28, 2024 | Goodreads Link

Adult Fantasy: The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

Middle Grade Sci-Fi: Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow by Nathan Bransford

  • Date posted: May 4, 2011

  • Novel published: May 12, 2011 | Goodreads Link

YA Sci-Fi: Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta

  • Date posted: Jul 12, 2019

  • Novel published: Jun 29, 2021 | Goodreads Link

Adult Sci-Fi: Nophek Gloss by Essa Hansen

Adult Sci-Fi: Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes

  • Date posted: Sep 7, 2018

  • Novel published: Sep 17, 2019 | Goodreads Link

YA Horror: What We Harvest by Ann Fraistat

Adult Horror: What Grows in the Dark by Jaq Evans

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