Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor: Ashley Martin Mentee: Kaitlin Hundscheid Title: THE CURIOUS CURSE OF THE LONELY LIBRARY Category/Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Fantasy Word Count: 52,000 Pitch: When twelve-year-old Theodore visits a cursed library where book characters come alive, he thinks he’s stumbled into bookworm heaven. But when the curse lands Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor: K.C. Held Mentee: Patty Lenz Bovie Title: THE SECRET OF SAGAMORE HILL Category/Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Mystery Word Count: 38,000 Pitch: Twelve-year-old history fanatic Rebecca Finley is haunted by her Roosevelt historian father’s tarnished reputation and recent death. When Rebecca visits Theodore Roosevelt’s summer home on Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Ellie Terry Mentee Name: Nicole Elizabeth Panteleakos Title: PLANET EARTH IS BLUE Category: Middle Grade Genre: Historical Fiction (Neuro-diverse, Own Voices) Word Count: 37,000 Pitch: In ten days, Space Shuttle Challenger skyrockets into orbit. Which means non-verbal, autistic Nova has ten days to reach her Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Rebecca Petruck Mentee Name: Liz Edelbrock Title: GHOST TRAIN Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Horror Word Count: 42,000 Pitch: As the only living passengers on the Lost Souls Express, bickering siblings must work together to avoid evil haunts and a Conductor who can’t abide stowaways. Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Kim Long Mentee Name: Taylor B. Gardner Title: THE SOCIETY OF FLYERS Category: Middle Grade Genre: Light Science Fiction Word Count: 51,000 Pitch: Twelve-year-old Nicole will do whatever it takes to join the Society of Flyers—a secret club that relies on ancient, mystical science to travel the skies. But Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Ellie Terry Mentee Name: Marcia Hoehne Title: THE SOUND OF BELONG Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Word Count: 41,000 Pitch: Bitsy was three when her sister dropped her off at Jellicle House, a cross between a boarding home and cat sanctuary. Now, eight Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Amanda Hill, Cindy Baldwin Mentee Name: Cory Leonardo Title: CALL ME ALASTAIR Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Animal Story Word Count: 53,000 Pitch: THE ONE AND ONLY IVAN meets FLORA & ULYSSES, (mixed format, three POV): All disgruntled, de-feathered parrot Alastair wants is to fly Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Ellie Terry Mentee Name: Sarah Allen Title: BREATHING UNDERWATER Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Magical Realism Word Count: 46,000 Pitch: While on the cross-country road trip of her dreams, Olivia hopes to acquire the perfect shot for the National Geographic Photo Contest, but when her Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Alexandra Alessandri Mentee Name: Suzi Guina Title: SISTERS OF THE SEA Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Word Count: 60,000 Pitch: While visiting Faial, twelve-year-old Isabel learns she’s descended from Portuguese mermaids and can transform. But the legacy has a darker side. When her great-grandmother’s prophesies Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor: Allison Ziegler Mentee: Chrystal Carver Title: MISHAPS OF A SIXTH GRADE SCIENTIST Category/Genre: Middle Grade Light Science Fiction/Humor Word Count: 40,000 Pitch: Eliana’s sixth grade to-do list includes winning the science fair, defeating her nemesis, and resurrecting her pet turtle. Perfecting the formula for a home-grown Read more…