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 at future conferences, click here to view our selection procedures.

Editors, Agents and Art Directors:

Caroline Abbey, Assistant Editor, Bloomsbury
Jenne Abramowitz, Editor, Scholastic Book Clubs
Kaylan Adair, Associate Editor, Candlewick Press
Heather Alexander, Editorial Assistant, Dial Children's Books
Kate Angelella, Assistant Editor, Aladdin/M!X
Jennifer Arena, Executive Editor, Random House
Laura Arnold, Editor, HarperCollins
Stephen Barbara, Agent, Donald Maas Agency
Stacey Barney, Editor, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Chad Beckerman, Art Director, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Eleni Beja, Associate Editor, Scholastic
Lyron Bennett, Editor, Sourcebooks
Courtney Bongiolatti, Associate Editor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Mary Kate Castellani, Assistant Editor, Walker
Lisa Cheng, Associate Editor, Margaret K. McElderry Books
Karen Chaplin, Associate Editor, Puffin Books
Sarah Cloots, Assistant Editor, Harper Collins, Greenwillow
Nadia Cornier, Literary Agent, Firebrand Literary
Denise Cronin, Art Director, Viking Children’s Books
Margery Cuyler, Publisher, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books
Jocelyn Davies, Editorial Assistant, Harper Collins
Jill Dembowski, Assistant Editor, Little, Brown
Shelley Diaz, Editorial Assistant, Dial Books for Young Readers
Brooke Dworkin, Editor, Grosset & Dunlap/PSS
Shauna Fay, Editorial Assistant, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
T.S. Ferguson, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
Anne Heltzel, Editorial Assistant, Razorbill
Lauren Hodge, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
Victoria Horn, Agent, Liza Dawson Associates
Connie Hsu, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown
Leslie Kaufman, Agent, Fish and Richardson
Nicole Kasprzak, Associate Editor, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Grace Kendall, Assistant Editor, Scholastic
Kendra Levin, Assistant Editor, Viking Children’s Books
Tracy Marchini, Literary Agent Assistant, Curtis Brown
Marilyn Mark, Associate Editor, Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books
Sean McCarthy, Assistant Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency
Caroline Meckler, Assistant Editor, Random House, Wendy Lamb Books
Nancy Mercado, Executive Editor, Roaring Brook
Emily Mitchell, Senior Editor, Charlesbridge Books for Young Readers
Erin Molta, Senior Editor, Scholastic Book Clubs
Rotem Moscovich, Associate Editor, Scholastic, Cartwheel Books
Molly O’Neil, Assistant Editor, Bowen Press, Harper Collins
Rachel Orr, Agent, Prospect Agency
Sarah Payne, Assistant Editor, Margaret K. McElderry Books
Lynne Polvino, Associate Editor, Clarion Books
Abby Ranger, Assistant Editor, Scholastic Press
Jessica Regel, Agent, Jean V. Nagger Agency
Ruta Rimes, Editorial Assistant, Harper Collins, Balzar & Bray
Adrienne Rosado, Agent, PMA Literary and Film Management
Elana Roth, Agent, Carol Johnson Literary Agency
Lisa Sandell, Senior Editor, Orchard Books, Scholastic
Julie Scheina, Assistant to the Publisher, Little, Brown
Sarah Sevier, Editor, HarperCollins Children's Books
Joanna Stampfel, Literary Assistant/Agent, FinePrint Literary Management
Kiffin Steurer, Editorial Assistant, Philomel Books
Becca Stumpf, Junior Agent, Prospect Agency
Emily Sylvan-Kim, Agent, Prospect Agency
Julie Tibbott, Editor/Paperbacks, Harcourt/HMCo
Andrea Tompa, Associate Editor, Candlewick Press
Anna Webman, Agent Assistant, Curtis Brown
Edie Weinberg, Art Director, McGraw-Hill
Allison Wortche, Assistant Editor, Knopf Books for Young Readers, Random House
Carolyn Yoder, Editor, Calkins Creek/Boyd Mills

Authors and Illustrators:*

Denise Brunkus, Illustrator
Peter Catalanotto, Illustrator
Judy Freeman, Author/BookReviewer
Lindsay Barrett George, Author/Illustrator
Deborah Heiligman, Author
Susan Korman, Author
Steven Kroll, Author
Allison Laisseur, Author
Thomas F. Yezerski, Author/Illustrator

*Some of our author and illustrator council members
will also mentor at this year's conference.