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November 2015

PW #249: YA Light Science Fiction: A.K.A. HAZE

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Sarah Nicolas Mentee Name: Delia Moran Title: A.K.A. HAZE Category: Young Adult Genre: Light Science Fiction Word Count: 95,000 Pitch: Seventeen-year-old convicted supervillain Haze agrees...

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PW #250: YA Magical Realism: DOWN TO THE WATER

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Manuscript Status: 2-week delivery Mentor Name: Summer Spence Mentee Name: Courtney Leigh Title: DOWN TO THE WATER Category: Young Adult Genre: Magical Realism Word Count: 85,000 Pitch: When headstrong Laura...

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PW #251: YA Science Fantasy: SAINTED

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Manuscript Status: 1 week delivery Mentor Name: L.L. McKinney Mentee Name: Terry Bell Title: SAINTED Category: Young Adult Genre: Science Fantasy Word Count: 107,000 Pitch:  Lethya’s the Empire’s volatile shield: telekinetic prodigy, gifted fighter, but banned from...

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PW #252: YA Contemporary: LONG SLEEVE LOVE

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

  Manuscript Status:  2 week delivery Mentor Name:  Kate Karyus Quinn and Mindy McGinnis Mentee Name: Jim O’Donnell Title: LONG SLEEVE LOVE Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 78,000...

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PW #253: YA LGBT Contemporary: SPARKLE PREP

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Jessie Devine Mentee Name: Kyle Kerr Title: SPARKLE PREP Category: Young Adult Genre: LGBT Contemporary Word Count: 75,000 Pitch: The Monarchy rules Eustace Academy and they’re out...

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PW #254: YA Contemporary Science Fiction: JANEY DOE

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Status: Finished Mentor Name: Sarah Nicolas Mentee Name: Leigh Mar Title: JANEY DOE Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Science Fiction Word Count: 95,000 Pitch: Sixteen-year-old Janey thought she’d moved on...

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PW #255: YA Contemporary with Magical Realism: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOAN

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Manuscript Status:  1 Month Mentor Name:  Kate Karyus Quinn and Mindy McGinnis Mentee Name: Kamerhe Lane Title: THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOAN Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary with Magical Realism...

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PW #256: YA Speculative Western: A SHOW OF STEEL

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Elizabeth Briggs Mentee Name: Lyndsay Ely Title: A SHOW OF STEEL Category: YA Genre: Speculative Western Word Count: 95,000 Pitch: Leaving a dead-end life behind, gunslinger Pity...

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PW #257: YA Low Fantasy: DARK OF THE WEST

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Manuscript Status: Two week delivery Mentor Name: Katie Bucklein Mentee Name: Joanna Hathaway Title: DARK OF THE WEST Category: Young Adult Genre: Low Fantasy Word Count: 110,000 Pitch: After a...

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PW #258: YA Contemporary: WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN

Monday, 2 November 2015  |  Posted by Brenda Drake

Manuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Erin L. Schneider  & Veronica Bartles Mentee Name: Renée A. Price Title: WITH ARMS WIDE OPEN Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 80,000 Pitch: After seventeen-year-old Brazilian soccer sensation Amélia...

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