Hermanas

Las Hermanas Mentorship Program

Las Hermanas is a selection-based mentorship program for traditionally unpublished Latinx kidlit writers and illustrators. It will connect unpublished creatives with current Musas and Madrinas. Mentees will benefit from the craft and industry experience of their mentor and will have the opportunity to ask for publishing/marketing related advice and/or receive help with a specific manuscript.

Mentees should be Latinx women and otherwise marginalized people (whose gender identity aligns with femininity) authors and/or illustrators who would like guidance on a specific Picture Book, Chapter Book, Middle Grade or Young Adult project for a period of six months.

Priority will be given to marginalized/underrepresented community members and those who can demonstrate advanced progress on their projects.

Those previously published by indie presses are eligible to apply.

Most Musa/Madrina mentors will be available for 1-2 hours weekly. Specific availability will be determined before the beginning of the mentorship during an interview period.

*BEFORE YOU APPLY*

Please consider if you have the time and energy to commit to a 6-month membership. This mentorship runs every year, if you do not have the time or energy, there's always next year.
We highly recommend having a specific project and achievable goals you want to work on. We've noticed over the past rounds that this does influence how well the mentorship goes.
If your project is in another language other than English, we are limited by available Musas (who can help in that language).
Our knowledge is limited to traditional publishing within the United States and in the English language. Therefore we cannot offer guidance in how to publish, market, or sell your story outside of these parameters.
We are a group of traditionally published authors - if you are seeking help in self-publishing - we are not the best group to ask.

Due to the growth of the program, we have decided to narrow down the mentorship rounds to once a year.

The 6-month Hermanas Mentorship program will take place every April 1 - September 30.

The 2022 application period opens: Feb 1, 2022.

Meet the Hermanas...

SPRING 2020 HERMANAS
(Mentorship period of March-September)
Melanie Pacheco Ayala - Twitter | Instagram
Sheila Colón-Bagley - Twitter
Meagan Cahuasqui - Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Isabella Capuselli - Twitter
Judith Fernandez - Twitter
Marian Flores - Facebook | Twitter
Jessica Gonzalez - Twitter | Book Instagram | Personal Instagram
Lori Keckler - Twitter
Vanessa Montalban - Website | Twitter
Alyssa Reynoso-Morris - Instagram
Gloria Muñoz - Twitter
Luisa María M. Negret - Twitter
Claudia Pocasangre - Twitter | Instagram
Claudia Ramos - Twitter | Instagram
Maddison Rodriguez - Twitter
Jeanette Ruiz - Twitter | Instagram
Crystal Espinoza-Shanahan - Twitter
Mildred Adriana Arizpe Vicencio - Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Patreon
Gabriela Taboas Zayas - Twitter | Instagram

FALL 2019 HERMANAS
(Mentorship period August-February)
Melanie Marquez Adams - Twitter | Instagram
Carolina Flórez Cerchiaro - Twitter
M. M. Collins - Instagram | Twitter
Megan Karina Jensen - Twitter
Mariel Jungkunz - Twitter
Josie Melendez - Twitter | Instagram | Blog
Jessica Parra - Instagram
Sonora Reyes - Twitter
Shirley Espada Richey - Twitter | Facebook
Sonia Alejandra Rodríguez - Twitter
Angela M. Sanchez - Twitter
Stephanie Seales - Instagram
Christina Truillo - Twitter

Las Hermanas Mentorship Program

Due to the growth of the program, we have decided to narrow down the mentorship rounds to once a year.​ The 6-month Hermanas Mentorship program will take place every April 1 - September 30. The 2022 application period opens: Feb 1, 2022.

Meet the Hermanas...

Due to the growth of the program, we have decided to narrow down the mentorship rounds to once a year.

The 6-month Hermanas Mentorship program will take place every April 1 - September 30.

The 2022 application period opens: Feb 1, 2022.