Congrats to all the winners!
The categories in order are: MG, YA SFF, YA Other, Adult SFF, Adult Other, and Wildcards!
Pay no attention to the order – these were all drawn randomly via Rafflecopter!
Please contact the Mentee via Twitter…failing that, they will contact you via email. Please send them yoru Query + 1st 10 pages. The normal submissions requirements apply: Double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font.
We’ll get them back to you by July 15th, if not sooner.
Any questions? Please fill out the Contact form on this site.
Cheers,
the 2017 PitchWars Mentee Class
2017 PW Mentee name | Winner name | Genre | ||
1 | Melanie Pendleton | Susan Burdorf | MG | |
2 | Dana Edwards | Matt Mutshnick | MG | |
3 | Nadine Johnson | Dani Camarena | MG | |
4 | Rajani LaRocca | Marine v K | MG | |
5 | Rajani LaRocca | Maria Linn | MG | |
6 | Rajani LaRocca | Jennifer Kinzler | MG | |
7 | Jennifer Brown | Rachal Aronson | MG | |
8 | Jennifer Brown | Adam Veile | MG | |
9 | Colleen Bennett | Sherry Taylor | MG | |
10 | Colleen Bennett | Kathleen Cara | MG | |
11 | Diana DeBolt | Lucy Caird | MG | |
12 | Diana DeBolt | Laura Stegman | MG | |
13 | Shelly Steig | Nur Refai | MG | |
14 | Shelly Steig | Jen Davenport | MG | |
15 | Remy Lai | James Gettys | MG | |
16 | Remy Lai | Christyne Morrell | MG | |
17 | Reese Eschmann | Amy Laundrie | MG | |
18 | Reese Eschmann | Jolene Gutierrez | MG | |
19 | Bronwyn Clark | Amanda Kolke-Hillman | MG | |
20 | Bronwyn Clark | Ryan James Black | MG | |
21 | Arianne Costner | Debra Daugherty | MG | |
22 | Arianne Costner | AJ Vanderhorst | MG | |
23 | Karen Chow | Lori Keckler | MG | |
24 | Karen Chow | Reba Kahtun | MG | |
25 | Valerie Pepper | AJ Sass | MG | |
26 | Valerie Pepper | McLeod Thompson | MG | |
27 | Valerie Pepper | Mary Johnson | MG | |
28 | Adrianna Cuevas | Sandy Perlic | MG | |
29 | Gaye Sanders | Olga | MG | |
30 | Gaye Sanders | Jamie evans | MG | |
31 | Gaye Sanders | Shmuel | MG | |
2017 PW Mentee name | Winner name | Genre | ||
1 | Shelby Mahurin | Lainey Kress | YA SFF | |
2 | Emily Taylor | Rimma Ojougboh | YA SFF | |
3 | Emily Taylor | Melinda Cook | YA SFF | |
4 | Ipuna Black | Sahar Rahimi | YA SFF | |
5 | Kylie Schachte | Sophie Pinkoski | YA SFF | |
6 | Kylie Schachte | Sandra Proudman | YA SFF | |
7 | Erin Gunti | Sheila Adamson | YA SFF | |
8 | Erin Gunti | Tanvi B | YA SFF | |
9 | Sasha Smith | Kimberly Zook | YA SFF | |
10 | Sasha Smith | Sophia Moskalenko | YA SFF | |
11 |
K.C. Karr (Kacey Vanderkarr)
|
Catherine Zerega | YA SFF | |
12 |
K.C. Karr (Kacey Vanderkarr)
|
Emae Church | YA SFF | |
13 | Karah Sutton | Tigest Negussie | YA SFF | |
14 | Karah Sutton | Lindsay Anderson | YA SFF | |
15 | Kimberly Vale | Sana Muttalib | YA SFF | |
16 | Kimberly Vale | Angela Cowan | YA SFF | |
17 | Adelle Yeung | Danielle Simonelli | YA SFF | |
18 | Adelle Yeung | Anthony Nerada | YA SFF | |
19 | Anna Mercier | Loie Dunn | YA SFF | |
20 | Anna Mercier | Erin Clyburn | YA SFF | |
21 | Jade Hemming | Daniel Mishne | YA SFF | |
22 | Jade Hemming | Nina Snyder | YA SFF | |
23 | Sher-May Loh | patrick | YA SFF | |
24 | Sher-May Loh | Caitlin Bartlett | YA SFF | |
25 | Allison Dillon | Jamie Stewart | YA SFF | |
26 | Allison Dillon | Samantha Lienhard | YA SFF | |
27 | Kimberly Fernando | Leo | YA SFF | |
28 | Kimberly Fernando | Danielle | YA SFF | |
29 | Rosie Brown | Jackie Peveto | YA SFF | |
30 | Rosie Brown | Erin Lunsford | YA SFF | |
31 | Elizabeth Chang-Gibson | Maiga Doocy | YA SFF | |
32 | Elizabeth Chang-Gibson | LM Jeanette | YA SFF | |
33 | Megan Starks | Ruth Torres | YA SFF | |
34 | Megan Starks | Courtney! | YA SFF | |
35 | Marilyn Chin | Heather D. Graves | YA SFF | |
36 | Marilyn Chin | Maria A. Guglielmo | YA SFF | |
37 | Cori Vella | Emilee Martell | YA SFF | |
38 | Cori Vella | Janeal Downs | YA SFF | |
39 | Erica Waters | Morgan Watchorn | YA SFF | |
40 | Erica Waters | Anita Batuure | YA SFF | |
41 | Alexandria Rogers | Meghan Thew | YA SFF | |
42 | Alexandria Rogers | Holly Flynn | YA SFF | |
43 | Alexandria Rogers | Morgan Al-Moor | YA SFF | |
44 | Lana Pattinson | Shereen Cook | YA SFF | |
45 | Lana Pattinson | Tina Chan | YA SFF | |
46 | Lana Pattinson | Amber Reynolds | YA SFF | |
47 | Alyssa Carlier | Einat Segal | YA SFF | |
48 | Alyssa Carlier | Raquel Irvine | YA SFF | |
49 | Alyssa Carlier | Stacy Choi | YA SFF | |
50 | Mimi Powell | jackiebatston | YA SFF | |
51 | Mimi Powell | Christina Henson | YA SFF | |
52 | Mimi Powell | JoAnne Turner | YA SFF | |
53 | Christina Wise | Rachael Williams | YA SFF | |
54 | Christina Wise | Janice | YA SFF | |
55 | Christina Wise | Lauren Fobbs | YA SFF | |
56 | Emily Thiede | Laura Reeves | YA SFF | |
57 | Emily Thiede | James Fryar | YA SFF | |
58 | Emily Thiede | Jordan Alexandria | YA SFF | |
59 | Amanda Coppedge | Jessica ByWater | YA SFF | |
60 | Amanda Coppedge | Cecile | YA SFF | |
61 | Amanda Coppedge | Carmella Komski Dillman | YA SFF | |
62 | Neicole Crepeau | Saira Umar | YA SFF | |
63 | Neicole Crepeau | Jessica Olson | YA SFF | |
64 | Neicole Crepeau | Bonnie Jacoby | YA SFF | |
65 | Luke Hupton | Maria J. Morillo | YA SFF | |
66 | Luke Hupton | Louise McSorley | YA SFF | |
67 | Luke Hupton | Jonathan Cloonan | YA SFF | |
68 | Rajani LaRocca | Marissa Shields | YA SFF | |
69 | Rajani LaRocca | Jane | YA SFF | |
70 | Adrianna Cuevas | Tiffany Elmer | YA SFF | |
71 | Adrianna Cuevas | Jessica Froberg | YA SFF | |
72 | Elissa Hunter | Paul Deane | YA SFF | |
73 | Elissa Hunter | Elizabeth McWhorter | YA SFF | |
74 | Elissa Hunter | Ross MacDonald | YA SFF | |
75 | Audra Atoche | Alyssa Villaire | YA SFF | |
76 | Audra Atoche | Lindsay Puckett | YA SFF | |
77 | Audra Atoche | Felicia Kleingeld | YA SFF | |
78 | Audra Atoche | Hannah Lee | YA SFF | |
79 | June Tan | Monica Borg | YA SFF | |
2017 PW Mentee name | Winner name | Category | ||
1 | Kylie Schachte | Sanyukta | YA Other | |
2 | Erin Gunti | Breanna Shiyou | YA Other | |
3 | Sasha Smith | Susan Staab | YA Other | |
4 | Alexandria Rogers | Duchess Dee | YA Other | |
5 | Alexandria Rogers | Morgan Alexander Vega | YA Other | |
6 | Sarah White | Clare Golding | YA Other | |
7 | Jeff Bishop | Theresa Milstein | YA Other | |
8 | Michelle Mason | Katy Brooke | YA Other | |
9 | Michelle Mason | Jennifer Cohen | YA Other | |
10 | Natalie VanderHeydt | RW Hodgson | YA Other | |
11 | Natalie VanderHeydt | Shannon Balloon | YA Other | |
12 | Jamie McHenry | Skylaar Amann | YA Other | |
13 | Jamie McHenry | @RoaDemille | YA Other | |
14 | Deanna Roy | Gina Berry | YA Other | |
15 | Deanna Roy | Holly Heaton | YA Other | |
16 | Lindsey Ouimet | Clara MacCarald | YA Other | |
17 | Lindsey Ouimet | Rebecca Cline | YA Other | |
18 | Aty S. Behsam | Bethany Stevenson | YA Other | |
19 | Aty S. Behsam | Cary Jewkes | YA Other | |
20 | Syed Masood | Marlene Okner | YA Other | |
21 | Syed Masood | Courtney Paige Berman | YA Other | |
22 | Isaac Fitzsimons | Gates Palissery | YA Other | |
23 | Isaac Fitzsimons | Laurie Kendall Batzel | YA Other | |
24 | Julie Christensen | Meghan Bray | YA Other | |
25 | Julie Christensen | Justine Manzano | YA Other | |
26 | Kyrie McCauley | Sindhu Vijayasarathy | YA Other | |
27 | Kyrie McCauley | amy duchene | YA Other | |
28 | Peggy J. Sheridan | Naz Kutub | YA Other | |
29 | Peggy J. Sheridan | Jenna Grinstead | YA Other | |
30 | Amelia Denyven Ross | Kate | YA Other | |
31 | Amelia Denyven Ross | Sarah Showell | YA Other | |
32 | Amelia Denyven Ross | Bonnie Staring | YA Other | |
33 | Andrea Contos | Wendy | YA Other | |
34 | Andrea Contos | Leslie Rush | YA Other | |
35 | Andrea Contos | Dawn | YA Other | |
36 | Christine Webb | Sharon Dosdall Belknap | YA Other | |
37 | Christine Webb | Megan Gaudino | YA Other | |
38 | Christine Webb | Sahana Thirumazhusai | YA Other | |
39 | Hoda Agharazi | Sabina Fidahic | YA Other | |
40 | Hoda Agharazi | C.I Patrick | YA Other | |
41 | Hoda Agharazi | Ariane Peveto | YA Other | |
2017 PW Mentee name | Winner name | Winner email | ||
1 |
K.C. Karr (Kacey Vanderkarr)
|
Kat Malta | Adult SFF | |
2 | Victoria Lee | Selina Eckert | Adult SFF | |
3 | Brandon McNulty | Matthew Reardon | Adult SFF | |
4 | Emily Paxman | Kendra Silver | Adult SFF | |
5 | Emily Paxman | Tanya Rowe | Adult SFF | |
6 |
Erin Sullivan (pen name Ellie Luken)
|
Sifa Poulton | Adult SFF | |
7 |
Erin Sullivan (pen name Ellie Luken)
|
Maria Heater | Adult SFF | |
8 | Laura Seabaugh | Noor | Adult SFF | |
9 | Laura Seabaugh | Ally Dahlin | Adult SFF | |
10 | Robin St. Clare | Elina Larravide | Adult SFF | |
11 | Robin St. Clare | Jana Sun | Adult SFF | |
12 | Lorraine Goddard | Victoria Astrop | Adult SFF | |
13 | Lorraine Goddard | Kelly Barina | Adult SFF | |
14 | Ian Barnes | Jessica Lewis | Adult SFF | |
15 | Ian Barnes | Regina Mize | Adult SFF | |
16 | Ryan McLeod | Victoria Chiu | Adult SFF | |
17 | Ryan McLeod | Christine | Adult SFF | |
18 | Eliza Langhans | Tom Houseman | Adult SFF | |
19 | Eliza Langhans | Adam Brickley | Adult SFF | |
20 | Eliza Langhans | Kim Lajevardi | Adult SFF | |
21 | Margie Fuston | Fiona Claire | Adult SFF | |
22 | Margie Fuston | Evan | Adult SFF | |
23 | Margie Fuston | Emily Garber | Adult SFF | |
24 | Hoda Agharazi | Jennifer Ambrose | Adult SFF | |
2017 PW Mentee name | Winner name | Winner email | ||
1 | Melissa Hed | KC Kirkley | Adult Other | |
2 | Anna Collins | Barb Bittel | Adult Other | |
3 | Julia MIller | Alexandra Panic | Adult Other | |
4 | Piper Grayson | Cheryl Simmons | Adult Other | |
5 | Piper Grayson | Catherine Friant | Adult Other | |
6 | Piper Grayson | CH Lamb | Adult Other | |
7 | Piper Grayson | Kay Elam | Adult Other | |
8 | Lisa Leoni | Sarah Sandhu | Adult Other | |
9 | Lisa Leoni | Avery Keelan | Adult Other | |
10 | Lisa Leoni | Christy Neff | Adult Other | |
11 | Lisa Leoni | Sher | Adult Other | |
12 | Matt Thomas | Kia Dennis | Adult Other | |
13 | Matt Thomas | Kristen Howe | Adult Other | |
14 | Matt Thomas | Angela Boeke | Adult Other | |
15 | Jes Ireland (Anne Raven pen name) | Monica Sellers | Adult Other | |
16 | Jes Ireland (Anne Raven pen name) | Haley Kral | Adult Other | |
17 | Jes Ireland (Anne Raven pen name) | Lauren Accardo | Adult Other | |
18 | Amy Jones | Kristin | Adult Other | |
19 | Amy Jones | Chris Rutherford | Adult Other | |
20 | Amy Jones | Wynn Bishop | Adult Other | |
21 | Janet Walden-West | Melody Haaf | Adult Other | |
22 | Janet Walden-West | Michelle McCraw Orloff | Adult Other | |
23 | Janet Walden-West | Kat | Adult Other | |
24 | Alexandria Bellefleur | Despina Karras | Adult Other | |
25 | Alexandria Bellefleur | Sara Dobie Bauer | Adult Other | |
26 | Alexandria Bellefleur | Ida Brady | Adult Other | |
27 | Marisa Kanter | Corinne Cunningham | Adult Other | |
28 | Marisa Kanter | Jonathan Freeman-Coppadge | Adult Other | |
29 | Gia de Cadenet | Donna Curtin | Adult Other | |
30 | Gia de Cadenet | Yasmin | Adult Other | |
31 | Jesse Vigil | Stephanie Neal | Adult Other | |
32 | Jesse Vigil | Madison Sevier | Adult Other | |
33 | Em Shotwell | Ellen Kozyra Currier | Adult Other | |
34 | Em Shotwell | Jonas Boehm | Adult Other | |
35 | Layne Fargo | Chelsea Covington Maass | Adult Other | |
36 | Layne Fargo | Hubert Owusu | Adult Other | |
37 | Jessa Gwinn | Tara Martin | Adult Other | |
38 | Jessa Gwinn | Alex Mena | Adult Other | |
39 | Megan McGee | Denise Eckert Bled | Adult Other | |
40 | Mia P. Manansala | Maria Rolan | Adult Other | |
41 | Mia P. Manansala | Anne Lipton | Adult Other | |
42 | Carolyne Topdjian | Monissa Whiteley | Adult Other | |
43 | Carolyne Topdjian | Jaime Lynn Hendricks | Adult Other | |
44 | Sarah White | Judy Dercksen | Adult Other | |
45 | Sarah White | Evelyn Goldman | Adult Other | |
2017 PW Mentee name | Winner name | Winner email | ||
1 | Sarah Kapit | Rochel Vorst | MG Historical Fiction | |
2 | Sarah Kapit | Stacie Turner | YA near future science fiction | |
3 | Alexis Henderson | Austin Brook | YA Fantasy | |
4 | Alexis Henderson | Annette T. Dodd | fantasy | |
5 | Robin Lemke | Kim | Adult | |
6 | Robin Lemke | Andrea Vecchione | Historical Fiction | |
7 | Hannah Whitten | Nessa | YA contemporary fantasy | |
8 | Hannah Whitten | Tiffany | YA fantasy | |
9 | Landon Spencer | Angela Russell | MG contemporary magical realism | |
10 | Landon Spencer | Julie Reynolds | MG Fantasy | |
11 | Amelia Diane Coombs | Nicole Groshek | YA Contemporary | |
12 | Amelia Diane Coombs | Kimberly Witz | Dual-time mystery | |
13 | Anna Mercier | Lorelei Savaryn | YA Fantasy | |
14 | Anna Mercier | Amy McGuire | Young Adult Urban Fantasy | |
15 | Gail Villanueva | Meghan Maugeri | contemporary, upper middle grade | |
16 | Anne Raven | Aletha | Adult Fantasy | |
17 | Anne Raven | Jana | Contemporary (Inspirational) | |
18 | Anne Raven | Katharine Strange | Upmarket adult fiction | |
19 | Janet Walden-West | Christopher Zerby | Adult Science Fiction | |
20 | Janet Walden-West | Heather guingona | Contemporary fantasy | |
21 | Scott Rhoades | Caroline Brantley | Magical Realism | |
22 | Tera Pruitt | Abigail Welborn | #OwnVoices Fantasy | |
23 | Tera Pruitt | Corine Mekaouche | YA Science Fiction/Urban Fantasy | |
24 | Sarah Vilain | Sabrina Kleckner | YA Contemp |