Some of our faculty has graciously offered to provide portfolio reviews or manuscript critiques (up to 10 pages, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt.) with filled out Gold Forms and a 10-15 minutes Zoom meeting to be held at 6-9 pm Friday night November 1, 2024.
Each faculty member who agreed to provide critiques determined the number they are capable of doing and what they will accept. Please read this prior to purchasing a critique! Purchase accordingly. If you are unable to attend the zoom meeting on Friday night November 1, there will be no rescheduling or refunds. Do not sign up if this is unacceptable to you. Thank you.
Who's on faculty? https://www.scbwi.org/events/2024-kansas-missouri-scbwi-virtual-middle-of-the-map-conference/meet-our-faculty
DEADLINE FOR MANUSCRIPTS AND PORTFOLIO SUBMISSIONS: Friday, September 27th by 5 pm.
You will receive written feedback in advance of your zoom meeting so that you can read over the comments and come prepared with any additional questions.
Cost is $75 for Premium Members and $100 for Registered Users. The critique includes a filled out Gold form and up to a 10-15 minute in person meeting with the faculty member of your choice on November 1 from 6-9 pm.
FIRST COME FIRST SERVE!
Critiques available
To learn more about the faculty below, see our faculty page
MANUSCRIPT INSTRUCTIONS: (If specifics are not noted next to your chosen faculty member, please follow these instructions)
If you purchased a manuscript critique from one of our faculty, please follow these submission guidelines:
On or before Friday, September 27 at 5 pm please submit your manuscript to ksmosubmissions@gmail.com as (a word doc not a pdf ) an attachment to the email with the following subject line and document title: FacultyLastName_Title_YourLastName.
For example, if your name is Jane Doe and you are submitting a manuscript entitled Best Book Ever for critique with Saba Sulaiman, you would title your document and the subject line of the email as follows: Sulaiman_BestBookEver_Doe.
Manuscripts should be in Times New Roman, 12 point font, double-spaced, using standard manuscript formatting meaning: Pages should be numbered consecutively. » The default margin settings that appear in a new Microsoft Word document are acceptable. If you are setting margins manually, use a 1-inch or 1.25-inch margin on each side of the page.