We are delighted to announce the following pairings for our 2023 programme.
From a total of 220 applications, we have 29 mentees embarking upon our new style of programme.
Congratulations to all selected. And for those not selected this time, there is next year and a plethora of other opportunities out there for emerging writers that you should definitely keep putting yourself forward for.
| Mentor | Mentee | Title of manuscript | Age Category | Genre |
| Alex falase-koya | Julia LaFond | Death’s Servant | YA | Fantasy |
| Anika Hussain | Shoohada Khanom | It’s Not What Ever | YA | Contemporary |
| Carolyn Ward | Megan Donnelly | How Not to Die in a Swamp | MG | Horror |
| Carolyn Ward | Joely Badger | Phoebe Carter and the Mask of Midnight Gold | MG | Adventure |
| Cat Weldon | James Wright | Fuzz | MG | Funny |
| Emma Finlayson-Palmer | Lucy Daniel | Another Day In Paradise | YA | Horror |
| Emma Finlayson-Palmer | Sarah Bates | Bog Queen | YA | Horror |
| Emma Finlayson-Palmer | Abi Moore | What We Become in the Woods | YA | Horror |
| Eva Wong Nava | Meriam Ben Hamza | Henna in Her Heart: A Moroaan Tale | PB | Lyrical |
| Frances Tosdevin | Shireen Lalji | Yahra Says Yes | PB | Contemporary |
| Gaynor Andrews | Joanna Oldman | Snow Wolves | PG | Adventure |
| Jonathan Eyers | Jo Dutton | Greenhills Crime Squad | MG | Contemporary, Crime |
| Kate Anderson | Ranae Rhodes | Lola Stars Lies | YA | Thriller |
| Kate Anderson | Katie Brown | The Shadow Leech of Gemini Bay | MG | Horror |
| Laura Samotin | Gina Monroe | The Mark of the Gods | YA | Fantasy |
| Lorraine Hawley | Kendra Bell | Lost Song of Valor | MG | Contempoary |
| Lorraine Hawley | Amy Hillman | A Disappearence of Sorts | MG | Contemp-fantasy |
| Louise Finch | Nick Fogg | The Unquiet | YA | Contemporary, Romance, Paranormal |
| Lu Hersey | Emily Miles | Plastic Beach | MG | Adventure, Speculative |
| Lucy Hope | Carrie Stewart | Wings in the Dark | MG | Fantasy |
| Lucy Hope | Barrie Stevenson | Sea Born | MG | Contemporary adventure |
| Lucy Unwin | Jenny Jones | Class Zero | MG | Funny |
| Melissa Welliver | Damilola Salako | Children with Gifts | YA | Speculative |
| Philip Kavvadias | Kara Beecroft | Bradley and the Best Vanilla Ice-Cream | MG | Adventure, Funny |
| Piu DasGupta | Tracy Liennard | Six Feet Deep | MG | Historical |
| Sarah Atherton | Helen Addyman | Oh drat! I smell a rat! | PB | Funny |
| Sarah Atherton | Suzie Laverty | The bookshop on the moon | PB | Fantasy/Adventure |
| Stephanie Sorrell | Natalia Godsmark | The TOTALLY UNSOLVABLE Mysteries: The Case of the Buried Mobile Phone | MG | Contemporary, Adventure, Funny, Mystery |
| Sue Cunningham | Rachel Pattinson | Seven | YA | Contemporary |