Writing Mentorships Available (Giveaway!)

GIVEAWAY ALERT! Enter to win one manuscript critique with me (either a picture book or the first ten pages of a middle-grade or young-adult novel). To enter, leave a comment below or on one of my giveaway posts on social media before January 31, 2023. I’ll announce the winner on February 2.

One of the reasons I completed an MFA in Writing for Children and Youth was to improve my mentorship skills. In the three years since I graduated, I’ve connected with a wonderful new agent and signed six new book contracts with fabulous publishers. Now I feel ready to offer creative mentorships to writers of fiction and nonfiction for children and youth, and I’m celebrating with a giveaway!

My mentoring is informed by my background as an editor and writing workshop leader as well as my MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. My own published works include fiction and nonfiction picture books, middle-grade and young-adult novels, and short stories for teens.

I see my role as a writing coach who listens to and supports writers in expressing their stories in their way. For me, mentorship is a way to give back, pay it forward, and promote community with the goal of helping all voices in our world feel worthy, heard, and valued. I want to share my writing craft knowledge and experience to help you to write the best book you can.

If you’re looking for a manuscript critique or a long-term mentorship, please check out my Mentoring page or email me to chat about options.


UPDATE: And the lucky winner of my giveaway manuscript critique is Andrea Mack! I’ll message you, Andrea, so we can get started! Thanks to everyone who entered and for those who contacted me about my mentorship services!

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12 Comments
  1. Rosanna Montanaro

    This is fabulous, Karen! Congratulations on this! Would love the opportunity.

    • Karen Krossing

      Yay, Rosanna! I’d be thrilled to support your writing!

  2. Fiona Forster

    Congratulations on your MFA, Karen! It was a pleasure to meet you at your book launch in November. I would be thrilled to receive a PB critique from you!

    • Karen Krossing

      Thanks for entering, Fiona! I’m so glad!

  3. Diana Murrell

    I would love this opportunity! Thank you for offering!

    • Karen Krossing

      Yay, Diana! Thanks for entering!

  4. Kathryn Recourt

    HI Karen,
    Congratulations on all your achievements, not least your completed MFA!
    You mentioned Picture Books, and I wondered if you would include Early Readers? I do hope so, as I would love your input 🙂
    Thank you for offering this giveaway to someone lucky.

    • Karen Krossing

      Yes, Kathryn, I would include Early Readers. You are entered! Thanks for the congrats!

  5. Vicki Bruce

    Hi Karen,
    I have been sad for years because it never worked out for you to visit Brock Libraries. Now that I am retired I am absolutely loving my writing and creating books. You as a mentor would be a dream come true! Lots of hugs

  6. Karen Krossing

    Hi Vicki,

    I would have loved to visit Brock Libraries. Thanks for trying. I’m so glad you’re enjoying your writing! I would love to mentor you.

  7. Oksanna Crawley

    Hi, Karen: I’d love to have a chance at a critique with you! I’ve started writing a middle grade novel – it’s the second one in a potential series. Thank you for this opportunity!

    • Karen Krossing

      Hi Oksanna,

      I would love that! You are entered!