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MAGGIE CHEN

YEARS AS MENTEE: 1

GRADE: Senior

HIGH SCHOOL: High School for Health Professions and Human Services

BORN: Manhattan, NY

LIVES: Brooklyn, NY

MENTEE’S ANECDOTE: My meetings with my mentor, Hannah, are really enjoyable. Every week, I anticipate our sessions, as not only do I have someone to talk to about my life, but also she gives me the biggest support in starting my novel! So far, my favorite meeting was when Hannah took me to her own favorite place to eat and talk about my work: Molly’s Cupcakes. Because we go to different places, hang out together, and get to sit and talk about our progress, I’m really grateful to have been able to work with Hannah this year.

HANNAH NESBAT

YEARS AS MENTOR: 1

OCCUPATION: Marketing Coordinator, Penguin Random House

BORN: Belmont, CA

LIVES: Brooklyn, NY

MENTOR’S ANECDOTE: Where we meet: Brooklyn Roasting Company, one hour before closing, often their last customers of the day; Starbucks, for a late-afternoon coffee (me) or a Frappuccino (Maggie); Molly’s Cupcakes; the Chobani café. What we write: college essays, the first fifteen pages (!) of a novel (Maggie); feedback, free-write exercises (me). What we bond over: YA books and specifically swoony boys in YA books (a recent favorite: Hideo from Warcross).