PW-28 (YA): FIRSTS
MENTOR: Lori Goldstein MENTEE: Laurie Elizabeth Flynn TITLE: FIRSTS CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Contemporary WORD COUNT: 75,000 PITCH: Seventeen-year-old Mercedes provides a unique service to the virgins of Milton High: the...
Read MoreMENTOR: Lori Goldstein MENTEE: Laurie Elizabeth Flynn TITLE: FIRSTS CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Contemporary WORD COUNT: 75,000 PITCH: Seventeen-year-old Mercedes provides a unique service to the virgins of Milton High: the...
Read MoreMENTOR: Rin Chupeco MENTEE: Josh Hlibichuk TITLE: THE STEAMSMITH CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Fantasy WORD COUNT: 89,000 PITCH: When his genius father goes missing, a young alchemist must survive a city-bombing...
Read MoreMENTOR: Evelyn Ehrlich MENTEE: Emily Martin TITLE: BETWEEN BROKEN ENDS CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Contemporary WORD COUNT: 60,000 PITCH: Carson High slut Harper Sloan is resigned to her reputation, until her...
Read MoreMENTOR: Lindsay Currie MENTEE: Kes Trester TITLE: 7 DAYS GENRE: YA Thriller WORD COUNT: 65,000 PITCH: A teenage science prodigy uses her expertise to find her mentor’s killer, track a...
Read MoreMENTOR: Laura Tims MENTEE: Kerbie Addis TITLE: THE NORTHERN GASH CATEGORY/GENRE: YA High Fantasy/Dark Fantasy WORD COUNT: 85,000 PITCH: Accused traitor Princess Scarolena must escape prison and clear her...
Read MoreMENTOR: Renee Ahdieh MENTEE: Alex C. Pierce TITLE: CROW’S BLOOD CATEGORY/GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy WORD COUNT: 91,000 PITCH: Framed for murder, professional thief Ren is hunted by magic-eating Inquisitors and...
Read MoreMENTOR: Renee Ahdieh MENTEE: Alex C. Pierce TITLE: CROW’S BLOOD CATEGORY/GENRE: Young Adult Fantasy WORD COUNT: 91,000 PITCH: Framed for murder, professional thief Ren is hunted by magic-eating Inquisitors and...
Read MoreMENTOR: Eden Plantz MENTEE: Bryson McCrone TITLE: FINDING SIMON HASTINGS CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Contemporary WORD COUNT: 63,000 PITCH: Simon has always been confused about his sexuality — And that was before being raped by...
Read MoreMENTOR: Rae Chang MENTEE: Caitlyn McFarland TITLE: SWORN CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Contemporary High Fantasy w/Romantic Elements WORD COUNT: 88,000 PITCH: When a dragon crashes at the feet of college student Kai Monahan and transforms into...
Read MoreMENTOR: Jaye Robin Brown MENTEE: Nina Moreno TITLE: HURRICANE DAUGHTER CATEGORY/GENRE: YA Contemporary WORD COUNT: 75,000 PITCH: Daisy dates like a hummingbird. Beau’s so notorious even his truck has a reputation. Despite tangled histories,...
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