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About this item: A first chapter critique. Donated by … Roselle Kaes Website | Twitter Roselle Kaes is passionate about food and her Chinese-Filipino heritage. Inspired by her late great grandfather, she wrote HUNGER as a tribute to him. She completed the manuscript with major revisions and the help of her critique partners. She is a graduate of Humanities and History at York University. When she is not writing, she is embroidering, illustrating, and chasing Read more…

About this item: A query and first chapter critique. Donated by … Natasha Neagle Website | Twitter Natasha graduated with a degree in Biology from Old Dominion University and a Master’s in Education, Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Phoenix. A middle school science teacher by day, she spends her nights coming up with news ways to torment her characters. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, two children, two cats, and a dog. Read more…

About this item: A query and first chapter critique. Donated by …   Donated by … Marie Meyer Website | Twitter I make my home in southern Illinois where I enjoy helping my oldest daughter train for the Special Olympics, making up silly stories with my youngest daughter, and binging on weeks of DVR’d television shows with my husband. I earned my Bachelors of Science in Education and spend my days teaching elementary and middle Read more…

About this item: A query and first chapter critique. Donated by … Ronni Arno Website | Twitter Ronni writes middle-grade and young adult novels, because she thinks kids are cool, and so are the books they read. Her debut, RUBY REINVENTED, publishes with Simon & Schuster/Aladdin in Fall 2015. Her second book publishes with Simon & Schuster/Aladdin in Summer 2016. She’s rep’d by the amazing Sarah Davies of The Greenhouse Literary Agency. She lives on Read more…

About this item: A query and first chapter critique of a MG, YA, or NA. Donated by … Sarah Glenn Marsh Website | Twitter Sarah writes young adult (YA) novels and picture books in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and four rescued greyhounds. When she’s not writing, she can often be found browsing an antique shop, taking an art class, or watching something scary on TV. She loves: roses and lavender, stargazing, red Read more…