Query letter

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Also, editing.

 

Also, cinnamon buns.

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Dear Agent,

I have recently completed an SF novel entitled Upsun, which is about a previously unknown species of aliens of varying body shapes who descended from cuttlefish-like creatures and have been living on earth for millennia.

George Illingworth chooses to out himself as an alien while living in Vancouver, Canada, in hopes that he will be granted citizenship and then become eligible to train to become an astronaut, leave Earth, and spend the rest of his life helping guard the planet against asteroids and space junk.

He is assisted by his mate, Kima, and an eclectic and low-key group of humans, who help him in the years of planning and coordination prior to the big announcement: everyone from the Medical Officer of Health to the local First Nations bands, from the police who are forced to accept his presence to the mayor who dreams of a tourist bonanza.  Meanwhile, a scientist (Dr. Giesbrecht) at UBC works to unravel the mystery of the aliens’ composition and arrival on earth and politicians and pundits struggle to make sense of the news.

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Allegra

Born when atmospheric carbon was 316 PPM. Settled on MST country since 1997. Parent, grandparent.

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