MENTOR: Megan Whitmer MENTEE: Tara Harte TITLE: HUNTER HIGH CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Horror/Comedy WORD COUNT: 86,000 PITCH: When horror movie lover Barbra discovers she’s the granddaughter of the original zombie hunter, she’s forced to master her brain-bashing skills STAT and figure out who’s behind the zombies shuffling through town. Her survival as Read more…
MENTOR: Michelle Painchaud MENTEE: Ashley DeYoung TITLE: AURORA CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Sci-Fi WORD COUNT: 80,000 PITCH: 16-year-old Cassandra Vicars knows two things – the lizard alien Serokans who’ve taken over Earth and turned it into a human meat factory have to be stopped, and she’s the best Alliance soldier for the job. EXCERPT: The Read more…
MENTOR: Fiona McLaren MENTEE: Jordan Teos TITLE: MERLIN’S FLIGHT CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Sci-Fi WORD COUNT: 72,000 PITCH: Amelia Earhart meets MORTAL ENGINES with an Arthurian twist. When sixteen-year-old Gwen stumbles into a plot to destroy her beloved sky city, she’s thrown overboard in a broken plane. She fights to return Read more…
MENTOR: Fiona McLaren MENTEE: Jordan Teos TITLE: MERLIN’S FLIGHT CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Sci-Fi WORD COUNT: 72,000 PITCH: Amelia Earhart meets MORTAL ENGINES with an Arthurian twist. When sixteen-year-old Gwen stumbles into a plot to destroy her beloved sky city, she’s thrown overboard in a broken plane. She fights to return Read more…
MENTOR: Mónica Bustamante Wagner MENTEE: Rachel Coleman TITLE: SCAPEGOAT CATEGORY/GENRE: Contemporary YA WORD COUNT: 75,000 PITCH: After eighteen-year-old Gideon disables his girlfriend, Lilly, in a car accident, his life spins out of control and he ends up in rehab. But when his mom falls ill, he leaves treatment early Read more…
MENTOR: Meredith McCardle MENTEE: Addie Thorley TITLE: WHERE DEVILS BREED CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Fantasy WORD COUNT: 91,000 Pitch: When her sister and friends are sold to the Imperial harem, seventeen-year-old Nia vows to save them— even if that means conspiring with mystic Bedouins, betraying the boy she loves, and slitting Read more…
MENTOR: Diana Gallagher MENTEE: Neely Stansell-Simpson TITLE: THE HARP OF BONE CATEGORY/GENRE: YA paranormal thriller WORD COUNT: 82,000 PITCH: Six days before her birthday, Ruby discovers all the women born into her family die the day they turn 18. To save herself, she must unravel the secrets of a Read more…
MENTOR: N.K. Traver MENTEE: Alison Green Myers TITLE: THAT NIGHT ON BLOSSOM HILL CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Horror WORD COUNT: 48,000 PITCH: Mary’s flawless acting may have the starstruck detectives fooled, but her sister Maureen knows Mary’s the devil behind their mother and brother’s brutal murders. Now Maureen must prove it Read more…
MENTOR: Jessie Humphries MENTEE: Andy Hertzenberg TITLE: ONLY IN MY DREAMS CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Contemporary WORD COUNT: 55,000 PITCH: When fangirl Olivia Davis saves Hollywood hunk Kit Taylor’s life it should have been a good thing. Except that he ends up in coma, his family mistakes her for his girlfriend, Read more…
MENTOR: Stephanie Garber MENTEE: Kate Bucklein TITLE: A SEA OF HOLLOW HEARTS CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Epic Fantasy WORD COUNT: 88,000 PITCH: After being marooned by his pirate crew, Alek finds himself stuck on an island with a girl he doesn’t trust. She comes with a curse that binds them together. Read more…