Huge congrats to the talented 2023 PBParty finalists. We received almost 1100 entries and there were so many we loved. The PBParty Dream Team of Judges and I worked hard to showcase our 50 favorites in a variety of genres…plus the incredible Illustration Showcase at the end. We can’t wait for you to view them all. 🙂
Agents and PAL editors can request the full manuscript (or whatever materials you’d like) in the comment section of each entry.
Happy reading! We hope you’ll find tons of gems.
NOTE: Comments are ONLY for agents and editors. The finalists may reply, if they’d like. Please save all other comments for Twitter or other shout outs.
PBParty Entry #1 : Sunrise, Sunset
GENRE: **Diverse, Character Driven, Lyrical WORDS: 382 ...
PBParty Entry #2 : Tic, Tic, Stop!
GENRE: *Diverse/Neurodiverse, Character Driven, SEL WORDS: 380 ...
PBParty Entry #3 : Indognito
GENRE: Character Driven, Humor, Contemporary WORDS: 494 ...
PBParty Entry #4 : Where They Gather
GENRE: **Diverse, STEM/STEAM, Rhyming WORDS: 219 ...
PBParty Entry #5 : One-Night Bike
GENRE: **Diverse, Character Driven WORDS: 675 ...
PBParty Entry #6 : Not Always …
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, NF, Concept WORDS: 412 ...
PBParty Entry #7 : Book Jail
GENRE: Character Driven, Humor WORDS: 400 ...
PBParty Entry #8 : Button Girl
GENRE: Character Driven, Historical Fiction - based on a true story WORDS: 586 ...
PBParty Entry #9 : Stars of the Sea
GENRE: **Diverse, SEL, NF back matter WORDS: 665 ...
PBParty Entry #10 : Slug Finds Fancy
GENRE: SEL, Humor WORDS: 579 ...
PBParty Entry #11 : Chao Does Not Like Mornings
GENRE: **Diverse, Character Driven, SEL, NF backmatter WORDS: 425 ...
PBParty Entry #12 : Squid Pro Quo
GENRE: Character Driven, SEL WORDS: 673 ...
PBParty Entry #13 : Without A Net: The High-Flying, Tight-Fitting Inventions of Jules Léotard
GENRE: NF, Biography WORDS: 876 ...
PBParty Entry #14 : Una Familia, Two Houses
GENRE: Diverse, SEL, Lyrical WORDS: 485 ...
PBParty Entry #15 : Remote Control Mom
GENRE: Character Driven, Humor, Contemporary WORDS: 310 ...
PBParty Entry #16 : Protector of the Pandas: The Story of Wildlife Biologist Lü Zhi
GENRE: **Diverse, STEM/STEAM, Biography WORDS: 850 ...
PBParty Entry #17 : Baba’s Car
GENRE: **Diverse WORDS: 502 ...
PBParty Entry #18 : Three Little Witches and the Spooky Old House
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Lyrical, Holiday WORDS: 425 ...
PBParty Entry #19 : Fishing in the Sky
GENRE: *Lyrical, SEL, Holiday WORDS: 635 ...
PBParty Entry #20 : Clover Fox
GENRE: SEL, STEM/STEAM WORDS: 300 ...
PBParty Entry #21 : War and Pearls
GENRE: *Character Driven, Contemporary, Fantasy WORDS: 600 ...
PBParty Entry #22 : Bumblebee Poo-Pourri
GENRE: *STEM/STEAM, NF, Rhyming WORDS: 520 ...
PBParty Entry #23 : Borrowing Trouble
GENRE: Character Driven, SEL, Humor WORDS: 520 ...
PBParty Entry #24 : A White House Pardon as told by Rebecca Raccoon
GENRE: Character Driven, Humor, Historical Fiction WORDS: 598 ...
PBParty Entry #25 : Penguineer
GENRE: Character Driven, STEM/STEAM, SEL WORDS: 511 ...
PBParty Entry #26 : Where Daddy Is
GENRE: *Diverse, Character Driven, SEL WORDS: 530 ...
PBParty Entry #27 : Sisterhood of Speed: The Unstoppable Bond of Ski Racers Picabo Street and Lindsey Vonn
GENRE: NF, Biography WORDS: 1176 ...
PBParty Entry #28 : Sherlock Bones and the Case of the Missing Toes
GENRE: *Character Driven, Humor, Holiday WORDS: 504 ...
PBParty Entry #29 : The Golden Mic
GENRE: **Diverse, SEL WORDS: 519 ...
PBParty Entry #30 : No Ordinary String
GENRE: Contemporary, Lyrical, Fantasy WORDS: 450 ...
PBParty Entry #31 : Hiking a Mountain Trail
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Lyrical, Rhyming WORDS: 375 ...
PBParty Entry #32 : The Broccoli Problem
GENRE: Humor WORDS: 322 ...
PBParty Entry #33 : A River Is a Road
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Lyrical, NF WORDS: 209 ...
PBParty Entry #34 : Magawa’s Mission: The True Story of a Hero Rat
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, NF WORDS: 510 ...
PBParty Entry #35 : Blooming Behind Barbed Wire
GENRE: **Diverse, Lyrical, Historical Fiction WORDS: 423 ...
PBParty Entry #36 : One House, Filled with Love
GENRE: *Diverse, LGBTQ, Interactive WORDS: 225 ...
PBParty Entry #37 : A Boat Named Chance {ART}
GENRE: SEL, Lyrical, Informational Fiction WORDS: 694 ...
PBParty Entry #38 : Untitled By Anya {ART}
GENRE: Character Driven, STEM/STEAM, Contemporary WORDS: 475 ...
PBParty Entry #39 : Wormhole {ART}
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Humor WORDS: 243 ...
PBParty Entry #40 : The Birthday Cake Tree {ART}
GENRE: Character Driven, Humor WORDS: 375 ...
PBParty Entry #41 : Cave Art {ART}
GENRE: STEM/STEAM, Concept, NF backmatter WORDS: 476 ...
PBParty Entry #42 : Nana and Muqui {ART}
GENRE: **Diverse, Character Driven WORDS: 667 ...
PBParty Entry #43 : Doctor Cat {ART}
GENRE: Character Driven, SEL, Humor WORDS: 245 ...
PBParty Entry #44 : The Color Oasis {ART}
GENRE: **Diverse, STEM/STEAM WORDS: 539 ...
PBParty Entry #45 : Grandpa And The Cat’s Meow {ART}
GENRE: Character Driven, Humor WORDS: 551 ...
PBParty Entry #46 : Fredward Not-A-Frog {ART}
GENRE: Character Driven, Humor WORDS: 435 ...
PBParty Entry #47 : Time to Go {ART}
GENRE: Character Driven, Humor, NF Back matter WORDS: 525 ...
PBParty Entry #48 : Yougo Yeti’s Rainbow Collection {ART}
GENRE: Character Driven, SEL, Contemporary WORDS: 390 ...
PBParty Entry #49 : So EWE! {ART}
GENRE: *Diverse, LGBTQ, SEL WORDS: 200 ...
PBParty Entry #50 : Albert {ART}
GENRE: Character Driven, STEM/STEAM, Lyrical WORDS: 470 ...
PBParty Illustration Showcase 2023
I'm thrilled to share the 2023 PBParty Illustration Showcase! Agents and editors can request which author/illustrators they'd like to see ...