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Our Mentors

Leigh Mar
Leigh Mar is not mentoring this year, but has mentored Young Adult
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Leigh Mar
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Leigh Mar is a marketing and communications professional and a young adult author represented by Elana Roth Parker at Laura Dail Literary Agency. She loves to travel (both in reality and through fiction), has an excellent sense of direction, and only ever gets lost on the internet. She was a Pitch Wars mentee in 2015 before becoming a mentor in 2016. Leigh also runs the Pitch Wars webinar series, has served as a literary agent intern, and was a #TeenPit mentor.

Favorite Books
THE NIGHT CIRCUS - Erin Morgenstern
SUMMER SISTERS - Judy Blume
SLOPPY FIRSTS series - Megan McCafferty
SIMON VS THE HOMO SAPIENS AGENDA - Becky Albertalli
READY PLAYER ONE - Ernest Cline
Years Mentored
2016, 2017