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Our Mentors

LL Montez
This 2021, LL Montez is mentoring Adult
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LL Montez
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LL Montez is a writer, reader, stargazer, mediator, and mama. She has published short fiction in sci-fi, fantasy, and magical realism, and is currently on submission with her Pitch Wars ’18 manuscript, ARC10. When not crafting hopeless romance in the alien apocalypse, she enjoys aerial yoga, dairy-free ice cream, and Chicago summers with her husband and kiddo.

Agent:
Stephanie Hansen
Metamorphosis Literary Agency

For Pitch Wars 2021, LL Montez is co-mentoring with Nanci Schwartz.

Other Published Works

All Things Strange and Weird Anthology (Hypothesis Productions, May 2021)
The Mage’s Apprentice Anthology (Port & Key Publishing, December 2019)
The One Million Project: Fantasy Anthology (Dark Ink Press, February 2018)

Favorite Books

House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
The MaddAddam series by Margaret Atwood
The Wayfarers series by Becky Chambers
All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai

Years Mentored
2021
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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