2026 Madrina Mentor

Jenny Alvarado

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Learn more about your mentor:

Preferred Age Category: Picture books, Early to Middle grade Graphic novels, and Chapter books.

Preferred Genre or Sub-Genres: Fiction and Humor.

As a mentor I love working on:  Getting my mentee’s work to a place where it’s ready to submit to agents. I want to help my mentee from manuscript, to query, and beyond.

Areas of expertise/strengths as a mentor:  Book dummies, graphic novels, balancing text and illustration, and creating memorable characters.
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Areas of weakness as a mentor: Don’t ask me about rhyme, for your own sake.

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ABOUT JENNIFER...

Jenny Alvarado is an award-winning author and illustrator of numerous titles from picture books to graphic novels. She was born and raised in Miami, Florida and currently resides on the Space Coast of Florida with her family.

www.JennyAbooks.com