The time has come🥳Mentee applications are now open until November 21st! Interested parties should head over to www.roundtablementor.com/apply and feel free to DM for any questions! We can't WAIT to dive into your submissions!!!! ❤️

@roundtablementor.bsky.social is holding an AMA on their account, but you can also ask me questions here about the program, what I’m looking for in a mentee, etc.

we're answering questions about RTM today! swing bybthe RTM account to ask your burning qs or if you have one for me specifically leave it below!

Applications open in a couple of days! Come ask us questions! Mentors will be popping in throughout the day! ✨ And if you have any specific questions for/about me as a mentor, feel free to leave them below! I can't wait to see your submissions!!

Ask me anything about #roundtablementor. If you’re a middle grade author thinking of applying (window opens Nov 6!), I’m here to answer questions 🫶🏼

Today’s the day! Have a question about the program, application process, or our mentors? Ask it below! #writingmentorship #roundtablementor #writingcommunity

Attention applicants! We're hosting an AMA on the RTM socials on 11/3 starting at 8 a.m. EST! We'll be answering questions about the program or anything specific you have for our mentors. (Some will also have AMAs on their personal pages, so keep an eye out!) See you then!

AND WE’RE LIVE! Welcome to our #roundtablementor mentee pitch party! From 8am EST until 8pm EST, you can browse the #roundtablementor hashtag across Twitter and Bluesky to see what our mentees have been up to. (Spoiler: They’ve been writing amazing stories 💅)

Don’t forget, TOMORROW, 10/27 is our #roundtablementor mentee pitch party! From 8am - 8pm EST, tune in on X and Bluesky to see what our mentees have been working on all year. Let’s celebrate them together!

Only two more sleeps… we’re very excited about the #roundtablementor mentee pitch party happening on October 27!

Manuscript wishlists are live! We recommend popping over to our website to peruse mentor profiles before mentee applications open on Nov 6th 👀 Important note: Contrary to previous rounds, we are only accepting complete manuscripts this year! www.roundtablementor.com/mentors

Three more days—count ’em! Mentees, are you ready?

ONE MORE WEEK until our favorite time of year: our #roundtablementor mentee pitch party! Let’s hear it for our mentees!

Two more weeks until our #roundtablementor mentee pitch party. We’re busy getting our best party supplies ready… you should, too!

We are SO excited to announce our 2025-2026 Round Table Mentors! The talent, dedication, and energy of this team is simply incredible. Full bios and wishlists will be up on our website soon! 📢🗓️For interested parties—mentee applications open Nov. 6, so mark your calendars!

Three more weeks left until our #roundtablementor mentee pitch party. Are you ready? Start revving your engines!

We’re throwing a mentee pitch party! On 10/27, you’ll find the party on X + Bluesky; our mentees will be using #roundtablementor to pitch from 8am to 8pm EST. While only mentees may pitch, we do encourage everyone to boost and like their pitches! Rules here:

Stay tuned for the reveal of our 2025-26 mentors! If you applied, please keep an eye on your inbox in the coming days 👀 We originally said 10/6, but we will actually be posting our cohort on socials on 10/10 to give our mentors a bit more time! Thanks to all who applied 🩷

Something exciting is coming… stay tuned for the reveal tomorrow, October 4, at 12pm ET. What could it possibly be? 👀

We have officially closed mentor applications and are already diving in! Stay tuned for October 6th, when we reveal next year’s mentor lineup. 👀✨ We’re incredibly grateful for the interest, energy, and talent that came through, so thank you to everyone who submitted! 🩷

Round Table Mentor will be embarking on its third year very soon! 🥳 & what better way to celebrate than opening mentor applications! If you're an agented author or an established indie author, we hope you'll consider applying! ➡️http://roundtablementor.com/apply⬅️

Join a selection of RTM mentors next Tuesday, June 17 at 5pm EDT for a panel on navigating publishing while marginalized! The panel will be livestreamed on our YouTube channel, with the recording posted afterwards.

As we approach another quarter of Round Table Mentor, we’re taking a look at who applied for our program! As a reminder, here at RTM, our goal is to ensure that at least 50% of mentees and mentors are People of Color. Here’s how the numbers shook out for applicants.

you won't want to miss this 🙂‍↕️

Join a selection of RTM mentors TOMORROW for a panel on debuting! The panel will stream to our YouTube channel!

IT'S HERE!!!! Our newest Round Table Mentor cohort has landed—and we're excited to get started. Remember to browse the whole thread for the full list of mentees, and please check your inboxes for next steps from your mentor. Congratulations! Here are our mentees from the Adult category:

ONE. MORE. DAY. Are you excited? We're excited!!! Our mentors are buzzing, and we can't wait to open our doors tomorrow, Feb 1!

We’re so excited to announce our 2025 mentees on February 1st!!! Watch this space at noon Eastern time. #WritingCommunity #RoundTableMentor

Only three more sleeps until mentee announcements. As we inch ever closer, can you feel the excitement in the air? #WritingCommunity #RoundTableMentor

Mentors are making their final mentee decisions, and some are additionally choosing an honorable mention. Four days until announcements! #WritingCommunity #RoundTableMentor

The opposite of 'warmth' is coolth.'

Join us in about an hour for a @roundtablementor.bsky.social querying panel ☺️ It will be live on the YT page www.youtube.com/@RoundTableM... #amquerying #writingcommunity

Reminder that this is TONIGHT! Join us on our YouTube channel, @/RoundTableMentor, at 7pm EST!

Mark your calendars for RTM's first event of the year! Join a selection of this year's mentors for a panel on all things querying. The panel will be recorded, so don't stress if you can't make it live!

I’m on this panel so…please do drop questions and I’ll try to make sure I address them.

sooo excited to help moderate @roundtablementor.bsky.social's first panel of 2025! it's all about querying and we've got some incredible mentors lined up to share their experiences + take any questions!

got querying questions? boy do we have the event for you

I'll be on this panel! Ask me your questions about querying for the long haul and/or returning to the trenches after getting an agent!

Mark your calendars for RTM's first event of the year! Join a selection of this year's mentors for a panel on all things querying. The panel will be recorded, so don't stress if you can't make it live!

Please keep checking those inboxes and spam folders--we are very much still requesting manuscripts!

Oh no 🙀 Some full requests have been going to spam. Please search for RoundTableMentor @gmail.com

Oh no 🙀 Some full requests have been going to spam. Please search for RoundTableMentor @gmail.com

Check those stockings--ahem, those spam folders! We have it on good authority a few full requests have ended up there!

Please interpret “eager to read” as “frothing at the mouth while staring longingly at the full request spreadsheet”

Applicants, be sure to check your inboxes and spam folders--full requests have started going out, and the mentors are eager to read!

All done with my shortlist for @roundtablementor.bsky.social! Stats: I read 79 applications, narrowed it down to a long list of 10, and requested 4 fulls, which was really very restrained of me considering so many of these apps are 🔥🔥🔥 Now to impatiently wait for all my full requests to arrive!

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I am just having so much fun digging into these @roundtablementor.bsky.social submissions!! 😍😍😍

Applicants, be sure to check your inboxes and spam folders--full requests have started going out, and the mentors are eager to read!

As requested, a 🧵 about my process for reading applications for @roundtablementor.bsky.social ! Before we get into it, one important note: I’m sure this is not how agents read queries—I’m looking for something I can help, not something I can sell. Okay, here we go! 1/