Writing & Illustrator Mentorships
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Author Mentor Match
Author Mentor Match (AMM) pairs aspiring writers with completed manuscripts with experienced authors for mentorship. Currently we offer mentorships for middle grade, young adult, and adult manuscripts.
AWP Writer to Writer Mentorship
Matches emerging writers with published authors to work toward the mentees’ writing goals.
Asian American Writers Workshop - Margins Fellowship
The Margins Fellowship shapes an environment in which emerging writers can generate new, original work, build connections, and engage in dialogue with a community of writer peers.
Emerging Voices (Pen America)
The Emerging Voices Fellowship provides a virtual five-month immersive mentorship program for early-career writers from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing world.
PB Rising Stars
The #PBRisingStars Mentorship pair agented picture book creators that are knowledgeable about querying, author-agent relationships, being on submission, book deals, and contract language, with the next generation of children’s book creators for an immersive, three-month, one-on-one mentorship experience that is more than just a critique.
Las Musas Hermanas Mentorship
Las Hermanas is a selection-based mentorship program for traditionally unpublished Latinx kidlit writers and illustrators. It will connect unpublished creatives with current Musas and Madrinas.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.
Latinx in Publishing - Writers Mentorship Program
The Latinx in Publishing Writers Mentorship Program is a volunteer-based initiative that offers the opportunity for unpublished and/or unagented writers who identify as Latinx (mentees) to strengthen their craft, gain first-hand industry knowledge, and expand their professional connections through work with experienced published authors (mentors).
Reese's Book Club Writing Fellowship
Powered by The Readership, LitUp will provide five emerging writers with an all-expenses-paid retreat, a three-month mentorship with a published author, and marketing support from Reese’s Book Club.
Round Table Mentorship
A mentorship program that focuses on content rather than the rat race of publishing, putting people, not their accolades, above all. The program is an application-only process which will ensure at least 50% of mentees and mentors are People of Color. Each applicant will apply to their genre, rather than to specific mentors; that way, the process is not about writerly accolades. Each of our mentors is highly qualified and experienced in writing, and all can help mentees professionally in the publishing landscape.
The Word Editor-Writer Mentorship
The Editor-Writer Mentorship pairs upcoming writers from underrepresented groups* with experienced book publishing editors! Our Editor Mentors provide substantive feedback to help raise a strong manuscript to its best position for submission to potential agents and editors. This is an opportunity to learn from the knowledge of experienced acquiring editors. This program is free of cost due to the generosity of our volunteer editors.
We Need Diverse Books - Mentorships (Multiple)
WNDB strives to create a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book. To reach this goal, we've created programs to celebrate diverse books, to mentor diverse writers and illustrators, to support diverse publishing professionals, and to provide books to classrooms nationwide.
Write Team Mentorship Program
WTMP offers two programs in alternating years: a mentorship program and an open inbox. As this program is focused on building networks, there will also be events for participants to help with queries, critiques, and opening pages!
Author Mentor Match (AMM) pairs aspiring writers with completed manuscripts with experienced authors for mentorship. Currently we offer mentorships for middle grade, young adult, and adult manuscripts.
AWP Writer to Writer Mentorship
Matches emerging writers with published authors to work toward the mentees’ writing goals.
Asian American Writers Workshop - Margins Fellowship
The Margins Fellowship shapes an environment in which emerging writers can generate new, original work, build connections, and engage in dialogue with a community of writer peers.
Emerging Voices (Pen America)
The Emerging Voices Fellowship provides a virtual five-month immersive mentorship program for early-career writers from communities that are traditionally underrepresented in the publishing world.
PB Rising Stars
The #PBRisingStars Mentorship pair agented picture book creators that are knowledgeable about querying, author-agent relationships, being on submission, book deals, and contract language, with the next generation of children’s book creators for an immersive, three-month, one-on-one mentorship experience that is more than just a critique.
Las Musas Hermanas Mentorship
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.
Latinx in Publishing - Writers Mentorship Program
The Latinx in Publishing Writers Mentorship Program is a volunteer-based initiative that offers the opportunity for unpublished and/or unagented writers who identify as Latinx (mentees) to strengthen their craft, gain first-hand industry knowledge, and expand their professional connections through work with experienced published authors (mentors).
Reese's Book Club Writing Fellowship
Powered by The Readership, LitUp will provide five emerging writers with an all-expenses-paid retreat, a three-month mentorship with a published author, and marketing support from Reese’s Book Club.
Round Table Mentorship
A mentorship program that focuses on content rather than the rat race of publishing, putting people, not their accolades, above all. The program is an application-only process which will ensure at least 50% of mentees and mentors are People of Color. Each applicant will apply to their genre, rather than to specific mentors; that way, the process is not about writerly accolades. Each of our mentors is highly qualified and experienced in writing, and all can help mentees professionally in the publishing landscape.
The Word Editor-Writer Mentorship
The Editor-Writer Mentorship pairs upcoming writers from underrepresented groups* with experienced book publishing editors! Our Editor Mentors provide substantive feedback to help raise a strong manuscript to its best position for submission to potential agents and editors. This is an opportunity to learn from the knowledge of experienced acquiring editors. This program is free of cost due to the generosity of our volunteer editors.
We Need Diverse Books - Mentorships (Multiple)
WNDB strives to create a world in which all children can see themselves in the pages of a book. To reach this goal, we've created programs to celebrate diverse books, to mentor diverse writers and illustrators, to support diverse publishing professionals, and to provide books to classrooms nationwide.
Write Team Mentorship Program
WTMP offers two programs in alternating years: a mentorship program and an open inbox. As this program is focused on building networks, there will also be events for participants to help with queries, critiques, and opening pages!