Successful Query Letter Examples | YA fantasy, romance, historical, sci-fi & MG fantasy

I'm sharing some queries that landed great agents and got book deals so you have some good examples. These are queries from friends of mine in a variety of genres, including: YA fantasy, YA contemporary rom-com, MG fantasy, YA sci-fi mystery, YA historical.

00:00 Introduction

00:56 YA Fantasy, Jade Fire Gold by June C.L. Tan

03:36 YA contemporary romance, Always Never Yours by Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegemund-Broka

06:25 MG fantasy, The Gilded Girl by Alyssa Colman

09:49 YA sci-fi mystery, Across the Universe by Beth Revis

12:47 YA historical romance, Dangerous Alliance by Jennieke Cohen

16:46 Conclusion

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[stingrayizzy]

I swear to God Alexa, your timing could not be better. Every time. You're like ads - you think about something and it appears.

[Danimita]

I was surprised by how deep the authors went into their stories. I thought query letters had to be way shorter. Thanks for the examples!

[akossiwak]

This is both encouraging and CRUSHING.🥴🥴🥴 like... are my stories even to this level of high concept? Whew... 😅

[MeredithPhillipsWrites]

I'm not even close to the query trenches at this point, but I love listening to these letters! Thanks for sharing them and also for sharing WHY they are successful query letters.

[misteryA]

You know, I often feel as if my novel's premise isn't exciting or weird enough to catch any agents eye, but after seeing the queries you chose, I feel much better. None of these premises are boring, but they aren't off-the-wall zany or huge landmarks for their genres either, and yet they had no trouble getting published! I was hesitant to watch this video (comparing yourself to others can be heartbreaking in the moment) but I'm really glad I did! Thanks Alexa

[mre]

This video is excellent. Even being 3 years old. These queries are descriptive yet concise, and providing examples instead of simply explaining what makes a “good query” is extremely helpful! Thank you so much for this video!

[elliestrasser]

Loved this. Wouldn't mind a recurring series like this, examining successful queries in different genres/categories every few months or so!

[sharonstolarz]

Hey Alexa, this is fantastic. I would love to see more examples, especially from adult mystery and thriller.

[ArabellaKFederico]

I've actually never seen any queries before, I was planning on waiting till I got closer to the end of writing and editing, but I decided to check this one out and finally see wassup with these query things. I can see why these books were successful and im really glad I decided to listen in, I know what to work towards. Thanks girl!

[marahsoore]

These were some amazing examples. I feel like a few others that the credentials really intimidate me. A good book should support itself, that's what I need to keep reminding myself. Other than that these are great inspiration! I'm about to rewrite my query letter so I can prep for pitch wars.

[coralreeves]

Thanks, Alexa, these are pretty helpful! I finally know what a query letter looks like!

[bellac]

Yay, yay, yay! Thank you so much for this video Alexa, i havent started writing my query letter yet because i was scared id get it wrong, and didnt know what to do. This is extremely helpful!

[Suetvvlogs]

Thank you for this, I am an aspiring author who is dreaming of publishing my first Ya novel, I was struggling with how to write a good Query letter and I came across your video by accident, I love your channel and I happily just subscribed.

[liegeman]

Loved this! I do worry that I don’t have the credentials these writers have and hope that will not affect my query I’m a first time writer and completely new to the scene. Do you think this will matter when it comes time for me to query? Once again, thanks for your videos. I would have faltered long ago without them.

[andreamalkinson]

These were awesome! Thank you. I'd be curious to know the wordcounts for each of these. I always fall into the trap of removing too much to keep my wordcount low, and then cutting out too much of the voice and soul of the query. These didn't seem super short and punchy like so many people tend to recommend.

[deannascorner]

These queries are making me want to read these books! No wonder they got picked up! This is awesome! Thank you yet again Alexa for your invaluable information!!

[aebonstudio]

I finally figured out what made your videos so anxiety inducing for me. You speak with a cadence that puts a period between each word.

[ananxiousnerd]

Loved this! Struggling with queries right now so this was very helpful 👏

[cmalloryauthor]

I always love these videos. I'm getting closer to querying and I find these videos so helpful in giving me direction for where to start.

[katerinalongoria]

dear jesus so like all but one had something in the bio. I know a ton of agents always say it isn't necessary apparently it is... lol 😂 but this was extremely helpful! If you've got more please by all means do another video. It can only help 😊THANK YOU!