ROUND 7 MENTORS
You can apply to up to four mentors when submissions open February 13. Below you’ll find an overview of each mentor’s preferred genres, but will find additional interests and wishes in their profiles.
Just click their picture for more info. Have a question for a mentor? Ask directly on Twitter!
Please note: Neither #ownvoices nor LGBTQIA, listed below, are “genres” but rather are aspects of a work that mentors are interested in. We include them to aid writers whose works include these aspects to better find mentors looking for them.
MIDDLE GRADE
MARY AVERLING
@mvjauthor
Agent: Kelly Sonnack (Andrea Brown)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
@jencamiccia
Agent: Stacey Glick (Dystel, Goderich, & Bourret)
THE MEMORY KEEPER
Aladdin/Simon&Schuster
GENRES
Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thrillery
J. ELLE
@AuthorJ_Elle
Agent: Natalie Lakosil (Bradford Literary)
WINGS OF EBONY
Feb 9, 2021, Millner Books/S&S
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
SAADIA FARUQI
@saadiafaruqi
Agent: Kari Sutherland (Bradford Literary Agency)
A PLACE AT THE TABLE (May 2020) HMH/Clarion; A THOUSAND QUESTIONS (Sept 2020) Harper Collins; YASMIN series (Capstone, ongoing)
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, #ownvoices*
JENNIFER HONEYBOURN
@Honeybourn
Agent: Hannah Fergesen (KT Literary)
ESCAPE ROOM: THORN HOUSE (as J.E. Hailstone), 10/10/19, Razorbill; THE-DO-OVER (07/14/20), JUST MY LUCK (07/16/19); WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU DEMONS (7/2018); WESLEY JAMES RUINED MY LIFE (7/2017) – Swoon Reads/Macmillan
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, LGBTQIA*, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
SYLVIA LIU
@artsylliu
Agent: Jennifer March Soloway (Andrea Brown)
MANATEE’S BEST FRIEND (Scholastic)
Spring 2021
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
PRISCILLA MANTE
@priscilla_mante
Agent: Sallyanne Sweeney (MMB Creative)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
E.L. NORRY
@Ilovetolurk
Agent: Philippa MILNES-SMITH (The Soho Agency – UK)
SON OF THE CIRCUS (Scholastic)
September 2019
AMBER UNDERCOVER (Oxford University Press)
July 2020
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, #ownvoices
DARCEY ROSENBLATT
@Darcey_r
Agent: Erin Murphy
LOST BOYS
(Henry Holt)
2017
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
LORELEI SAVARYN
@loreleisavaryn
Agent: Chloe Seager (Madeleine Milburn)
THE CIRCUS OF STOLEN DREAMS
(Penguin Random House)
September 1, 2020
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
MIRIAM SPITZER FRANKLIN
@miriam_spitzer
Agent: Brent Taylor (Triada)
EMILY OUT OF FOCUS
May 2019; CALL ME SUNFLOWER
May 2017; EXTRAORDINARY
May 2015 (Sky Pony)
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism/Fabulismm, Historical
ALYSA WISHINGRAD
@alysaws
Agent: Victoria Marini (Irene Goodman)
THE VERDIGRIS PAWNS
(Harper Collins)
Spring 2021
GENRES
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
YOUNG ADULT*
*Select mentors accepting adult are also accepting YA entries; see Adult section for additional mentors seeing YA
KERBIE ADDIS
@kerbieaddis
Agent: Bridget Smith (Jabberwocky)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
CLAIRE M. ANDREWS
@cmandrewslit
Agent: Amy Bishop (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)
DAUGHTER OF SPARTA (Jimmy Patterson) Spring 2021
GENRES
Romance, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
CATHERINE BAKEWELL
@catbakewell
Agent: Devin Ross (New Leaf)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
TASHIE BHUIYAN
@tashiebhuiyan
Agent: JL Stermer (New Leaf)
COUNTING DOWN WITH YOU (Inkyard) Spring 2021
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
BRITNEY BROUWER
@_britneyshae_
Agent: Lydia Silver (Darley Anderson Children’s Book Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
ALEX BROWN
@gravity_fail09
Agent: Hannah Fergesen (KT Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
CHRISTINE CALELLA
@ct_calella
Agent: Laurel Symonds (Bent Agency)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
LYNDALL CLIPSTONE
@writerlyndall
Agent: Jill Grinberg
LAKESEDGE (Henry Holt)
Winter 2021
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, LGBTQIA, Romance, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror, Gothic
BROOKE DAVIS
@bdaviswriter
Agent: Victoria Doherty-Munro (Writers House)
WHEN WE COME HOME Bloomsbury
Spring 2021
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, LGBTQIA, Horror
RACHEL FEINBERG
@RachelFeinberg_
Agent: Rachel Brooks (BookEnds Literary)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
COURTNEY GOULD
@gayowyn
Agent: Claire Friedman and Jessica Mileo (InkWell Management)
THE DEAD AND THE DARK (Wednesday Books)
Summer 2021
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror, Western
ALEXANDRA HIGGINS
@alexhiggins47
Agent: Kiana Nguyen (Donald Maas)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
JORDAN KELLY
@jordanmarisa11
Agent: Jordan Hamessley (New Leaf Literary)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
ERIN KING
@erinkingwrites
Agent: Alyssa Henkin (Trident Media Group)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Light Fantasy/Sci-fi
NAZ KUTUB
@nazkutub
Agent: Natalie Lakosil (Bradford Literary Agency)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
JESSICA LEWIS
@JLew100
Agent: Holly Root
UNTITLED (Delacorte)
Spring 2021
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
HALEY NEIL
@tweetinghaley
Agent: Lauren Spieller (Triada)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
MARY KATHERINE PAGANO
@mk_writes
Agent: Caryn Wiseman (Andrea Brown)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
AKSHAYA RAMAN
@akshraman
Agent: Hillary Jacobson (ICM Partners)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
MARY E ROACH
@maryeroach_
Agent: Devin Ross (New Leaf)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror, Speculative
ALLISON SAFT
@allisonhsaft
Agent:Claire Friedman & Jessica Mileo (InkWell)
DOWN COMES THE NIGHT (Wednesday Books)
Winter 2021
GENRES
Fantasy, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror, Gothic
AMANDA SELLET
@amandajsellet
Agent: Bridget Smith (JABberwocky Literary Agency)
BY THE BOOK: A NOVEL OF PROSE AND CONS (HMH)
May 12, 2020
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
RACHEL SOMER
@RachelJSomer
Agent: Whitney Ross (Irene Goodman)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
DANA SWIFT
@swift_dana
Agent: Amy Brewer (Metamorphosis)
CAST IN FIRELIGHT (Delacorte)
Fall 2020
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
MEREDITH TATE
@mltate24
Agent: Sarah Landis (Sterling Lord)
THE LAST CONFESSION OF AUTUMN CASTERLY (Putnam/Penguin Teen)
February 11, 2020
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
AR VISHNY
@AR_Vishny
Agent: Linda Epstein (ECLA)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
ADULT*
*Select mentors accepting adult are also accepting YA entries, noted below.
GENRES
Romance, Historical, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, LitRPG
ALEXA DONNE
@alexadonne
Agent: Elana Roth Parker (Laura Dail)
BRIGHTLY BURNING 2018, THE STARS WE STEAL 2020 (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
THE IVIES 2021 (Crown/PRH)
GENRES
Adult & YA Mystery/Thriller
FRAN DORRICOTT
@franwritesstuff
Agent: Diana Beaumont (Marjacq)
THE FINAL CHILD 2020 AFTER THE ECLIPSE 2019 (Titan)
GENRES
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror, Gothic, dark fantasy, historical fantasy/crime
@jules_chronicle
Agent: Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
RUINSONG (Macmillan Children’s/FSG)
November 24, 2020
THE SEAFARER’S KISS (Interlude)
May 4, 2017
GENRES
Adult & YA Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror, Genre-bending speculative fiction.
GENRES
Fantasy, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
ROSE DE GUZMAN
@RoseDGWrites
Agent: Katelyn Uplinger (D4EO)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Adult & YA Contemporary, Romance, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, Alternate History
CARLY HEATH
@carlylheath
Agent: Steven Chudney
THE HEATHENS OF MUSKOX HOLLOW (SohoTeen)
Fall 2021
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Romance, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
GENRES
Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Science Fantasy
@chelseaichaso & @laurakadner
Agents: Chelsea – Kristy Hunter (Knight Agency); Laura – Uwe Stender (Triada)
Chelsea: LITTLE CREEPING THINGS (Sourcebooks) June 2, 2020
Laura: ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Adult & YA Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
BRITTANY KELLEY
@WhattheKell6
Agent: Marlo Berliner (Jennifer DeChiara Literary)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
@CarolynTara
Agent: Andrea Somberg (Harvey Klinger)
DAUGHTERS OF A DEAD EMPIRE (Roaring Brook/Macmillan)
Spring 2021
GENRES
Adult & YA Contemporary, Romance, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
@SajniAPatel
Agent: Katelyn Detweiler (Jill Grinberg)
THE TROUBLE WITH HATING YOU (Forever)
May 12, 2020
THE KNOCKOUT (Flux)
August 2020
GENRES
Adult & YA Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, Horror
REBECCA SCHAEFFER
@rrschaeffer
Agent: Suzie Townsend (New Leaf Literary)
NOT EVEN BONES (2018), ONLY ASHES REMAIN (2019)
HMH Teen
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
@jf_smit
Agent: Kerry D’Agostino (Curtis Brown)
THE HALF ORPHAN’S HANDBOOK (Imprint/Macmillan)
Winter 2021
GENRES
Adult & YA Contemporary, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Literary/Upmarket
LAURA G. SOUTHERN
@LauraGayle77
Agent: Hannah Fergesen (KT Literary)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Adult & YA Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror