Round Table Mentor

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creating a more equitable mentorship program ~ mentee applications open November 6-22! roundtablementor.com

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mentees by age group adult 57% middle grade 11% new adult 3% young adult 29%
applicants by age group adult 56% middle grade 6% new adult 10% young adult 28%
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Mentors Part 1: Molly McDonough Deena Helm Julie Lew Megan Bontrager Seren Kilig Natalie Kikić Deandra Davis Christie Curry Eunice Kim Carmeline Melchior Corvin A. Doupagne Rachel Kitch Samantha Chong Fatiha Rais Shepard DiStasio Thea Liu Damara Allen Karis Rogerson
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Graphic of an open envelope with a letter promoting an event. Text: You're invited! Round Table Mentor Panel: navigating publishing while marginalized. YouTube, June 17, 5pm ET. Graphic includes the URL for the RTM YouTube channel, @RoundTableMentor.
Pie chart with breakdowns of age demographics: Adult: 39.5% Middle grade: 7% New Adult: 11.6% Picture Book: 4.7% Young Adult: 37.2%
Pie chart with breakdowns of age demographics: Adult: 47.8% Middle grade: 8.9% New Adult: 10.4% Picture Book: 1.5% Young Adult: 31.5%
Text: Heads Up! You're invited to our debut panel. April 30, 12pm EST, Youtube. What do you need to know before your book emerges into the world? Join our RTM mentors for a panel about their road to debut, pulling back the curtains on their journeys so far. Join us: https://www.youtube.com/@roundtablementor
Honorable mentions: B.L. Jasper selected Ben Watson. Shalini Abeysekara selected Maya Kara. Eunice Kim selected Julia H, Grace Zhu, Hadiyah Sama, and Luna.
Middle grade and picture book mentees: Bayley Mae is mentoring Elise Blaauw and Samira Lari. Taylor Pitts is mentoring Megan Donnelly. Rosario Martinez is mentoring Shanelle Webb and Tiffanie Leung Abbott.
Young Adult mentees: Birdie Schae is mentoring Ornella and Sonja J. Kaye. Bita Behzadi is mentoring Ethan Rubin. Camille Chong is mentoring Natalia Wikana. Cass Biehn is mentoring Cindy Chen. CL Montblanc is mentoring Rachael Allysa.
New Adult mentees: Camille Chong is mentoring Kar Chi. Hien Nguyen is mentoring Jessica Tsang. Lilly Lu is mentoring Taylor K. Owens. M. Stevenson is mentoring Natasha Grace. Quinton Li is mentoring Perla Zul.
Adult mentees: Audrey Goldberg Ruoff is mentoring Jamie Su. B.L. Jasper is mentoring Cee Jordan. C.J. Subko is mentoring Elif Sinem. DeAndra Davis & Yuvashri Harish are mentoring James Gemmill. Eunice Kim is mentoring Hanna Hoshino and Katrina T De Los Reyes.
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Text: When you have to wait two more days before you can tell your mentee you loved their novel. Image: Penguin is crying holding a card with a pink heart and red glitter on it.
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Text: EVENT ALERT! Join us on our YouTube channel (@RoundTableMentor) Jan 15, 7pm EST for a panel on querying, featuring a selection of this year's mentors. Got a burning question? You can either DM us or leave it in the comments below.
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Text: So you've submitted your application... what next?
Mentee applications close tomorrow, 12pm EST. roundtablementor.com/apply
Image: Barbie the doll looks horrified Text: Me: Apps close in 2 days! Is my MS ready????
Did you know? All applicants, regardless of mentorship selection, gain access to our community server and panels on publishing topics. roundtablementor.com/apply
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mentee applications now open roundtablementor.com/apply
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