Below is a partial list of the mentors for this year's conference. Please note that this list, as in past years, 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:

Jenne Abramowitz, Editor, Scholastic Bookclubs
Kaylan Adair, Associate Editor, Candlewick Press
Eve Adler, Associate Editor, Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Heather Alexander, Editorial Assistant,  Dial Books for Young Readers
Kate Angelella, Assistant Editor, Aladdin/Mix
Jennifer Arena, Executive Editor, Random House Children's
Stacey Barney, Editor, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Jennifer Bonnell, Senior Editor, Puffin Books
Allison Brydon, Associate Editor, Sterling Children's Books
Michele Burke, Associate Editor, Knopf
Stacy Cantor, Associate Editor, Walker Books for Young Readers
Mary Kate Castellani, Associate Editor, Walker Books for Young Readers
Karen Chaplin, Editor, Puffin Books
Ariel Coletti, Publishing Associate, Simon & Schuster
Jocelyn Davies, Editorial Assistant, HarperCollins Children's Books
Teresa Dikun, Agent, Prospect Agency
Brooke Dworkin, Editor, Grosset and Dunlap/PSS!
Kerry Evans, Associate Agent, Levine Greenberg
Shauna Fay, Editorial Assistant, G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Emily Fabre, Editorial Assistant, Margaret K. McElderry Books
Beth Fleisher, Agent, B. Goldblatt Literary Agency
Lydia Frost, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Barry Goldblatt, Agent, B. Goldblatt Literary Agency
Jennifer Greene, Senior Editor, Clarion
Pamela Gruber, Editorial Assistant, Little, Brown and Co.
Kate Harrison, Senior Editor, Dial Books for Young Readers
Andrew Harwell, Editorial Assistant, Viking Children's Books
Alyson Heller, Editorial Assistant, Aladdin Books
Dianne Hess, Executive Editor, Scholastic
Gretchen Hirsch, Associate Editor, Atheneum/McElderry Books
Lauren Hodge, Assistant Editor, Little, Brown and Co.
Victoria Horn, Agent, Liza Dawson Associates
Connie Hsu, Assistant Editor, Little, Brown & Company
Katherine Jacobs, Associate Editor, Roaring Brook Press
Grace Kendall, Editorial Assistant, Scholastic
Diane Landolf, Editor, Random House Children's
Alvina Ling, Senior Editor, Little, Brown & Company
Julia Maguire, Editorial Assistant, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Tracy Marchini, Agent Assistant, Curtis Brown Ltd.
Sean McCarthy, Assistant Agent, Sheldon Fogelman Agency
Beth Miller, Agent Assistant, Writers House
Joe Monti, Agent, B. Goldblatt Literary Agency
Ammi-Joan Paquette, Agent, Erin Murphy Agency
Annette Pollert, Assistant Editor, Simon Pulse
Emelia Rhodes, Editorial Assistant, Simon Pulse
Chris Richman, Agent, Upstart Crow Agency
Ruta Rimas, Editorial Assistant, Balzer + Bray, HarperCollins Children's Books
Elana Roth, Agent, Caren Johnson Literary Agency
Leila Sales, Editorial Assistant, Viking
Joanna Stampfel-Volpe, Agent, Nancy Coffey Literary
Kiffin Steurer, Assistant Editor, Philomel Books
Becca Stumpf, Agent, Prospect Agency
Kate Sullivan, Assistant Editor, Poppy, Little, Brown and Co.
Julie Tibbot, Editor, Harcourt/HMCO
Christian Trimmer, Assistant Editor, Hyperion-Disney
Tamra Tuller, Editor, Philomel Books
Emily van Beek, Agent, Pippin Properties
Anna Webman, Associate Agent, Curtis Brown Ltd.
Christy Webster, Assistant Editor, Random House Children's
Edie Weinberg, Freelance Art Director
Alison Weiss, Editorial Assistant, Egmont USA
Tina Wexler, Agent, ICM
Noa Wheeler, Associate Editor, Henry Holt and Company
Lindsay Winget, Editorial Assistant, Atheneum
Margaret Woollatt, Associate Editor, Dutton Children's Books
Allison Wortche, Assistant Editor, Knopf
Carolyn Yoder, Editor, Calkin Creek/Boyd Mills
Marietta Zacker, Agent, Nancy Gallt Literary Agency

Authors and Illustrators*

Selene Castrovilla, Author
Peter Catalanotto, Illustrator
Ponder Goembel, Illustrator
Melanie Hope Greenburg, Author/Illustrator
Steven Kroll, Author
Gail Carson Levine, Author
Wendy Mass, Author
Deborah Kogan Ray, Author/Illustrator

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