Manuscript status: Finished Mentor Name: Brooks Benjamin Mentee Name: Rachel Sarah Title: RULES FOR RUNNING AWAY Category: MG Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 30,000 Pitch: One devastating secret. Two kids on the run....
Read MoreManuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Juliana Brandt Mentee Name: Julie Artz Title: QUEST FOR THE KALEVALA Category: MG Genre: Fantasy Word Count: 60,000 Pitch: Eleven-year-old Kai and his annoying nerd-sister only...
Read MoreManuscript status: Finished Mentor Name: Brooks Benjamin Mentee Name: Caroline Thompson Title: BRIGHTLY Category: MG Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 36,000 Pitch: Thirteen-year-old Sam lives for swimming. Or she did, until she nearly...
Read MoreManuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Lisa Lewis Tyre Mentee Name: Alex Block Title: HOW TO BURY A BULL Category: Middle Grade Genre: Realistic Fiction Word Count: 34,000 Pitch: Six, maybe...
Read MoreManuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Stacey Graham Mentee Name: Phil Hickes Title: THE UNFORTUNATE ONES Category: MG Genre: Supernatural Thriller Word Count: 38,000 Pitch: Archie Miles thought battling his allergies was bad....
Read MoreManuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Cat Scully Mentee Name: Sean Steinle Title: A GHOULISH AFFAIR Category: Middle Grade Genre: Spooky Mystery Word Count: 30,000 Pitch: When 11-year-old Pen Waters gives...
Read MoreManuscript Status: Finished Mentors: Fiona McLaren and Dionne McCulloch Mentee: Joe McCourt Title: OLIVE UNNEEDED Category: Middle Grade Genre: Animal Adventure Word Count: 49,000 Pitch: Olive the Sheltie can’t make her...
Read MoreManuscript Status: Finished Mentor Name: Cat Scully Mentee Name: Kendal Snow Title: THE FLYING GARZINIS Category: Middle Grade Genre: Mystery Word Count: 63,000 Pitch: Elsie doesn’t believe in magic—or curses....
Read MoreManuscript Status: Finished Mentor: Kevin Springer Mentee: Jamie Pacton Title: MARCO POLO & THE MAGICIAN’S RING Genre: MG Category: Adventure-Fantasy Word count: 40,000 Pitch: Marco Polo’s travels made history, but...
Read MoreManuscript Status: Finished Mentor: Kevin Springer Mentee: Jamie Pacton Title: MARCO POLO & THE MAGICIAN’S RING Genre: MG Category: Adventure-Fantasy Word count: 40,000 Pitch: Marco Polo’s travels made history, but...
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