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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

IT’S HERE! 🎉 Congratulations to the 2026 Round Table Mentor mentees! Our mentors are SO excited to get started and will be personally reaching out to their chosen mentee via email to kick things off, so keep an eye on those inboxes! **See more details below 👇**

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

I am so so excited to be working with Rachel on their amazing MG manuscript for @roundtablementor.bsky.social I cannot wait to dig into this book!

RTM Mentee Announcement
Mentor: Bayley Mae. Mentee: Rachel Rauch

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Hello #RTM Hopefuls! There are officially FIVE days left to get your applications in! We thought we’d count down the final days with some community prompts! Prompt 1: We want to get to know you and your MC! #roundtablementor #writingcommunity #mentorship #amquerying #amwriting

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Don't forget applications are now open!! I can't wait to see all your middle grade submissions!! ✨👀

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

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!!

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

This book is so much fun, come on--a deadly trivia game? a sentient urn?! My mentee is brilliant! ✨

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Just LOOK at my amazing mentee's amazing book!!! 👀😍

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Keep your eyes peeled for tomorrow!! 👀

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

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

A blue circle that says, "MSWLS ARE UP!" Around it are graphics of books, and then a line at the bottom reads, "MENTEE APPLICATIONS OPEN ON NOVEMBER 6TH."

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I’m THRILLED to be a mentor for @roundtablementor.bsky.social again this year!!! ✨ I had such an amazing time mentoring @goodsamiratan.bsky.social and @emblaauw.bsky.social this past year and I can’t wait to connect with other writers in this upcoming cohort!

A watercolor background with a photo of Bayley Mae (a white woman with dark brown hair). Announcing she will be a Round Table Mentor for 2026. Age Group: Middle Grade. Genres: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi. RoundTableMentor.com

Photos of six book covers for books that Bayley loves: Accidental Demons by Clare Edge, Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston, Chai Jinxed by Emi Pinto, The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling, An Encantadora's Guide to Monstros & Magic by Sarah J. Mendonca, Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon

More photos of six book covers for books that Bayley loves: It's Watching by Lindsay Currie, Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow, The Liars Society by Alyson Gerber, The Nightmare Thief by Nicole Lesperance, A Taste of Magic by J.Elle, Unseen Magic by Emily Llyod-Jones

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I am SO excited to be mentoring again for middle grade! ✨ More info coming soon!! 👀

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

EVERYONE LOOK! ✨ My mentee is pitching her amazing book today!! 👀

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This book is absolutely WONDERFUL! (and they're my mentee!!) ✨ Agents keep your eyes peeled for this one! 👀

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This book is AMAZING!! ✨ Such fun worldbuilding and delightful characters!!

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

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 🩷

A blue and cream infographic that says in big, bold letters: "ROUND TABLE MENTOR." Beneath it, in two blue bubbles, it says "Mentor Reveal!" and "10/10". There are graphics of books, and then at the bottom, a line that reads, "Stay tuned for the reveal of our 2025-2026 Mentor Cohort!"

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Applications close tomorrow! ✨

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

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

Text: Heads Up! You're invited to our debut panel. April 30, 12pm EST, Youtube. What do you need to know before your book emerges into the world? Join our RTM mentors for a panel about their road to debut, pulling back the curtains on their journeys so far.
Join us: https://www.youtube.com/@roundtablementor

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Johanna T 👻 📚 @johannamation.bsky.social · 12/03/2024

Some superior wizard-school series you can easily replace HP with: 🧙 Witch Hat Atelier 🧙 Little Witch Academia 🧙 The Worst Witch 🧙‍♀️ The Owl House 🧙 Mashle: Magic & Muscles 🧙‍♀️ Wizard of Earthsea (le Guin) 🧙 The School for Good & Evil (Soman Chainani)

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

This book is out TODAY!!! Go pick up your copy!! ✨🎉

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Peace Zodanou @peacezodanou.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

I need help surviving this year. If you're not in a position to donate, I understand. Please help by reposting. Please share with your circles. Every little donation helps. Thank you. gofund.me/19bc02b6

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Donate to Peace's Journey: Overcoming Job and Marriage Loss, organized by Peace Zodanou

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Alechia Dow @alechiadow.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Tracy & I have a book out on May 13th. It’s a middle grade mystery called: THEIR JUST DESSERTS. I don’t need to tell you all the state of publishing for two BIPOC authors right now, you can imagine the sort of effort we’re getting. Could you please buy it? Here’s a link: bookshop.org/p/books/thei...

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Their Just Desserts

Check out Their Just Desserts - Perfect for fans of The Great British Baking Show and Clue, this enchanting and rollicking follow-up to The Cookie Crumbles&#...

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Melody Robinette @melodyrobinette.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Yall 🥺 My debut novel, THESE VILE HEARTS, (and sequel!) is going to be published by Putnam of PRH and I am 🤯 about this. Definitely made a deal with a dryad to land my brilliant editor, Daphne Durham, and rockstar agents @stutitelidevara.bsky.social and @petejknapp.bsky.social

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Libro.fm @libro.fm · 19/02/2025

Are you looking for an Audible alternative but not fully convinced yet on moving away? What if we told you all of your purchases support indie bookshops? Or that we are employee-owned and community driven? Let us know what questions you have about Libro.fm—we'd love to help make the switch easy 💓

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Ally Ally Oxenfree @allymalinenko.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

HERE IT IS! BROKEN DOLLS COMING SEPTEMBER 2025 That quote had me in literal tears. Share and you're in the drawing for copies of all three books.

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Mary Averling @maryaverling.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

FYI if there are any Canadian teachers/librarians/parents of middle graders who would like a copy of Bitterfly Bay, I have an extra hardcover I'd like to send to someone <3

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Laila Sabreen @lailasabreen.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

It’s Black History Month and Ramadan is expected to start on/near February 28th, so this is the perfect time to pick up a copy of YOU TRULY ASSUMED + support a Black Muslim author✨ Grab a copy here: lailasabreen.com/yta

The photo shows the cover of YOU TRULY ASSUMED by Laila Sabreen. The cover features three Black Muslim girls standing next to each other and facing sideways in front of a tangerine background that’s decorated with olive leaves and flowers.

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Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tananarivedue.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Black History is American History.

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I am so SO excited to announce the ✨two✨mentees 👀 I’ve selected for this round of #roundtablementor!! Elise Blaauw and @goodsamiratan.bsky.social !!  Both of their amazing middle grade manuscripts captured my heart and I CANNOT WAIT to dig into revisions!!

A blue announcement graphic listing Bayley Mae’s mentees for Round Table Mentor with sparkles in the top left and bottom right corners. First line reads Mentee Announcement, followed by Mentor: Bayley Mae. Below that says Mentees: Elise Blaauw, MG Fantasy and Samira Lari, MG Fantasy. Along with the RTM website: roundtablementor.com

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Here are our mentees from the Middle Grade and Picture Books category:

Middle grade and picture book mentees:

Bayley Mae is mentoring Elise Blaauw and Samira Lari.
Taylor Pitts is mentoring Megan Donnelly.
Rosario Martinez is mentoring Shanelle Webb and Tiffanie Leung Abbott.

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Announcements are soon!!! 👀 So excited!!

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Mary Averling @maryaverling.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

ONE WEEK UNTIL THE GHOSTS OF BITTERFLY BAY 👻✨🖤

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

President Trump's DOE has made themselves clear: they will support book banners in their efforts to strip our institutions of learning of the books that define them. So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.

Today the DOE announced plans to dismiss 11 outstanding complaints against book bans, and to eliminate the position of Book Ban Coordinator at the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). This distortion of the intended work of the OCR--the protection of civil rights and students' freedoms in our nation's schools--is negligent, grossly un-American, and in direct conflict with freedom of speech, a bedrock right enshrined in the Constitution.

Authors Against Book Bans unequivocally stands against all such attempts at censorship and discrimination. We stand with families, students and educators across the country who exercise free speech every time they open a book, and with the 71% of Americans who are opposed to book bans. Book bans do not protect children; history teaches us that they are a terrifying step toward tyranny.

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

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

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

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!

Text: EVENT ALERT! Join us on our YouTube channel (@RoundTableMentor) Jan 15, 7pm EST for a panel on querying, featuring a selection of this year's mentors. Got a burning question? You can either DM us or leave it in the comments below.

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Taylor Grothe @taylorlgrothe.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I’m just saying if 120 of you added HOLLOW on Goodreads I would hit 1k adds before the new year and 🥹 maybe????? Imagine! If you like YA #horror, here’s my shameless plug for my #book!!

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

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

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

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

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

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

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

This book is ✨AMAZING✨ definitely enter!!

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Now that applications have closed, you may be wondering what happens before mentee announcements on February 1... here are some next steps!

Text: So you've submitted your application... what next?

Next steps
1. Celebrate! Submitting is a huge step, and our mentors are honored that you’re sharing your story with us.

2. Keep an eye on your email for full manuscript requests all throughout January.

Please note that a lack of a full request does not mean that your application is rejected!

3. Join the applicant Discord — all applicants have access, regardless of acceptance! Invites have gone out via email, so please check your inbox and spam.

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

It is FINISHED!! ✨ time for some reading and a nap!

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but I think I'm finally gonna finish this WIP this weekend!!! ✨

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

There's still time to submit your application! We close to mentee applications on Sunday, December 15th at 12pm EST.

Did you know? All applicants, regardless of mentorship selection, gain access to our community server and panels on publishing topics. roundtablementor.com/apply

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Round Table Mentor @roundtablementor.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Apps for Round Table Mentor close this Sunday Dec 15th at 12pm Eastern time! How did writing your synopsis go/how is it going? #WritingCommunity

Image: Muppet Pepe in apron looks dismayed. Text: Realizing RTM apps close in 4 days and I still have to write my synopsis

Image: Three dragons with text above each. Left two dragons look sinister and serious. Right dragon is making a silly face and sticking his tongue out. Text above each dragon left to right: My Manuscript - My Query Letter - My Synopsis

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Don't forget to get those applications in!! Can't wait to see your amazing manuscripts! ✨

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Bayley ✨ @bayleymae.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Don’t forget to apply!! ✨ Can’t wait to go through your MG and YA manuscripts!!

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