Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: J.C. Davis, Addie Thorley Mentee Name: Laura Lashley Title: IN THE NARROWS Category: Middle Grade (upper) Genre: Fantasy, illuminated manuscript with excerpts from scientific field journal Word Count: 66,000 Pitch: Tween scientist Riley has been classified and labeled: she has autism spectrum disorder, and that’s Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor: Shanna Rogers Mentee: Katharine Manning Title: THE WILDCATS Category/Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Word Count: 30,000 Pitch: Ten-year-old Hailey dominates the Wildcats soccer team with her fierce footwork. But when a new player shows up who thinks she’s all that and a jelly doughnut, Hailey has to Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor: Jessica Vitalis Mentee: Yael Mermelstein Title: EIGHT TIMES CRAZY Category: Middle Grade Genre: Contemporary (with a dash of magic) Word Count: 59,000 Pitch: When twelve-year-old Orville receives a clue to his long-lost dad’s whereabouts, he’s determined to drive cross-country and bring him home. But after discovering Dad Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentors: Gail Nall and Abby Cooper Mentee: Rebecca Bischoff Title: HOLE IN THE ROCK Category/Genre: Middle Grade Contemporary Word Count: 58,000 Pitch: Eleven-year-old Lizza, a dedicated vegan, thinks nothing can be worse than her dad’s taxidermy business – until she sabotages it and Dad moves the family Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Kevin Springer Mentee Name: Erin Fry Title: A TALE OF TWO ROLFS Category: Middle Grade Genre: Mystery Word Count: 53,000 Pitch: Two years ago, twelve-year-old Rolf Malus was imprisoned inside a book by his aunt. Since then, he’s been forced to relive her tale as an insufferably boring boy, whose only friends Read more…
Manuscript status: Completed Mentors: Wade White & Timanda Wertz Mentee: Triona Murphy Title: SHIFTING GEARS Category: Middle Grade Genre: Science Fiction Word Count: 57,000 Pitch: When 12-year-old mechanical genius Edie accidentally hitches a ride to a parallel world, she discovers a secret organization that keeps thousands of Earths safe from dimensional cross-contamination. She’s determined to join Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Kate Foster Mentee Name: Melanie Dixon Title: THE WITCH CATCHER Category: Middle Grade Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 43000 Pitch: When thirteen-year-old Evie accidentally smashes a bottle from Mom’s secret cabinet, Mom’s demands for music practice become the least of her troubles. Ferocious storms, fires, falling Read more…
Manuscript Status: Two weeks delivery Mentor: Patrice Caldwell Mentee: Zareena Nazimudeen Title: DEVASURA Category/Genre: Middle Grade Horror Word Count: 49,000 Pitch: Stranger Things meets Singaporean mythology when twelve-year-old Zhen Yu, with the help of his best friend, his younger sister, and fickle and friendly spirits, must defeat an ancient creature before it possesses his Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Jenny Ferguson Mentee Name: Marcos Gonzalez Title: THESE ARE THE DAYS WITHOUT HER Category: Adult Genre: Literary Fiction / Magical Realism (#ownvoices) Word Count: 95,000 Pitch: When immigration takes Yolandi’s breadwinning aunt under suspicion she’s a coyote, Yolandi and her sisters are abandoned—again. Adults this Read more…
Manuscript Status: 2 WEEKS DELIVERY Mentor Name: Carrie Callaghan Mentee Name: ReLynn Vaughn Title: THE LAST WITCH OF CAELHEARTH Category: Adult Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 110,000 Pitch: Throughout Willa’s young life, strong magic was forbidden. But when the rebellious Baron arrives to conscript her village, her own magic erupts. She Read more…