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Our Mentors

Clarissa Goenawan
Clarissa Goenawan is not mentoring this year, but has mentored Adult
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Clarissa Goenawan
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Clarissa Goenawan is an Indonesian-born Singaporean writer. Her award-winning short fiction has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies in Singapore, Australia, the UK, and the US. Rainbirds is her first novel.

Favorite Books

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Swimming Home by Deborah Levy
The Earthquake Bird by Susanna Jones
Please Look After Mum by Shin Kyung-sook
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Years Mentored
2017, 2018
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Meet Our Mentors:

2021 Pitch Wars Schedule

June 3, 2021

#PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)

June 21, 2021

Mentor Application Window Opens

July 7, 2021

Mentor Application Window Closes

August 9, 2021

Mentors Announced

September 2, 2021

#PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EDT)

September 11 – 25, 2021

Pitch Wars Mentor Wishlists Posted

September 26, 2021 (midnight EDT)

Mentee Submission Window Opens

September 30, 2021 (10PM EDT)

Mentee Submission Window Closes

November 6, 2021

Pitch Wars Mentees Announced

December 2, 2021

#PitMad Twitter Pitch Party (8AM – 8PM EST)

February 9 – 14, 2022

Agent Showcase:

Feb 9: Adult entries go live on Pitch Wars site

Feb 10: MG entries go live on Pitch Wars site

Feb 11: YA entries go live on Pitch Wars site