Mentor Name: Fiona McLaren Mentee Name: Carleen Karanovic Title: HOPE ON A FEATHER Category: Young Adult Genre: Contemporary Word Count: 65,000 Pitch: Modern-day Stand By Me meets The Outsiders. The...
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