Manuscript Status: Finished Mentors: Janella Angeles and Axie Oh Mentee: Judy Lin Title: HUNGRY GHOSTS Category: Young Adult Genre: Taiwanese Horror (Own Voices) Word Count: 85,000 Pitch: Food blogger Lydia thinks she’s starring in her own Taiwanese drama when she devours photo-worthy meals and encounters mean girls and cute boys at Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor: Dannie Morin Mentee: Sara C. Metz Title: THE BRAVERY OF ZOE AL-MANSUR Category/Genre: YA Contemporary (Own Voices) Word Count: 58,300 Pitch: Fifteen-year-old Zuhayra “Zoe” al-Mansur, a Muslim refugee who escaped ISIS in Syria, must relive memories of her father’s murder during a school shooting to save her Read more…
Manuscript Status: 1 month Mentor Names: Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta Mentee Name: Allison Castle Title: ROGUE Category: Young Adult Genre: Science Fiction Word Count: 85,000 Pitch: Unaware her world is virtual, seventeen-year-old Mei is programmed to help human players win. But when three players plan to obliterate the Read more…
Manuscript Status: FINISHED Mentor: Trisha Leaver & Kelly Calabrese Mentee: Angela Cappillo Title: A SILENT GOODBYE Category: Young Adult Genre: Thriller Word Count: 70,000 Pitch: Chloe has spent every second of the last three years searching for her mom, but everything she tries leads her nowhere. That is until she Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor: Jessica Vitalis/Amanda Hill/Cindy Baldwin Mentee: Kit Rosewater Title: DOPPELGÄNGER Category: Middle Grade Genre: Magical Realism Word Count: 48,000 Pitch: The vitiligo on Tami’s skin has always made her lonely. When her new classmates mistake her for their missing friend Renee, Tami’s strange connection to her doppelgänger grants Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Stefanie Wass Mentee Name: Steven Carman Title: THE WINDUP Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 43,000 Pitch: After losing his twin brother and his right hand in a car crash, thirteen-year-old Kyle struggles to return to baseball and fulfill the dream he and his Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Rebecca Petruck Mentee Name: Jennifer Bryson Title: FRANKENUT Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Adventure/Humor Word Count: 40,000 Pitch: When a downtrodden squirrel meets a talking GMO peanut, rumors of a bagel monster no longer seem far-fetched. Armed with a dollhouse fork and a lot of Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Juliana Brandt Mentee Name: Lacee Little Title: AN IMPOSSIBLE MAGIC Category/Genre: Middle Grade Historical Fantasy Word Count: 62,000 Pitch: Already an expert at manipulating illusions, 13-year-old Verity Ravenwood helps her father’s blackmarket business by stealing a book of impossible spells for a notorious outlaw. But Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Julie C. Dao Mentee Name: Julia Nobel Title: THE ORDER OF BLACK HOLLOW LANE Category/Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Word Count: 56,000 words Pitch: When her mom dumps her at boarding school, Ginny figures things can’t get much worse. Then a secret society tries to steal Read more…
Manuscript status: Finished Mentor Name: Joy McCullough Mentee Name: Faith Hough Title: OLD-FASHIONED NEWFANGLED GIRLS Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 55,000 Pitch: When their best friend Clara moves to Argentina, sisters Georgie and Penny hope working together to buy the horse the three amigas always wanted will salvage Read more…