2025 Madrina Mentor
Adrianna Cuevas
Learn more about your mentor:
Preferred Age Category: Middle Grade Preferred Genre or Sub-Genres: contemporary fantasy, horror, humorous As a mentor I love working on: Helping brainstorm plot and stakes, character arcs and motivations, and world-building. Areas of expertise/strengths as a mentor: Asking questions of my mentees in order to get them to think about their manuscripts, helping an author find the voice in their manuscript. Areas of weakness as a mentor: Not great at querying help since I don't know many agents, BUT can help with a query letter. Also not a good choice for high fantasy works. |
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ABOUT ADRIANNA...
Adrianna Cuevas is the author of the Pura Belpre honor book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, Cuba in My Pocket, The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto, Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo, Monster High: A Fright to Remember, and The No Brainer's Guide to Decomposition. She is a first-generation Cuban-American originally from Miami, Florida. A former Spanish and ESOL teacher, Adrianna currently resides outside of Austin, Texas with her husband and son. When not working with TOEFL students, wrangling multiple pets including an axolotl, and practicing fencing with her son, she is writing her next middle grade novel.
www.adriannacuevas.com
Adrianna Cuevas is the author of the Pura Belpre honor book The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, Cuba in My Pocket, The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto, Mari and the Curse of El Cocodrilo, Monster High: A Fright to Remember, and The No Brainer's Guide to Decomposition. She is a first-generation Cuban-American originally from Miami, Florida. A former Spanish and ESOL teacher, Adrianna currently resides outside of Austin, Texas with her husband and son. When not working with TOEFL students, wrangling multiple pets including an axolotl, and practicing fencing with her son, she is writing her next middle grade novel.
www.adriannacuevas.com