I am so proud to be an official RWA MENTOR for 2026! My Mentee ( a fabulous writer) and I will be deep diving into her unpublished manuscript to get it ready for presentation to editors, agents, and readers.
This is just a wonderful way for published authors to lift new authors up on their shoulders, and encourage them to pursue their writing goals.
We were all, once up a time, neophyte writers with a dream to see our words, our stories, our babies, in print, published, and for people to read and enjoy. We all know what it feels like to experience the ting of rejection, the hurt of being told “this story just wasn’t for me” from agents and editors, and the disappointment that another query gets returned with a form letter rejection.
Having a mentor program is a way to help the pre-published writer travers some of the issues with writing industry and get them to a place where their work will be polished and profession and seen and evaluated fairly.
I am honored to be a mentor and am determined to see my mentee through this entire process.
Peggy Jaeger, Author 