PITCH WARS! ALT B-5: THE GHOST ENGINE

NAME: Theresa FullerMENTOR: Lindsay Smith TITLE: THE GHOST ENGINEGENRE: YA SteampunkWORD COUNT: 80K PITCH: Lady Elizabeth Lovelace finds herself trapped inside a Victorian-age computer and fighting for her life while searching for its creator…only to discover she’s falling in love with the engine that has captured her. England 1880 Here Read more…

PITCH WARS! ALT B-6: CLOUD 9

NAME: Sara BirenMENTOR: Gina Ciocca, Elizabeth PratsTITLE: CLOUD 9GENRE: YA ContemporaryWORD COUNT: 57K PITCH: Cat makes her annual escape to Cloud 9, a 1950s-inspired campground, where everything is “just fine.” But this summer she can’t hide from her troubles – or that she’s falling for her old friend Brad.   Read more…

PITCH WARS! ALT B-8: FIRE AND EARTH

NAME: Meredith MansfieldMENTOR: Marieke NijkampTITLE: FIRE AND EARTHGENRE: YA FantasyWORD COUNT: 75K PITCH: Though raised as a fearless, faceless warrior, Casora couldn’t stop her homeland’s invasion. Bullied, hapless princeling Tiaran can’t escape his political doom. When they join forces on the battlefield they’ll rock the foundations of kingdoms.   Casora Read more…

PITCH WARS! ALT B-10: BAD COMPANY

NAME: Cate Hart MENTOR: Stacey H. Lee TITLE: BAD COMPANY GENRE: YA Historical Fantasy WORD COUNT: 88K PITCH: When President Cleveland sends top spy seventeen-year-old Jesse Whitedove to recover a weapon capable of vaporizing Chicago, Jesse sees a chance to catch his father’s killer until a foxy detective ensnares him Read more…