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Our Mentors

Kimberly Gabriel
Kimberly Gabriel is not mentoring this year, but has mentored Young Adult
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Kimberly Gabriel
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Kimberly Gabriel is an English teacher who writes every chance she gets and struggles with laundry avoidance issues. She is also the author of Every Stolen Breath, a YA thriller (and her 2016 Pitch Wars manuscript) that released with Blink/HarperCollins in November 2019. When she’s not teaching or writing, she’s enjoying life with her husband, her three children, and a very energetic black lab in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Kimberly is represented by Jennifer Herrera at the David Black Agency.

Agent:
Jennifer Herrera
David Black Agency

Favorite Books

One of Us Is Lying by Karen McManus
Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
You'd Be Mine by Erin Hahn
Opposite of Always by Justin Reynolds
Anne & Henry by Dawn Ius

Years Mentored
2018, 2019, 2020
Latest Release
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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