ROUND 9 MENTORS
You can apply to up to four mentors when submissions open January 12. 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
LESLIE ADAME
@lesliepadame
Agent: Patrice Caldwell (New Leaf)
REVISING
GENRES
Romance, Fantasy, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
MARY AVERLING
@maryaverling
Agent: Kelly Sonnack (Andrea Brown)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
JENNIFER CAMICCIA
@jencamiccia
Agent: Stacey Glick (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)
THE MEMORY KEEPER (2019) Aladdin/S&S; AMERICAN HORSE TALES (2021) Penguin Workshop
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices
ALYSSA COLMAN
@alyssabcolman
Agent: Sarah Landis (Sterling Lord)
THE GILDED GIRL (2021) Farrar, Straus & Giroux; THE TARNISHED GARDEN (2022) Farrar, Straus & Giroux
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism
CAROLINE HUNTOON
@carolinehuntoon
Agent: Jessica Mileo (InkWell Management)
SKATING ON MARS (2023) Feiwel and Friends
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
SARAH KAPIT
@SarahKapit
Agent: Jennifer Laughran (Andrea Brown)
GET A GRIP, VIVY COHEN! (2020) Dial/Penguin Random House; THE MANY MYSTERIES OF THE FINKEL FAMILY (2021) Dial/Penguin Random House
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
RIE NEAL
@rienealwriter
Agent: Carrie Pestritto (Laura Dail)
ASTRID THE ASTRONAUT (2022) Aladdin/S&S
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
EMI PINTO
@emidpinto
Agent: Emily Forney (BookEnds)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
SANDRA PROUDMAN
@sandraproudman
Agent: Hannah Fergesen (KT Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
Accepting Graphic Novels
BRIGHTON ROSE
@itsbrightonrose
Agent: Uwe Stender (Triada US)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
LORELEI SAVARYN
@loreleisavaryn
Agent: Chloe Seager (Madeleine Milburn Literary)
THE CIRCUS OF STOLEN DREAMS (2020) Philomel; THE EDGE OF IN BETWEEN (2022) PRH/Viking; THE NIGHT TRAIN (2023) PRH/Viking
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
ESME SYMES-SMITH
@esmesymessmith
Agent: Megan Manzano (D4EO)
SIR CALLIE AND THE CHAMPIONS OF HELSTON (2022) Labyrinth Road
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
SHANA TARGOSZ
@shanatargosz
Agent: Andrea Morrison (Writers House)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
Accepting Graphic Novels
CRISTIN WILLIAMS
@cristin_writes
Agent: Kristina Pérez (Zeno Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
ALYSA WISHINGRAD
@agwishingrad
Agent: Victoria Marini (Irene Goodman Literary)
THE VERDIGRIS PAWN (2021) HarperCollins
GENRES
Fantasy, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices
Accepting Graphic Novels
JENNA YUN
@jenna_yun
Agent: Emily Forney (BookEnds)
REVISING
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
YOUNG ADULT
SAFA AHMED
@safaswritings
Agent: Alex Rice (CAA)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices
ALEX BROWN & JUSTINE PUCELLA WINANS
@gravity_fail09 / @JustinePWinans
Agents: Alex – Hannah Fergesen (KT Literary); Justine – Jordan Hamessley (New Leaf)
Alex – THE GATHERING DARK (2022) Page Street
Justine – BIANCA TORRE IS AFRAID OF EVERYTHING (2023) Clarion/Harper
GENRES
Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror
CHRISTINE CALELLA
@ct_calella
Agent: Laurel Symonds (Bent Agency)
REVISING
GENRES
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
AARON COLE & TAMARA COLE
@Aaron_Cole /@TamaraCole
Agent: Natalie Lakosil (Irene Goodman Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
Accepting Novels in Verse
KAMILAH COLE
@wordsiren
Agent: Emily Forney (BookEnds)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
KATE DYLAN
@TheKateDylan
Agent: Andrea Morrison (Writers House)
MINDWALKER (2022) Hodder & Stoughton
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
PAULA GLEESON
@PaulaGleeson
Agent: Gwen Beal (United Talent Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror
IVELISSE HOUSMAN
@ivehousman
Agent: Victoria Marini (Irene Goodman Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
WEN-YI LEE
@wenyilee_
Agent: Isabel Kaufman (Fox Literary)
REVISING
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
M.K. LOBB
@mk_lobb
Agent: Claire Friedman (InkWell Management)
SEVEN FACELESS SAINTS (2023) Little, Brown
GENRES
Fantasy, Historical, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
JENNA MILLER
@jmillwrites
Agent: Michaela (Mike) Whatnall (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)
OUT OF CHARACTER (2023) Quill Tree/HarperCollins
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
SHELLY PAGE
@shelly_p_writes
Agent: Rebecca Podos (Rees Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
JESSICA PARRA
@jessicatparra
Agent: Jennifer Azantian (Azantian Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror
PAGE POWARS
@pagepowars
Agent: Natalie Lakosil (Irene Goodman Literary)
THE BORROW A BOYFRIEND CLUB (2023) Delacorte Penguin Random House/Hachette Kids UK; AND THEY WERE ROOMMATES (2024) Delacorte Penguin Random House/Hachette Kids UK
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
MARY E. ROACH
@maryeroach_
Agent: Abbie Donoghue (New Leaf)
REVISING
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
ELLE GONZALEZ ROSE
@egonzalezrose
Agent: Uwe Stender (TriadaUS)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
ZEBA SHAHNAZ
@zaybashah
Agent: Claire Friedman (InkWell Management)
MIDNIGHT STRIKES (2023) Delacorte Press
GENRES
Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
JASMINE SKYE
@jasmineinskye
Agent: Mary C Moore (Kimberly Cameron & Associates)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
Accepting Graphic Novels
MEREDITH TATE
@mltate24
Agent: Sarah Landis (Sterling Lord)
SHIPPED (2021) Penguin Teen; THE LAST CONFESSION OF AUTUMN CASTERLY (2020) Penguin Teen; THE RED LABYRINTH (2019) Flux; FREEDOM TRIALS (2018) Page Street
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
CHARLENE THOMAS
@charlene_thomas
Agent: Ann Rose (Prospect Literary)
SETON GIRLS (2022) Dutton/PRH
GENRES
Contemporary, #ownvoices, Light Speculative
TRANG THANH TRAN
@nvtran
Agent: Katelyn Detweiler (Jill Grinberg Literary Management)
SHE IS A HAUNTING (2023) Bloomsbury
GENRES
Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
EDWARD UNDERHILL
@EdwardUnderhill
Agent: Patricia Nelson (Marsal Lyon)
ALWAYS THE ALMOST (2023) Wednesday Books/Macmillan
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
JENNA VORIS
@jennavoris
Agent: Claire Friedman (InkWell Management)
MADE OF STARS (2023) Viking Childrens/PRH
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
ALYSHA WELLIVER
@alyshasbooks
Agent: Samantha Fabien (Root Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
JENNIE WEXLER
@jenwex
Agent: Alex Rice (CAA)
WHERE IT ALL LANDS (2021) Wednesday Books
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices
KIMBERLY WISNEWSKI
@kimothywish
Agent: Alyssa Jennette (Stonesong)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
ADULT
DAMYANTI BISWAS
@damyantig
Agent: Lucienne Diver (Knight Agency)
YOU BENEATH YOUR SKIN (2019) Simon & Schuster India; THE BLUE BAR (2022) Thomas & Mercer
GENRES
Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices
AMBER BROWN & DANIELLE BROWN
@ambersharelle / @dani_nicbrown
Agent: Jessica Faust (BookEnds)
THIS IS WHAT IT TAKES (2022) Graydon House
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Literary
Accepting Novels in Verse
DIANE MARIE BROWN
@writerdichick
Agent: Cherise Fisher (Wendy Sherman Associates)
BLACK CANDLE WOMEN (2023) Graydon House Books
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
A.Y. CHAO
@ay_chao
Agent: Jamie Cowen (The Ampersand Agency)
Trad – REVISING
Indie – SOUL AFFINITY (2022) Pixiu Books
GENRES
Fantasy, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
CJ CONNOR
@cjconnorwrites
Agent: Jessica Faust (BookEnds)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
NIA DAVENPORT
@nia_davenport
Agent: Caitie Flum (Liza Dawson Associates)
THE BLOOD TRIALS (2022) Harper Voyager
GENRES
Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
DE ELIZABETH
@deelizabeth_
Agent: Samantha Fabien (Root Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
KAT ENRIGHT & BRITTNEY ARENA
@katenright / @reverieandink
Agent: Jen Azantian (Azantian Literary)
Kat – REVISING
Britt – ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, #ownvoices
EMILY GREY & KAT HILLIS
@emilygreywrites / @kehillis
Agents: Emily – Kiana Nguyen (DMLA); Kat – Carrie Pestritto (Laura Dail Literary)
Emily – ON SUBMISSION
Kat – REVISING
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
TAYLOR GROTHE
@TaylorLGrothe
Agent: Elle Thompson (Triada US)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror, Thriller
Accepting Graphic Novels
MK HAVAS
@melisszakhavas
Agent: Lee O’Brien (Irene Goodman Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
AMANDA HELANDER
@helander_amanda
Agent: Laura Rennert (Andrea Brown)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
REN HUTCHINGS
@voidcricket
Agent: Bridget Smith (JABberwocky)
UNDER FORTUNATE STARS (2022) Solaris
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Science Fantasy
ELIZABETH KILCOYNE
@eakilcoyne
Agent: Erin Clyburn (JDLit)
WAKE THE BONES (2022) Wednesday Books
GENRES
Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
AM KVITA
@amkvita
Agents: Paige Terlip & Laura Rennert (Andrea Brown)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Science Fantasy
MEREDITH SCHORR
@meredithschorr
Agent: Melissa Edwards (Stonesong)
AS SEEN ON TV (2022) Forever/Grand Central Publishing
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
ROCHELE SMIT & LIVIA BARB
@RocheleSmit / @Babsy07
Agents: Rochele – Christina Miller (Nancy Yost Literary); Barb – Barbara Collins Rosenberg (The Rosenberg Group)
Rochele – ON SUBMISSION
Barb – NOW RECORDING (2022) Entangled
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
JILL TEW
@Jtewwrites
Agent: Jen Azantian (Azantian Literary)
REVISING
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
TALEEN VOSKUNI
@taleenvoskuni
Agent: Katelyn Detweiler (Jill Grinberg Literary Management)
SORRY, BRO (2023) Berkley/Penguin Books
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
MELISSA R. WORK
@MelissaRWork
Agent: Paul Stevens (DMLA)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
PARIS WYNTERS
@pariswynters
Agent: Tricia Skinner (Fuse Literary)
ISSUED (2020) Tule Publishing; MATCHED (2020) Tule Publishing; ASSIGNED (2021) Tule Publishing; LOVE ON THE WINTER STEPPES (2021) Tule Publishing; CALLED INTO ACTION (2021) Carina Press
GENRES
Romance, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror
YVETTE YUN
@yy_writing
Agent: Jessica Watterson (Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, Horror
Accepting Novels in Verse