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Mentees should be unagented authors with complete, polished YA (young adult),MG (middle grade), & select adult manuscripts.

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January 11-14, 2021, we will open to submissions. Mentees can choose up to four mentors to submit to.

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Matches will be announced by February 3, 2021, and from that point, the mentor/mentee pairs are free to establish the parameters of their relationship.

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Mentees will fill out an application, detailing their background, writing interests and aspirations, and which 4 mentors they would like to submit to. Mentors may share strong applications that aren’t a fit for them, but may fit another mentor.
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Then, mentees should submit a query, 1-2 page synopsis, & 3 chapters or 50 pages (whichever is longer) of their manuscript to the corresponding AMM category email (YA, MG, or Adult)

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Incomplete applications will not be considered: you must both fill out the form AND email your query/synopsis/pages. WE WILL CONTACT YOU if you submit one thing and not the other. If you don’t hear from us, your application is complete.

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For the selected mentees, each mentor will provide, at minimum, 1 full manuscript review and 1 query pass, but many of our mentors will be able to offer more, including agent list cultivation, querying, navigating agent offers, submission, etc.
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There is no time limit or rules; each mentor and mentee will determine the best steps to be taken with the manuscript, query process, etc.
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There will be no agent round, or contest aspect to Author Mentor Match. Instead, AMM focuses on mentorship and querying the perfect agents for each specific project.