Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Mónica Bustamante Wagner and Susan Gray Foster Mentee Name: Kerbie Addis Title: PAPER BONES Category: YA Genre: Contemporary Fantasy Word Count: 61,000 Pitch: Seventeen-year-old Rett is failing school—and life—as his mental health deteriorates, but a strange girl shows him kindness. Too bad she’s a sea witch Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Names: Meredith McCardle and Ron Walters Mentee Name: Elizabeth Runnoe Title: A SAVAGE MISCREATION Category: Young Adult Genre: Gothic Horror Word Count: 80,000 Pitch: When 16-year-old disfigured Talmage apprentices to his deranged uncle, they create a living, breathing clockwork boy. But when its flesh-and-metal body rots, Read more…
Manuscript Status: 2 week delivery Mentor Name: Kelly Calabrese Mentee Name: Tina Boone Title: AT EVERY TURN Category: YA Genre: Psychological Suspense Word Count: 60,000 Pitch: Since her sister’s disappearance, dancer Savanna hasn’t set foot on the stage they once shared. But when another company member goes missing, she must step Read more…
Manuscript Status: 1 week delivery Mentor name: Stacey Nash Mentee name: Steph O’Neil Title: ALTERNATIVE LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS Category: YA Genre: Soft Science Fiction Word Count: 75,000 Pitch: 16-year-old Mandy didn’t sign up for the experimental surgery that left her with alternative personalities. Nor the rogue voice Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Sarah Nicolas Mentee Name: Delia Moran Title: A.K.A. HAZE Category: Young Adult Genre: Light Science Fiction Word Count: 95,000 Pitch: Seventeen-year-old convicted supervillain Haze agrees to serve on a government superhero team in exchange for a shorter sentence. Her best friend is scheming to break Read more…
Manuscript Status: 2-week delivery Mentor Name: Summer Spence Mentee Name: Courtney Leigh Title: DOWN TO THE WATER Category: Young Adult Genre: Magical Realism Word Count: 85,000 Pitch: When headstrong Laura dives deep into the underwater caves of the Blue Hole, she encounters the legendary Lake Lady, who whispers secrets that Read more…
Manuscript Status: 1 week delivery Mentor Name: L.L. McKinney Mentee Name: Terry Bell Title: SAINTED Category: Young Adult Genre: Science Fantasy Word Count: 107,000 Pitch: Lethya’s the Empire’s volatile shield: telekinetic prodigy, gifted fighter, but banned from battle for breaking religious law. Ander’s the Empire’s double-edged sword: military scion, apex student, and heir to the sins of Read more…
Manuscript Status: 2 week delivery Mentor Name: Kate Karyus Quinn and Mindy McGinnis Mentee Name: Jim O’Donnell Title: LONG SLEEVE LOVE Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 78,000 Pitch: Cassy’s an overachieving cheerleader pursuing perfection. Chris’s a brilliant, black, bisexual quarterback searching for acceptance. Gwen’s a heroin Read more…
Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Jessie Devine Mentee Name: Kyle Kerr Title: SPARKLE PREP Category: Young Adult Genre: LGBT Contemporary Word Count: 75,000 Pitch: The Monarchy rules Eustace Academy and they’re out for fresh blood. When initiation night gets out of hand and their king is overthrown, relationships shatter, alliances form, and Read more…
Status: Finished Mentor Name: Sarah Nicolas Mentee Name: Leigh Mar Title: JANEY DOE Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Science Fiction Word Count: 95,000 Pitch: Sixteen-year-old Janey thought she’d moved on from a past she can’t remember. When an old friend tracks her down, bringing her lost memories with him, Janey Read more…