It’s been so fun reading your queries and chapters. The mentors have cried and laughed and shared how much they love your words. After weeks of reading and obsessing over all the fabulous entries, our amazing mentors have chosen their mentees!
This year, we had some additions to the normal mentor picks. Secret mentors, including masked mentors, moved through the slush and patiently allowed all of the other mentors to heap their favorite manuscripts upon them. They were the most buried of us all! And after the mentor picks and the wild card picks (where some mentors got to choose two manuscripts!), the secret mentors got to pick a manuscript they loved. And there was an overabundance of quality words to fall for this year.
Please know that mentors are not required to send feedback to those who submitted to them. Our mentors have their own books to write, mentees to mentor, jobs, and family life. Some will have the time to send feedback and some will not. Don’t pester mentors for feedback in their emails, their sites, or on social media. If you get feedback, it’s a bonus.
The scavenger hunt winners . . .
The scavenger hunt was expanded to include one pick for each age category. This was won purely based on a random drawing from about 325 people who solved the puzzle and entered.
Middle Grade
C.B. Catalano and Shauna Holyoak: Gaye Sanders, Author of HURRICANE HARPER
Young Adult
Laurie Dennison: Adelle Yeung, Author of THE HOUSE WITH TWO FACES
Adult
Marty Mayberry and Léonie C. Kelsall: Elizabeth Chatsworth, Author of THE BRASS QUEEN
And stay tuned for a Rejection Party with fun and prizes!
And here are the picks …
Middle Grade
MENTOR |
MENTEE PICK |
MANUSCRIPT TITLE |
| A.E. Conran | Colleen Bennett | Canada or Bust |
| Alexandra Ott | Sofiya Pasternack | Anya Kozlova and the Dragon |
| Allison Ziegler and Juliana Brandt | Bronwyn Deaver | Cave of Bells |
| Amanda/Cindy, Kate Foster, Ashley Martin | Kirk Kraft | When Your Best Friend Wants to be Your Girlfriend (and other horror stories) |
| Ashley Martin | Valerie Pepper | First Chair |
| C.B. Catalano and Shauna Holyoak | Peggy Sheridan | Summer of Rocks and Hard Places |
| Caela Carter | Stacey Goldstein | Golum Science |
| Cindy Baldwin and Amanda Hill | Remy Lai | Rules for Making Cakes |
| Erin Latimer | Audra Atoche | The Peculiar Predicament of Penelope Pendragon |
| Gabrielle Byrne | Greg Pattridge | Bad Habits |
| Gail Villanueva and Isabelle Adrid | Nadine Johnson | Me and My Drum |
| Hannah Karena Jones | Stephanie Willing | West of the Sea |
| Heidi Stallman | Laura Lashley | Surf Monks of New Hawai’i |
| Heidi Stallman (Masked Mentor) | Kathleen Fox | Fight for the Dog |
| Jenn Brisendine | Joe McCourt | The Hunter’s Heir |
| Jenna Lehne and Tara Creel | Jennifer L. Brown | Lisa Pizza’s Pernicious Curse |
| Jennifer Jones Vincent | Tera Pruitt | Evie Zimmer, Robot Killer |
| Jennifer Jones Vincent (Secret Mentor) | Anika Fajardo | What If a Fish |
| Jenny Lundquist | Caroline Flory | The Sound Inside |
| Jessica Bayliss | Adrianna Cuevas | The Hybrids of New Haven |
| Joy McCullough | Rajani LaRocca | Midsummer Mayhem |
| Julia Nobel | Stefanie Wass | Reaching for Starlight |
| Julie Artz and Jessica Vitalis | Reese Eschmann | If You Will |
| K.C. Held | Karah Sutton | Big Bad |
| Kara Seal | Amanda Coppedge | The Cabin |
| Kate Foster | Kimberly Fernando | The Oracle Witch’s Curse |
| Kevin Springer | Jason Franz | Sixth Grade Secret Service |
| Kim Long | Diana DeBolt Johnson | Penelope Charming and the Poisoned Glass Slippers |
| Kristin Hanson Reynolds (Secret Mentor) | Melanie Pendleton | Ride The River |
| Laura Shovan and Tricia Clasen | Asari Beale | My Brother, the Olmec |
| Laurie Dennison (TeenPit Winner) | Ellie Firestone (TeenPit) | The Dreamon |
| Mae Respicio | Landon Spencer | Circus Girl |
| Mike Grosso | Sarah Pripas | The Unhittable VJC |
| Miriam Spitzer Franklin | Jaime Formato | Dirt Road Diva |
| Neal Chase | Scott Rhoades | The Loom of Fate |
| Niki Lenz | Shelly Steig | Faux Real |
| Rebecca Petruck | Robin Lemke | French Braids and Other Entanglements |
| Shanna Rogers | Dana Edwards/Dan Lollis | Summer by the Slice |
| Shari Green | Judith L. Roth | Home is Where |
| Shari Schwarz | Arianne Costner | Stud to Spud |
| Stephanie Faris | Annmarie Powell | Ghost Hunter |
| Wade Albert White and Timanda Wertz | Julie Ditchburn Patton | The Third Key of Therizinia |
Young Adult
MENTOR(S) |
MENTEE PICK |
MANUSCRIPT TITLE |
| Aimee Salter | Natalie Vanderheydt | THE BROKEN PIECES OF US |
| Akemi Dawn Bowman | June Tan | THE LIFE STEALER |
| Alicia Clancy | Jeffrey Bishop | SHERMER IS BURNING |
| Amelinda Bérubé | Amelia Denyven Ross | MEADOWVIEW |
| Amy Trueblood | Kylie Schachte | FLORA CALHOUN: GIRL DETECTIVE |
| Ashley Hearn | Alexis Henderson | YEAR OF BONE |
| Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley | Deanna Roy | CRASH AND RIDE |
| Brenda Drake and Heather Cashman for NRazi | Amanda Donegan | WILLOW HILLS |
| Brianna Shrum | Tim Tully | THE GATE OF ORION |
| Carlie Sorosiak | Erin Cotter | DEFINITELY JUST FRIENDS |
| Cat Scully | Elizabeth Runnoe | THE RECKONING OF TWIGGS TALLOW |
| Cat Scully | Jade Hemming | THE DRAGONFLY PRINCE |
| Claribel Ortega and Kat Cho | Deborah Falaye | BLOOD SCION |
| CM McCoy (Colleen Oefelein) | Margie Fuston | LOST GIRL MAGIC |
| Cole Gibsen | Cassandra Frances | HOUSE OF SKIN AND ASH |
| Dawn Ius | C.J. Simone | THE EDGE |
| Destiny Cole | Jamie McHenry | I KILLED BRENDA MORRIS |
| Diana Gallagher and Katrina Emmel | Lana Pattinson | ENGINEERING KIT SINCLAIR |
| Emily Martin | Victoria Lee | THE FEVER KING |
| Erin Foster Hartley | Neicole Crepeau | ROBOT GIRL AND TINDER BOY |
| Heather Ezell and Rachel Griffin | Sarah White | IN WITH THE VIOLETS |
| Helene Dunbar and Beth Hull | Luke Hupton | THE HEART THAT FOLLOWED ME HOME |
| Isabel Ibanez Davis | Jessie Latham | DARK AND BOUNDLESS |
| Jamie Howard | Shelby Mahurin | LA DAME BLANCHE |
| Jay Coles | Ipuna Estavillo Black | LIFE ART |
| Jeanmarie Anaya | Amelia Coombs | BIGMOUTH STRIKES AGAIN |
| Jen Ferguson and Gracie West (TeenPit Winner) | True Sloan | SHE’S A HURRICANE |
| Jenna Lincoln | Lisen Minetti | STALKING DEATH |
| Jenny Chou | Rachel Simon | ASTRONOMY IN REVERSE |
| Joanna Hathaway | Marilyn Chin | THE SCRAPPY RASCALS AND THE GREAT APOCALYPTIC RACE |
| Judi Lauren | Danielle Thurby | CHASING JOHN SMITH |
| Judi Lauren | Alexandria Rogers | OF SERPANTS AND STARS |
| K. Kazul Wolf (Secret Mentor) | Laura Seabaugh | CURSEBORNE |
| Kate Karyus Quinn and Mindy McGinnis | Kyrie McCauley | IF THESE WINGS COULD FLY |
| Katherine Fleet | Kacey Vanderkarr | HIDING HUDSON |
| Katherine Fleet | Christine Webb | THE ART OF INSANITY |
| Kelly Ann Hopkins (TeenPit Winner) | Jennifer Price | SHADOWS OF SIN CITY |
| Kelly Ann Hopkins | Erin Gunti | FLIP ISLAND |
| Kelly deVos | Melissa Hed | THE OTHER SIDE OF NORMAL |
| Kes Trester | Jesse Frailey | PRINCE OF PAWNS |
| Kip Wilson | Aishah Dawood | THE DOLL MARKET |
| Kit Frick | Kay McRae | HOW TO SAVE A LIFE |
| Kristin Bartley Lenz and Heather Smith Meloche | Julie Christensen | THE STRAW MAN FALLACY |
| Kristin Smith and Beth Ellyn Summer | Michelle Mason | YOUR SECRET’S NOT SAFE WITH ME |
| Laura Pohl | Rosie Brown | DUSK BEFORE DAWN |
| Leigh Mar | Alex Hall | EARNEST INK |
| Leigh Mar | Alyssa Carlier | THIS MOTH WILL NOT BURN |
| Lianne Oelke (replacing Laura Steven) | Emily Paxman | SWEET PEE |
| Lindsey Frydman | Kristy Feltenberger | LUCY COUNTING STARS |
| Lindsey Frydman | Elissa Hunter | VERY CAREFULLY AND NOT ALL AT ONCE |
| Linsey Miller and Maria Mora | Elizabeth Chang-Gibson | DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON |
| Lisa Amowitz | Erica Waters | SCRUB PINE KINGDOM |
| Lyndsay Ely | Anna Mercier | ALL OF US STARS |
| M.K. England and Jamie Pacton | Rena Barron | THE LAST WITCHDOCTOR |
| Mara Rutherford and Joan He | Emily Honigsfeld | HOTEL MAGNIFIQUE |
| Marie Meyer | Christina Wise | EYE OF THE GODS |
| McKelle George and Heather Cashman | Kristin L. Walters | BOY IN THE RED DRESS |
| McKelle George and Heather Cashman | Sasha Smith | HAXAHAVEN |
| Michella Domenici | Molly Kasperek | NO MATTER HOW IT STARTS |
| Molly E. Lee | Emily K. Thiede | NO MANS LAND |
| Monica Bustamante and Kerbie Addis | Sylvia Pamuk | THE DEMON KING |
| Monica M. Hoffman | Hannah Whitten | RED AND THE WOLF |
| N.K. Traver | Bethany Hensel | THE IMPOSTOR |
| Naomi Hughes | Sher-May Loh | BLACK SAGE |
| Natalka Burian | Isaac Fitzsimons | TELL ME SOMETHING I DON’T ALREADY KNOW |
| Natasha Neagle | Cori Vella | SOMETHING WICKED |
| Nikki Roberti | Allison Dillon | STRIKE TWICE |
| Rachel Lynn Solomon | Marisa Kanter | TO BE MISREAD |
| Rebecca Schaeffer | Ellie Luken | OUR SHATTERED MASKS |
| Rebecca Sky and Stacey Trombley | Kimberly Smith | A CROWN OF BONES |
| Rhiannon Hart | Lorraine Goddard | THE MAGICAL CONSTANT OF RICE |
| Rosalyn Eves (Secret Mentor) | Molly Cluff | SECRET BOOKTUBER OF MEADOW |
| RuthAnne Snow | Lindsey Ouimet | (NOT QUITE) THE SAME OLD SONG |
| Samantha Joyce | Meghan Hardt | NOT QUITE GONE |
| Sarah Nicolas | Alison Brown | BEYOND UNCHARTED SKIES |
| Sharon M. Johnston and Stacey Nash | Hoda Agharazi | A STUDY IN BLUE |
| Sharon M. Johnston and Stacey Nash | Jason Robbins | BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME SO |
| Sheena Boekweg (TeenPit Winner) | Angela Wang | ALL THOSE WHO WANDER |
| Sonia Hartl and Annette Christie | Andrea Contos | THROWAWAY GIRLS |
| Stephanie Scott and Erica M. Chapman | Akure Phenix | GREEN LIGHTS |
| Susan Gray Foster | Sarah Taylor | LET THERE BE LIGHT |
| Tabitha Martin | Cliff Lewis | NEWENGLAND |
| Tomi Adeyemi and Adalyn Grace (Masked Mentor) | Ciannon Smart | A WITCH OF BONE AND BRIAR |
| Tomi Adeyemi and Kit Grant | Gillian Berry | SORROW’S HEIR |
Adult
MENTOR(S) |
MENTEE PICKS |
MANUSCRIPT TITLE |
| Amy Garabedian [w/a A.B. Sevan] (Secret Mentor) | Sabine McMenes | North Wind |
| Brighton Walsh | Jessa Gwinn | Beauty and the Blackmail |
| Brighton Walsh | Janet Walden-West | Salt + Stilettos |
| Caitlin Sinead | Carrie Pulkinen | FOR THE LOVE OF GHOSTS |
| Caitlin Sinead | Geni Phipps | HARVEST MOON |
| Carrie Callaghan | Melody Steiner | WINDS OF NOX |
| Clarissa Goenawan | Matt Thomas | The Butterfly Tattoo |
| Dan Koboldt and Michael Mammay | Ryan McLeod | PIRATE |
| David Mealing | Vernon Hedrick | THE FORK REPORT |
| Derek Chivers | Carolyne Topdjian | The Maddening of Holly Robin |
| Diana A. Hicks | Gia de Cadenet | LUST |
| E.B. Wheeler | Eliza Langhans | Charm and Charity |
| Elinor Sattler (Secret Mentor) | Samantha J. Robin | GRAVE DIRT |
| Emily Colin | Kathryn Megan | The Wanderess |
| Emma Wicker | Jessica Gorbet | The Ice Maiden |
| Hayley Stone | T.M. Morgan | Kingdom |
| Heather Van Fleet & Jessica Calla | Allison Barnard | Moonsworn |
| Heather Van Fleet and Jessica Calla | Lana Sloan | The Compartment |
| J.C. Nelson | Gina Urso | Subject One |
| Jami Nord & K.T. Hanna | Jessi Gibson | Through the Inferno |
| Jenni L. Walsh | Christine Adler | Portrait of Lise |
| Jennifer Blackwood | Lisa Leoni | Plaid Package |
| Katrina Carrasco | Robin St. Clare | INTO THE FIRE |
| Kelly Siskind and J.R. Yates | Julia Miller | Eat Your Heart Out, Tor Mackelroy |
| Kellye Garrett | Mia P. Manansala | Death Comes to ComiKon |
| Kristen Lepionka | Daniel Best | Missing Black Woman |
| Kristen Lepionka | Rheea Mukherjee | Malaise |
| Laura Brown | Keli Vice | BEHIND CELLAR DOORS |
| Laura Brown | Kerri Keberly | BUSINESS OF LOVE |
| Laura Heffernan | Julie Mulligan | THREE MEN AND AN ACTUARY |
| Laura Heffernan | Jesse Vigil | ONCOLLISION |
| Leonie Kelsall | Robin Fritz | SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED |
| Marty Mayberry | Anne Raven | In the Name of the Mother |
| Marty Mayberry and Léonie C. Kelsall | Syed M. Masood | Other People |
| Mary Ann Marlowe and Kelli Newby | Amy Kathryn Jones | How To Reset a Broken Heart |
| Mary Ann Marlowe and Kelli Newby | Aty S. Behsam | COUP DE GRACE |
| Melissa Marino | Brooke Salesky | The Marriage Code |
| Melissa Marino | Holly Rizzuto Palker | MULTICULTURAL MIDLIFE CRISIS |
| Melissa West | Kerry Reardon | THE SMITH CITY LADIES PAGEANT |
| MIchelle Hauck | Jason Hine | NIGHTMARE INK |
| Michelle Hauck and Carrie Callaghan | Ian Barnes | GODBREAKER |
| Natasha Raulerson | Brandon McNulty | Bad Parts |
| Nina Laurin | Layne Fargo | Victim Control |
| Peter McLean | Nicole Willson | Blood Tide |
| Sandi Ward | Krista Riccioni | ON THE VERGE OF BREATHING |
| Sarah Hawthorne | Piper Grayson | Almost Rocked |
| Susan Bishop Crispell | Megan McGee | Two-Bucket Heiress |
| Tracey Enerson Wood | Em Shotwell | WORN OUT WISHES |
| Vanessa Carnevale | Anna Collins | The Reluctant Traveler |
| Victoria De La O and Layla Reyne | Alexandria Bellefleur | FOUR LETTER WORDS |
A sincere thank you to every single entrant of Pitch Wars 2017. We appreciate your support, your sense of community, and your words. Please don’t forget to stay tuned for our Pitch Wars 2017 Rejection Party with fun and prizes!
And #PitMad will be happening September 7th from 8am to 8pm Eastern.
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