Rutgers University Council on Children's Literature

Below is a list of this year's mentors. Please note that this list is subject to change. All our mentors are volunteers who offer their time and experience to aspiring writers and illustrators. Unfortunately there are sometimes unforeseeable last minute circumstances that may result in a mentor's cancellation.

Authors and Illustrators: If you are interested in volunteering to be a mentor, click here to view our selection procedures.

Editors, Agents and Art Directors:

Jenne Abramowitz, Editor, Scholastic Book Clubs Original Publishing
Wesley Adams, Executive Editor, FSG
Lindsey Alexander, Assistant Editor, Laura Geringer Books
Jennifer Arena, Executive Editor, Random House Children's Books
Laura Arnold, Assistant Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
Stacey Barney, Editor, Putnam
Beth Barton, Editorial Assistant, Harcourt
Chad Beckerman Associate Art Director, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Eleni Beja, Associate Editor, Scholastic Press
Courtney Bongiolatti, Assistant Editor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Jennifer Bonnell, Editor, Puffin Books
Stacy Cantor, Associate Editor, Walker Books
Lisa Cheng, Associate Editor, McElderry Books
Nancy Consecu, Associate Editor, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Nadia Cornier, Agent, Firebrand Literary
Anastasia Cortez, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins
Jill Dembowski, Editorial Assistant, Little Brown Books for Young Readers
Brooke Dworkin, Associate Editor, Sterling
Nick Eliopulos, Associate Editor, Random House Children's Books
T.S. Ferguson, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown Children's Books
Barry Goldblatt, Agent, Barry Goldblatt Literary Agency
Alyssa Eisner Henkin, Agent, Trident Media Group (Council Member)
Gretchen Hirsch, Assistant Editor, Harcourt
Colin Hosten, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion Books for Children
Connie Hsu, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown Children's Books
Leslie Kaufmann, Junior Agent, Fish and Richardson
Emily Sylvan Kim, Literary Agent, Prospect Agency
Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House Children's Books
Julie Lansky, Editor, Katherine Tegen Books
Emily Lawrence, Assistant Editor, Katherine Tegen Books
Maggie Lehrman, Assistant Editor, Abrams Books for Young Readers
Kendra Levin, Assistant Editor, Viking
Cate S. Martin, Assistant Agent, McIntosh & Otis, Inc.
Sean McCarthy, Assistant Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency, Inc.
Samantha McFerrin, Editor, Harcourt Children’s Books (Council Member)
Caroline Meckler, Assistant Editor, Wendy Lamb Books/Random House
Sangeeta Mehta, Associate Editor, Simon Pulse
Steve Meltzer, Editor, Dutton Books
Nancy Mercado, Senior Editor, Dial Books
Martha Mihalick, Assistant Editor, Greenwillow Books
Margaret Miller, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
Emily Mitchell, Editor, Charlesbridge Publishing
Erin Molta, Senior Editor, Scholastic Book Clubs Original Publishing
Rotem Moscovich, Associate Editor, Scholastic/Cartwheel
Alisha Niehaus, Editor, Dial Books
Janine O’Malley, Senior Editor, FSG
Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
Sarah Payne, Editorial Assistant, McElderry Books
Lynne Polvino, Associate Editor, Clarion Books
Linda Pratt, Agent, The Sheldon Fogelman Agency (Council Member)
Abby Ranger, Assistant Editor, Scholastic Press
Julie Romeis, Editor, Bloomsbury Children's Books
Elizabeth Schonhorst, Associate Editor, Bloomsbury Children's Books
Emily Schultz, Editorial Assistant, Hyperion Books for Children
Sarah Sevier, Editor, HarperCollins Children’s Books (Council Member)
Erica Sussman, Associate Editor, HarperCollins
Tamara Tuller, Associate Editor, Philomel
Emily van Beek, Literary Agent and Rights Director, Pippin Properties, Inc.
Liz Waniewski, Associate Editor, Dial Books
Meredith Mundy Wasinger, Senior Editor, Sterling Publishing
Anna Webman, Literary Agent Associate, Curtis Brown, Ltd.
Edie Weinberg, Art Director, McGraw-Hill
Carolyn Yoder, Editor, Calkin Creek Books; Senior Editor (History), Highlights Magazine

Authors and Illustrators (a complete list will be available in August):