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Advanced Manuscript Critique   

Advance Manuscript Critiques

Maximum Two (2) per attendee
Available ONLY to full, 3-Day Conference Attendees.

    Get feedback, generate interest, open a door before you pitch. Take advantage of this exceptional opportunity to have your work read and critiqued by qualified experts prior to the conference! During the conference you'll get critique notes and a private, 15-minute session with your reader.

About Submission:

    Submit a brief, one to three (1-3) page synopsis, AND up to twenty (20) manuscript pages from your first chapter OR submit up to 20 pages of essays, short fiction, articles, book proposals or screenplay.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JUNE 19th, 2009 No Exceptions!
Manuscript preparation:
Meet with your reader at the conference:

    When you meet with your reader, you may discuss any comments. This is NOT a line-by-line critique session. Use it to get feedback on areas that need additional work. The level of critique varies from reader to reader.

    When choosing your reader, think about the kind of feedback you're looking for, and choose according to their field of expertise. See our website for extended biographies.

Send submission to:
    Willamette Writers
    9045 SW Barbur Blvd Ste 5A
    Portland, OR 97219

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JUNE 19th, 2009

    Manuscripts & scripts received later than June 19th will be returned and a 25% handling fee charged.


No Exceptions!

READERS

Leslie Adkins Prefers adult fiction; specializes in mysteries and women's fiction.

Dale Basye Children's, preferebly middle grade or YA.

Larry Brooks Fiction: thriller, mystery, adult contemporary.

Nancy Christie Non-fiction (adult).

Sage Cohen Poetry and creative nonfiction

Craig English Adult, any genre, nonfiction or fiction. (Max 2).

David Greenberg Historical fiction or children's poetry.

Melissa Hart Memoir, essay, children's fction and nonfiction, adult fiction and literary nonfiction.

Leigh Anne Jasheway-Bryant Fiction and self-help type non-fiction. Adult and children.

Jill Kelly Adult fiction, non-fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir.

Jessica Morrell Nonfiction, fiction, memoir, young adult, adult fiction.

William Powers Adult non-fiction, proposals or manuscripts.

Mary Rosenblum Any adult or young adult fiction (not childrens). Any genre; experimental and literary, short fiction.

Gigi Rosenburg Memoir, non-fiction, how-to.

Elizabeth Rusch Children's picture books (fiction or nonfiction); middle readers (fiction or nonfiction); magazine articles and queries (nonfiction).

Anne Warren Smith Fiction and nonfiction prose for children and/or adults; no poetry.

Sheila Stephens Police procedural, mystery, thriller, anything needing weapons, law enforcement officer or private investigator critique.

Loretta Stinson Adult fiction and creative non-fiction. Any genre except romance.

Eric Witchey Fiction only, no nonfiction or memoir.






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