Critique Partner Match (CP Match)

The Critique Partner Match (CP Match) is designed to help you identify and reach out to potential critique partners for kidlit writing projects. It’s free to use, and you can opt in or out at any time.

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- Open to all kidlit writers!
- You don’t have to have finished your WIP to make a listing!
- You can have one listing per age category (so 1 Picture Book and 1 Middle Grade, etc.)
- Your email address stays private, choose who you respond to!
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Age Categories

Picture Book | Early Reader | Chapter Book | Middle Grade | Young Adult

Genres

Action/Adventure

Action 5
Adventure 22

Mystery/Crime/Detective

Religious/Inspirational

Gentle Fiction 0

Romance

Science Fiction

Suspense/Thriller

Random Listings

YA fantasy about forbidden magic, blackmail, and the evils of capitalism

MG, YA, & Adult Spec-Fic Poetry/Flash/Short Stories

MG High Fantasy Adventure about pirates, witches, and the bond between found families

YA Fantasy, assassins, revenge, betrayal

YA paranormal thriller and I’m ready to help, too.

Mainly Sci Fi, some fantasy. Short stories, novellas, and novels, YA and adult

YA Mystery/Thriller - FOG LINE - Veronica Mars X High Plains Drifter

Aspiring biologist framed for murder-by-magic

Looking for Beta Reader now/ Possible CP later

YA horror writer seeking critique partners or beta readers

An eleven-year old girl is trying to find and save her baby brother from the Chinese Zodiac Dragon in an ever-changing maze of heavens

12yo Hector transforms into a sheep with the full moon and discovers his town has a bit of a hungry werewolf problem

YA F/F dark fantasy feat. too many bones (OF FIRE AND STARS meets NOT EVEN BONES & REIGN OF THE FALLEN)

Dreaming of a Series! Semi-autobiographical; full of middle school cringe.

Nocterra - YA fantasy - An over-achieving teen joins the dream police to take down monsterous mind-invaders - INCEPTION + BROOKLYN 99

MG/YA lyrical contemporary--looking for long-haul CPs

MG 12 year old Ocean joins a secret squad of investigators to find out who’s stealing trees from the rainforest.

YA Contemp - Teen finds stash of money, is tracked down by drug dealer who hid the money

YA dark fantasy. Princess is the dragon. Slytherin protagonist. Star-crossed love.

Contemporary YA thriller - THE SECRET HISTORY meets KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

YA Science Fantasy, taking place in a future Earth with mutants and superpowers, focuses on nature, first in a series.

Recent Listings

YA Contemp - Teen finds stash of money, is tracked down by drug dealer who hid the money

Young Adult

Contemporary, Right Now

Novel/Novella

TW: contains drugs and off-screen abuse. Appalachian teen, Ava, rips apart her idyllic family with one reckless act that leads to her brother’s death. A year later, […]

A journey across galaxies, past monsters and arguments, as Alex and Cardinia, 16, battle to save their planet

Young Adult

High Fantasy, Right Now, Soft Sci Fi

Novel/Novella

Forced to flee his home planet, Kavredaran, several years ago, 16-year-old Alex Wyverson lives in hiding on a strange planet (Earth). Life has taught him to trust n […]

FMA: BROTHERHOOD x witches - a young witch must uncover the truth behind who is killing the children of her Coven before she takes the blame

Young Adult

Contemporary, Near Future, Fantasy, Magical Realism/Fabulism

Novel/Novella

MG contemporary with quirky characters, revolving around family and friendship.

Middle Grade

Contemporary, Right Now

Novel/Novella

Dear Agent X, Twelve-year-old budding graphic artist Brian Malone is in for a summer of trouble. While his Army mom faces a long recovery in a hospital far away, he […]