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Las Hermanas is a selection-based mentorship program for traditionally unpublished Latinx kidlit writers and illustrators. It will connect unpublished creatives with current Musas and Madrinas.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 or non-binary (comfortable identifying on the female spectrum) 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 community members and those who can demonstrate advanced progress on their projects.
*We highly recommend having a specific project you want to work on. We've noticed over the past rounds that this does influence how well the mentorship goes. *
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. Therefore 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 women or non-binary (comfortable identifying on the female spectrum) 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 community members and those who can demonstrate advanced progress on their projects.
*We highly recommend having a specific project you want to work on. We've noticed over the past rounds that this does influence how well the mentorship goes. *
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. Therefore 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 following application period for the Hermanas Mentorship is NOW open until May 1, 2021 at 11:59pm (est)!
APPLY HERE
This is for the mentorship period of June 1st to December 31st, 2021.
Meet the Hermanas...
We are excited to work with these talented writers - get to know them by clicking on their social profiles below!
FALL 2020 HERMANAS
(Mentorship period of October - March 2021)
Paulina Alexi
Andrea Beatriz Arango - Instagram
Judith Valdes Breidenstine - Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website
Norma Cárdenas - Twitter | Instagram
Angela Peña Dahle - Twitter | Website
Nathalie Djurdjevic - Twitter | Instagram
Maria Dones - Twitter
Sara Andrea Fajardo - Twitter
Indiana Ferrera - Twitter | Instagram | Website
Andrea Floren - Instagram | Website
Mona Alvarado Frazier - Twitter
Irena Freitas - Twitter | Instagram | Website
Cat Galeano - Twitter | Instagram
Merce Garcés - Instagram | Website
Maria Ally Gil - Twitter | Instagram
Romy Natalia Goldberg - Twitter | Website
Haydil Henriquez
Rachel S. Hobbs Gunn - Twitter | Website
Luisa Leal - Instagram | Website
Yeneisy Piñeiro - Twitter | Instagram
Lemny Pérez, M.A.,Psy.D - Instagram
Vanessa Ramos - Twitter | Instagram | Website
Mabelle Reynoso - Twitter | Instagram
Amy Rocha
Elba Luz Rosado - Twitter
Paola Santos - Twitter | Facebook
Ellen Armendáriz Stumbo - Twitter | Facebook | Website
Katherine Trejo - Instagram
Silvia Rodriguez Vega -Twitter | Website
FALL 2020 HERMANAS
(Mentorship period of October - March 2021)
Paulina Alexi
Andrea Beatriz Arango - Instagram
Judith Valdes Breidenstine - Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website
Norma Cárdenas - Twitter | Instagram
Angela Peña Dahle - Twitter | Website
Nathalie Djurdjevic - Twitter | Instagram
Maria Dones - Twitter
Sara Andrea Fajardo - Twitter
Indiana Ferrera - Twitter | Instagram | Website
Andrea Floren - Instagram | Website
Mona Alvarado Frazier - Twitter
Irena Freitas - Twitter | Instagram | Website
Cat Galeano - Twitter | Instagram
Merce Garcés - Instagram | Website
Maria Ally Gil - Twitter | Instagram
Romy Natalia Goldberg - Twitter | Website
Haydil Henriquez
Rachel S. Hobbs Gunn - Twitter | Website
Luisa Leal - Instagram | Website
Yeneisy Piñeiro - Twitter | Instagram
Lemny Pérez, M.A.,Psy.D - Instagram
Vanessa Ramos - Twitter | Instagram | Website
Mabelle Reynoso - Twitter | Instagram
Amy Rocha
Elba Luz Rosado - Twitter
Paola Santos - Twitter | Facebook
Ellen Armendáriz Stumbo - Twitter | Facebook | Website
Katherine Trejo - Instagram
Silvia Rodriguez Vega -Twitter | Website
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
(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