ROUND 8 MENTORS
You can apply to up to four mentors when submissions open January 11. 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
KAT ABBOTT
@katsawriter
Agent: Hilary Harwell (KT Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror, Humor
MARY AVERLING
@maryaverling
Agent: Kelly Sonnack (Andrea Brown)
ON SUBMISSION
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
TRACY BADUA
@tracybwrites
Agent: Natalie Lakosil (Bradford Literary Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
CAT BAKEWELL & TRISHA KELLY
@catbakewell/@bytrishakelly
Agents: Catherine – Jordan Hamessley (New Leaf Literary); Trisha – Claire Draper and Zoë Plant (The Bent Agency)
Catherine – WE ARE THE SONG, Spring 2022, Holiday House
Trisha – PRUE LATHAM AND THE WOLVES OF HALLOWSTOWN, Fall 2021, Arena/Germany
Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
JENNIFER CAMICCIA
@jencamiccia
Agent: Stacey Glick (Dystel, Goderich & Bourret)
THE MEMORY KEEPER
Aladdin/Simon&Schuster
Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices
N.E. (NIA) DAVENPORT
@nia_davenport
Agent: Caitie Flum (Liza Dawson Associates)
THE PRAETORIAN TRIALS
(Fall 2022) Harper Voyager
Fantasy, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
KARINA EVANS
@karinalianee
Agent: Jessica Mileo (InkWell Mangement)
GROW UP, TAHLIA WILKINS!
Winter 2022, Little, Brown Young Readers
Contemporary, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
@meganefreeman /@nicolemhewitt
Agent: Deborah Warren (East West Literary)
Megan – ALONE (January 12, 2021) Simon & Schuster/Aladdin
Nicole – ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Novels in verse
JESSI COLE JACKSON
@Ms_ColeJackson
Agent: Danielle Burby (Nelson Literary Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
GEORGE JREIJE
@ByGeorgeJreije
Agent: Jennifer Azantian
ON SUBMISSION
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
SARAH KAPIT
@SarahKapit
Agent: Jennifer Laughran (Andrea Brown)
GET A GRIP, VIVY COHEN! (February 25 2020) Dial Books for Young Readers; THE MANY MYSTERIES OF THE FINKEL FAMILY (March 23, 2021), Dial Books for Young Readers
Contemporary, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
MAEEDA KHAN (M.T. Khan)
@maeedakhan
Agent: Melanie Castillo (Root Literary)
NURA AND THE IMMORTAL PALACE
(Summer, 2022) LBYR
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
NAZ KUTUB
@nazkutub
Agent: Natalie Lakosil (Bradford Literary)
THE LOOPHOLE
(Spring 2022) Bloomsbury
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
BRIGHTON ROSE
@itsbrightonrose
Agent: Uwe Stender (TriadaUS)
REVISING
GENRES
Fantasy, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
A.J. SASS
@matokah
Agent: Jordan Hamessley (New Leaf Literary)
ANA ON THE EDGE (October 20, 2020) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; ELLEN OUTSIDE THE LINES (Spring 2022) Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; THIS IS OUR RAINBOW: 16 STORIES OF HER, HIM, THEM, AND US (Fall 2021) Knopf Books for Young Readers (contributor)
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 (Sept 1, 2020) PRH/Philomel; THE EDGE OF IN BETWEEN (Fall 2021) PRH/Philomel
Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, Horror
@MelissaJSeymour
Agent: Jen Rofe (Andrea Brown)
MAKING A DIFFERENCE
(Aug. 24, 2020) American Girl (non-fiction)
Contemporary, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror, Graphic Novels
STACIE TURNER
@StacieTurner
Agent: Quressa Robinson (Nelson Literary)
REVISING
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
CRISTIN WILLIAMS
@Cristin_Writes
Agent: Kristina Pérez (Zeno Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
YOUNG ADULT*
*Select mentors accepting adult are also accepting YA entries; see Adult section for additional mentors seeing YA
CASIE BAZAY
@CasieBazay
Agent: Janna Bonikowski (The Knight Agency)
DEBUT
NOT OUR SUMMER
5/11/2021
Running Press Books/Hachette
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Sci-Fi, Historical,
TASHIE BHUIYAN
@tashiebhuiyan
Agent: JL Stermer (New Leaf)
COUNTING DOWN WITH YOU (Inkyard) May 4, 2021
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
TORI BOVALINO
@toribov
Agents: Amelia Appel and Uwe Stender (TriadaUS)
THE DEVIL MAKES THREE
August 10, 2021, Page Street Kids
Contemporary, Fantasy, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
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
Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
@jojojoyourboat/@seeserenawrite
Agents: Jo – Claire Friedman (Inkwell); Serena – Jim McCarthy (DGB)
Jo – REVISING
Serena – ON SUBMISSION
Contemporary, Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
ISAAC FITZSIMONS
@isaacfitzy
Agent: Jordan Hamessley (New Leaf Literary)
THE PASSING PLAYBOOK
(June 1, 2020) Dial/PRH
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
JASON JUNE
@heyjasonjune
Agent: Brent Taylor (Triada US)
JAY’S GAY AGENDA
(June 1, 2021) HarperTeen
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
LAUREN KAY
@laurenikay
Agent: Sabrina Taitz (WME)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
KATIE KINGMAN
@RachelFeinberg_
Agent: Rachel Brooks (BookEnds Literary)
DOWN WITH THIS SHIP
(June 8, 2021)
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, #ownvoices
JESSICA LEWIS
@JLew100
Agent: Holly Root
BAD WITCH BURNING
(Summer 2021) Delacorte
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
GENRES
Romance, Fantasy, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
GENRES
Fantasy, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
BETHANY MANGLE
@bethanymangle
Agent: Jennifer Wills (The Seymour Agency)
PREPPED
(February 23, 2021) Simon & Schuster/McElderry Books
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
SUNYA MARA
@sunyamara
Agent: Tracey Adams
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
CAROLYN TARA O’NEIL
@CarolynTara
Agent: Andrea Somberg (Harvey Klinger Literary Agency)
DAUGHTERS OF A DEAD EMPIRE
(September 2021) Roaring Brook Press
GENRES
Contemporary, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, #ownvoices
AXIE OH
@axieoh
Agent: Patricia Nelson
XOXO
(July 2021) Harper Teen
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
ANNEMARIE PETTINATO
@annemariepett
Agent: Suzie Townsend
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Fantasy, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
AKSHAYA RAMAN
@akshraman
Agent: Hillary Jacobson (ICM Partners)
THE IVORY KEY
(Jan 4, 2022) HMH
GENRES
Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
MARY E ROACH
@maryeroach_
Agent: Abbie Donoghue (New Leaf Literary)
IN REVISION
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror, Novels in verse (especially historical)
LISELLE SAMBURY
@lisellesambury
Agent: Kristy Hunter (The Knight Agency)
BLOOD LIKE MAGIC
(June 15, 2021) Margaret K. McElderry/S&S
GENRES
Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
MELISSA SEE
@melissasee
Agent: Emily Forney (BookEnds Literary Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
NIC STONE
@getnicced
Agent: Mollie Glick (CAA)
BOOKS 7-10
Releasing 2021
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, MG Fantasy (just not YA Fantasy)
@mltate24
Agent: Sarah Landis (Sterling Lord Literistic)
SHIPPED
(May 18, 2021) Putnam
Contemporary, Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
@rosieethor
Agent: Saba Sulaiman (Talcott Notch)
TARNISHED ARE THE STARS (2019) Scholastic
FIRE BECOMES HER (2022) Scholastic
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
ADRIENNE TOOLEY
@adriennetooley
Agent: Jim McCarthy
SWEET & BITTER MAGIC
(March 9, 2021) S&S/Margaret K. McElderry Books
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
EMILY VICTORIA
@avictoriantale
Agent: Rebecca Strauss
THIS GOLDEN FLAME
(February 2, 2021) Inkyard Press
GENRES
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
JENNA VORIS
@jenna_voris
Agent: Claire Friedman
REVISING
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Sci-Fi, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
JENNIE WEXLER
@jenwex
Agent: Alex Rice (CAA)
WHERE IT ALL LANDS
(July 6th, 2021) Wednesday Books
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance
JUSTINE PUCELLA WINANS
@JustinePWinans
Agent: Jordan Hamessley
REVISING
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
KIMBERLY WISNEWSKI
@kimothywish
Agent: Alyssa Jennette, Stonesong
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
LEANNE YONG
@_defenestrator
Agent: Andrea Cascardi
REVISING
GENRES
Contemporary, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices
ADULT*
*Select mentors accepting adult are also accepting YA entries, noted below.
CHELSEA ABDULLAH
@tajiinaa
Agent: Jennifer Azantian
ON SUBMISSION
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
BRITTNEY ARENA
@reverieandink
Agent: Jennifer Azantian
REVISING
Fantasy, #ownvoices, Space fantasy and light sci fi
KATIE BOHN
@kebscribbles
Agent: Jessica Watterson (Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
GENRES
Contemporary, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror
JOLIE CHRISTINE
@JolieChristine
Agent: Jill Marr (Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency)
REVISING
GENRES
Fantasy, Historical, #ownvoices, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy, Horror
ELLE CRUZ
@ElleCruz
Agent: Naomi Davis (BookEnds)
HOW TO SURVIVE A MODERN-DAY FAIRY TALE
(Nov. 30, 2021), Entangled Amara
Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
@jaydee_ell
Agent: Taylor Haggerty (Root Literary)
WELL MET 2019 (Berkley)
WELL PLAYED 2020 (Berkley)
GENRES
Contemporary, Romance, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
GENRES
Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
@RebeccaEnzor
Agent: Eric Smith (P.S. Literary)
SPEAK THE OCEAN
(7/9/2019) Reuts Publishing,
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Magical Realism/Fabulism, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Science Fantasy
@WhattheKell6
Agent: Jessica Watterson (Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
@eakilcoyne
Agent: Erin Clyburn (JD Lit)
WAKE THE BONES
(Summer 2022) Wednesday Books
GENRES
YA & Adult: Fantasy, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Horror
CYLA PANIN
@cylapanin
Agent: Chloe Seager (Madeleine Milburn Literary)
STALKING SHADOWS
(Fall 2021) Amulet
GENRES
YA & Adult: Fantasy, Historical, #ownvoices
LIA RYERSON
@liaryerson
Agent: Chelsea Hensley (KT Literary)
ON SUBMISSION
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
MARINA SCOTT
@NinkaSLC
Agent: Melissa Danaczko (SK Literary)
REVISING
Mystery/Thriller, Historical, Magical Realism/Fabulism, LGBTQIA, Horror
YA & Adult: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
GENRES
Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
ELLA STAINTON
@astarte73
Agent: Jennifer Grimaldi (Chalburg Sussman)
BEST LAID PLAIDS (8/20); THERE’S A KILT, THERE’S A WAY (3/21); CLASH OF THE TARTANS (winter/21)
Carina Press
Romance, Mystery/Thriller, Historical, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
JESSE Q. SUTANTO
@thewritinghippo
Agent: Katelyn Detweiler (Jill Grinberg Literary)
DIAL A FOR AUNTIES (April 27th, 2021), Berkley
THE OBSESSION (Feb 2nd, 2021) Sourcebooks
THEO TAN AND THE FOX SPIRIT (Spring 2022), Feiwel and Friends
GENRES
YA & Adult Contemporary, Romance, Mystery/Thriller, #ownvoices
@Wibbs_Ink & @ASiegemundBroka
Agent: Katie Shea Boutillier (Donald Maass)
THE ROUGHEST DRAFT (January, 2022) Berkley
ALWAYS NEVER YOURS (2018)
IF I’M BEING HONEST (2019)
TIME OF OUR LIVES (2020)
WHAT’S NOT TO LOVE (April 20, 2021)
WITH AND WITHOUT YOU (2022)
Viking Children’s
YA & Adult: Contemporary, Romance, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA
Contemporary, Historical, #ownvoices, Literary, Experimental, Novel in Verse, Memoir
@WilliamsonWords
Agent: Marlene Stringer (The Stringer Literary Agency)
ON SUBMISSION
Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA, Urban/Contemporary Fantasy
Romance, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, #ownvoices, LGBTQIA