2024 Madrina Musa
Kim Baker
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Preferred Age Category: Middle Grade Preferred Genre or Sub-Genres: Contemporary, magical realism, spooky or weird stuff! As a mentor I love working on: Revision! I’ve got different methods and resources, so digging in and finding a system that works for a writer to find the heart of their story is so fun! Areas of expertise/strengths as a mentor: Workshopping story and plot; humor; pacing; relationships Areas of weakness as a mentor: It can take me a couple of days to respond to non-urgent emails. And I’m a slow reader when critique manuscripts (but I read closely and give good notes :) ). |
ABOUT KIM...
Kim Baker’s first middle grade novel, Pickle, has been selected for many reading lists, won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, and was a finalist for the CBC Children’s Choice Book of the Year and the Texas Bluebonnet Award. Her second book, The Water Bears, was featured in the Washington Post’s Summer Book Club and was one of Kirkus’s Best Books of 2020. She lives in Seattle near panaderías and tide pools, but usually far from bears.
https://www.kimbakerbooks.com/
Kim Baker’s first middle grade novel, Pickle, has been selected for many reading lists, won the SCBWI Crystal Kite Award, and was a finalist for the CBC Children’s Choice Book of the Year and the Texas Bluebonnet Award. Her second book, The Water Bears, was featured in the Washington Post’s Summer Book Club and was one of Kirkus’s Best Books of 2020. She lives in Seattle near panaderías and tide pools, but usually far from bears.
https://www.kimbakerbooks.com/