RevPit is excited to introduce our new BIPOC Editor Mentorship!
This mentorship is open only to BIPOC editors and provides one-on-one guidance throughout the #RevPit annual contest. Mentees will receive resources and feedback from experienced editors on managing a freelance editing business or agency, as well as developmental editing and query editing.
A mentorship for BIPOC editors to learn developmental fiction editing and query editing from an approved RevPit Editor. Our goal with this program is to provide support, resources, and experience to BIPOC editors in the editing space.
Editing can be difficult, in general, and the publishing industry is very white. This mentorship is designed to help BIPOC editors gain experience and receive guidance in this space—and will be especially helpful to those who don’t live in cities with a major publishing presence, such as New York, Chicago, or San Francisco. To help BIPOC publishing hopefuls break into a difficult industry, this mentorship is designed to provide advice, experience, support, and resources.
Running this mentorship alongside the #RevPit annual contest provides mentees with a unique experience: they are exposed to a variety of writing styles and experience levels and receive an extensive look at many areas of editing, from query letters and synopses to manuscripts. It provides insight into what agents and acquisitions editors look at on a day-to-day basis.
BIPOC editors, both new and established, may enter during the submission window from February 1, 2026, to February 28, 2026.
Once mentees are chosen, they will be notified and connected with their personal mentor. They will then work with their mentor to establish a timeline that works for both the mentee and the editor within the parameters of the contest. This includes participating in the #10Queries mini-event.
During the annual contest, our editors receive hundreds of submissions and must choose one winner they think they can help the most, given the constraints of the contest. Mentees will shadow their editor mentor throughout the contest and will be asked to read and evaluate submissions, prepare feedback on queries and first pages (#10Queries), and provide developmental feedback.
Each mentee will receive feedback from their editor throughout the process and get the chance to ask questions, get clarification, and receive insight into the publishing industry. Communication will be primarily through email, but may include some live one-on-one calls with your editor mentor. Dates and times shall be worked out between the mentee and the editor mentor.
Mentees will receive an unobstructed view of the selection process for the annual contest, as they will be asked to review around 100 submissions and receive training on #10Queries. They will also edit the first 50 pages of the editor’s selected contest winner and will receive feedback on those edits from their mentor.
Chosen mentees should expect to dedicate between 5-10 hours per week, March-May.
This mentorship is open to any and all BIPOC individuals seeking to grow their fiction editing expertise and experience. They must have a website and social media where they conduct business or advertise their services.
This mentorship is great for you if you…
Are moving from a different type of editing to developmental editing
Are moving from being a critique partner or beta reader to a freelance developmental editor
Have recently started your business
Offer or are interested in offering developmental editing in addition to other bookish/editorial services
Agree with our Code of Conduct
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