Huge congrats to the talented 2026 PBParty finalists. We received about 900 entries and there were so many we loved. The PBParty Dream Team of Judges and I worked hard to showcase our 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, PAL editors, and art directors can request the full manuscript (or whatever materials you’d like) in the comment section of each entry. *Entries 35 – 40 say {Art} next to the title and include two illustrations in addition to everything the writer entries include.

TIP: Once you click on an entry, there will be faint arrows on both sides of the post. If you hover over them, a purple box will appear with either ‘previous’ or ‘next’ to make it easier if you’d like to browse every entry.

Happy reading! We hope you’ll find tons of gems. 🙂

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