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2019 Mentors
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(4 OF 5)
Mentors announced each day this week!
Tanusri Prasanna, Agent, Foundry Literary + Media
Tanusri represents both fiction and non-fiction across picture books, middle-grade, and young adult fiction.
Tanusri is a reformed lawyer, holding a PhD in jurisprudence and human rights law from Oxford, and an L.L.M. from Harvard Law School. An immigrant herself, with a family filled with people of varied backgrounds (including Slytherin), Tanusri is always actively seeking diverse voices, protagonists, and settings, across genres.
On her wish list right now are well-plotted middle-grade and young adult fiction (both contemporary and fantasy) written with heart and humor, and children’s non-fiction across ages. She’s also happy to consider smart, meaningful and funny picture books. Across these genres, Tanusri is passionate about championing books that recognize and reward children for being the intelligent, curious, and discerning readers they are. You can learn more about Tanusri at http://foundrymedia.com/team/tanusri-prasanna/. Twitter @TanusriPrasanna.
Stephanie Pitts, Editor, G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Stephanie acquires a healthy mix of picture books, novels, and nonfiction for young readers. Some notable authors she is currently working with include YA authors Stacey Lee and Sherri L. Smith; middle grade authors Eliot Sappingfield and Jeff Seymour; picture book authors Liz Garton Scanlon, Pat Zietlow Miller, and Mara Rockliff; and illustrators Brett Helquist and Brian Biggs. Twitter @stephpittsbooks.
Padma Venkatraman, Author
American author, Padma Venkatraman, worked as chief scientist on oceanographic ships, explored rainforests, directed a school, and lived in 5 countries. Her 3 novels, A Time To Dance, Island’s End, and Climbing the Stairs, were released to multiple starred reviews (12), received numerous honors (e.g. ALA notable, Kirkus, Booklist, NYPL, IBBY, CSML, CCBC, NCSS, and state best book lists), and won several awards. Currently a fellow of the Hansewissenschafts kolleg in Delemnhorst, Germany, Venkatraman was born in India and lives in Rhode Island. Her 4th novel, THE BRIDGE HOME is scheduled for 2019 release by Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin). She enjoys giving keynote addresses and commencement speeches, participating on panels, conducting workshops, mentoring, and visiting schools and universities, and author festivals. She has served as chief guest at a literary festival in Trinidad and appeared on national and international TV and radio, and in a documentary. Visit her at: www.padmavenkatraman.com