The Prize: One critique of the first chapter of your young adult novel manuscript (ten double-spaced pages max) and the matching query letter. Huzzah!

Neesha Meminger

The Darer:  Neesha Meminger was born in India, grew up in Canada, and now lives in New York City with her husband and two children. No matter how they begin, her stories invariably end up about girls and women navigating cultures, traditions, borders, and other fissures between their outer and inner worlds. SHINE, COCONUT MOON is her first novel.

About SHINE, COCONUT MOON

Shine, Coconut Moon

Samar–a.k.a Sam–is an Indian-American teenager whose mom has kept her away from her old-fashioned family. It has never bothered Sam, who’s busy with school, friends, and a demanding boyfriend. But things change after 9/11. A guy in a turban shows up at Sam’s house–and turns out to be her uncle. He wants to reconcile the family and teach Sam about her Sikh heritage. Sam is eager, but when boys attack her uncle, chanting “Go back home, Osama!,” Sam realizes she could be in danger–and also discovers how dangerous ignorance is.

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