Las Hermanas Mentorship Program
Las Hermanas is a selection-based mentorship program for traditionally unpublished Latinx kidlit writers. It will connect unpublished writers with current Musas and Madrinas.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 (and comfortable identifying on the female spectrum) authors who would like guidance on a specific Picture Book (authors & illustrators), Middle Grade or Young Adult project for a period of six months. (Chapter books are also accepted!)
Priority will be given to marginalized 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.
*Important Please Read*
- Illustrators are now eligible to apply, but we are limited by availability of illustrator Musas available to mentor.
- If your project is in another language, we are limited by available Musas (who can help in that language).
-We sadly do not know foreign language markets nor markets outside the United States. Therefor we cannot offer guidance in how to publish, market, or sell your story.
-We are a group of traditionally published authors - if you are seeking help in self-publishing - we are not the best group to ask.
Mentees should be Latinx (and comfortable identifying on the female spectrum) authors who would like guidance on a specific Picture Book (authors & illustrators), Middle Grade or Young Adult project for a period of six months. (Chapter books are also accepted!)
Priority will be given to marginalized 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.
*Important Please Read*
- Illustrators are now eligible to apply, but we are limited by availability of illustrator Musas available to mentor.
- If your project is in another language, we are limited by available Musas (who can help in that language).
-We sadly do not know foreign language markets nor markets outside the United States. Therefor we cannot offer guidance in how to publish, market, or sell your story.
-We are a group of traditionally published authors - if you are seeking help in self-publishing - we are not the best group to ask.
The Fall 2020 application period for the Hermanas Mentorship is NOW OPEN. APPLY HERE. Application form closes 9/1/2020 at 11:59pm (eastern)
Meet the Hermanas...
We are excited to work with these talented writers - get to know them by clicking on their social profiles below!
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
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