2022 Summer Programme Pairings
2022 Summer Programme Pairings
We are now in our 5th year of the programme and we’ve helped more than 200 writers in that time. People often focus on figures like how many have signed with agents, or gone onto get book deals, but it really is fairly irrelevant for us (other to celebrate the individual), and the real winners are those that stick around and immerse themselves in the community.
We hope that the class of 2022 will be no different.
We’re delighted to announce the following mentor/mentee pairings:
| Mentor Name | Mentee Name | Title of manuscript/texts | Age Category | Genre |
| Emma Pearl | Sabrina Shah | ROOHI FINDS HER RHYTHM / MOMMY MACARON’S MISSING MOJO / FLAVOURS OF FRIENDSHIP | PB Picture Books | #ownvoices, Prose (PB only) |
| Emma Pearl | Amita Patel Snyder | Mehndi the World, The Sounds of Chai, and Inside the Picture Frame | PB Picture Books | #ownvoices, Prose (PB only) |
| Eva Wong Nava | Naisa Beaumont | Diya’s Diwali Destiny, Veer, Princess turned Spy | PB Picture Books | Festival, nonfiction, prose |
| Holly Ryan | Joan Longstaff | The Sneezy Wheezy Dragon | PB Picture Books | Humour/Funny, Rhyme (PB only), Prose (PB only) |
| Janaea Eads | Yukiko Stranger-Galey | Bacon and Eggs with Rice; Hikaru’s Bento; Hello. I am Dandelion. | PB Picture Books | Contemporary |
| Rachell Abalos | Becky Stretton | Chester Chomp and the Chocolate Championships, Christmas Versus Halloween, That Creature’s Got Talent | PB Picture Books | Humour/Funny, Prose (PB only) |
| Rachell Abalos | Bibi Senthi | THE GIFT, KALA’S SONG, WHY CAN’T A SHARK GO TO SCHOOL? | PB Picture Books | Magical Realism, Prose (PB only) |
| Skylaar Amann | Mary Helen Berg | SEA WOLF AND SPIRIT BEAR, A RIVER IS A ROAD, TAKE AN AWE WALK | PB Picture Books | Contemporary, Prose (PB only), Lyrical, informational fiction |
| Sue Lancaster | Judy Wise | The Curious Case of the Missing White Rabbit, Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? The True Story, and, Werewolf to Aisle One | PB Picture Books | Humour/Funny, Rhyme (PB only), Prose (PB only) |
| Carolyn Ward | AmyTilston | Maisie and the Space Catapult | CB Chapter Books | Contemporary, Humour/Funny |
| Carolyn Ward | Sam Clarke | The Trojan Cow | CB Chapter Books | Humour/Funny, Action/Adventure |
| Emma Finlayson-Palmer | Louisa McLennan | The Snack Dragons | CB Chapter Books | Fantasy, Humour/Funny |
| Alex Falase-Koya | Anuoluwa Akinjiola | Nana Bone and The Grimoire of Shadows | MG Middle-Grade | Fantasy |
| Beth Walker | Catherine Rosevear | The Room at the Edge of the World | MG Middle-Grade | Contemporary, historical, mystery |
| Cat Weldon | Alison Taylor | The Eco-Warrior and the Princess | MG Middle-Grade | Contemporary, Historical, Time-Travel |
| Claire Fayers | Rebecca Chaney | Stu and the Sketchy Time Stops | MG Middle-Grade | Sci-Fi, Humour/Funny, Action/Adventure |
| Emily Randall and Clare Harlow | Alex Atkinson | Indigo and the Cinderman | MG Middle-Grade | Horror, Humour |
| Emma Finlayson-Palmer | Vicky Richards | Curse That Hearse | MG Middle-Grade | Fantasy, Humour/Funny |
| Emma Read | Katrina Sansone | The Puppeteer of Murky Peer | MG Middle-Grade | Horror |
| Gina Gonzales and Lauren E.E. Persons | Thomas Macolino | Unfairly Godmothered | MG Middle-Grade | Fantasy, Humour/Funny |
| Hannah Kates & Reena Deen | Claire Thomas | The Ghost Train | MG Middle-Grade | Horror, Paranormal |
| Helen Harvey | Vicky Honeybourne | Christmas at Greenways | MG Middle-Grade | Contemporary, Mystery |
| Jonathan Eyers | Kieran Shipley | Cross & Skullbones | MG Middle-Grade | Fantasy |
| Lisette Auton | Wren Douglas | Sparkplayer | MG Middle-Grade | Fantasy, Magical Realism, Fabulism |
| Lorraine Hawley | Sheila Brown | All the Red Leaves | MG Middle-Grade | Fantasy |
| Lu Hersey | Laura Bower | Baby Fat | MG Middle-Grade | Contemporary |
| Lucille Abendannon & Laura Caputo | Kim Hart | FLEA AND THE LAND OF SMOKE | MG Middle-Grade | Historical, Fantasy, Action/Adventure |
| Lucy Ann Unwin | Tom Knevitt | Dare to Find Fame in 45 Days | MG Middle-Grade | Contemporary, Humour/Funny |
| Lynn Grace Wong and Clare Harlow | Jeanette Choe | The Short | MG Middle-Grade | Horror |
| Natasha Holmes | Joanna Todd | Tree Song | MG Middle-Grade | Contemporary, Magical realism |
| Philip Kavvadias | Zoe Scott FitzGibbon | Viola Bluebottle and the Pirates of the Faded Memory | MG Middle-Grade | Action/Adventure |
| Philip Kavvadias | Sø Inger Witt | Erna the Flying Whale | MG Middle-Grade | Humour/Funny, Magical Realism, Fable |
| Piu DasGupta | Ellen Stonaker | Curse of the Possum O’Hair | MG Middle-Grade | Southern Gothic |
| Sarah Todd Taylor | Melissa Miles | Sam of the Seas | MG Middle-Grade | Historical, Mystery, Action/Adventure |
| Amanda Badillo | David Neuner | How NOT to Catch a Killer | YA Young Adult | Thriller |
| Becky Orwin | Sarah Bond | The Mystics of Little Edmunswick | YA Young Adult | Paranormal, Action/Adventure |
| Christine Webb | Marie Cheng | Wildflowers | YA Young Adult | Contemporary |
| Daphne Dador & Jeff de Leon | Yuchi Zhang | A YEAR WITH MR. BITTER GOURD | YA Young Adult | Contemporary |
| Deborah Bailey | Ellen Brickley | On a Wing and a Secret | YA Young Adult | Contemporary, Romance |
| Ellie Lock | Iva Litova | Twisted | YA Young Adult | Fantasy Horror |
| Georgia Gant | Chiara Bullen | Salvage Our Souls | YA Young Adult | Fantasy |
| Janaea Eads | Isabelle Chen | SHARPS AND FLATS | YA Young Adult | Contemporary |
| Laura Samotin | Aleks Fox | Blood Magic | YA Young Adult | Fantasy |
| Laura Wareck & Noelle Strader | Elle Evans | The Family | YA Young Adult | Thriller |
| Lou Abercrombie | Caroline Wigg | Never Been Loved Club | YA Young Adult | Contemporary |
| Louise Finch | Rebecca Anderson | A Tight Situation | YA Young Adult | Contemporary |
| Marilyn La Jeunesse | Kelsey Simon | Windriders | YA Young Adult | Fantasy |
| Melissa Welliver | Daisy Jervis | The Algorithm of Ayla Blane | YA Young Adult | Romance, Dystopian |
| Philippa Peall | Kaitlyn “Katie” Abdou | The Daffodil Witch | YA Young Adult | Fantasy |
| Rachel Faturoti & Tomi Oyemakinde | Georgia Pactat | Bright Things and Confusion | YA Young Adult | Contemporary |
| S. Kaeth | Megan Field | The River of Bones | YA Young Adult | Fantasy |
| Samantha Cook | Laura Carroll | Crown of Curses | YA Young Adult | Fantasy, Romance |
| Sarah Daniels | Chase Gamwell | The Ones Inside | YA Young Adult | Sci-Fi |
| Valerie Norton | Shanah Salter | Ava, Down Under | YA Young Adult | Contemporary, Romance |
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