Participating in the Critique Carousel is a two step process:
Submission Instructions:
Submit your materials by midnight on October 1st, 2024 using the Google Form provided in your registration confirmation email.
Email submissions will NOT be accepted. If you have issues with the form, please contact Wendy at critiquecarousel@gmail.com.
Submission guidelines for written critiques:
In the header of the manuscript or manuscript sample (including any synopsis), include your name, email, and title of the manuscript. Make sure the header with your information is on each of your pages. These are not counted toward your word limit.
Picture Books:
Fiction: up to 800 words, 1-inch margins, double spaced (sample here).
Non-fiction: 1,200 words, 1-inch margins, double spaced.
Art notes do not count toward word count.
For Portfolio Submissions:
Example: Doe_portfolio
For Book Dummy submissions:
Example: Doe_bookdummy
Novels: 6 pages, 1-inch margins, double spaced (sample here). You may include a single-spaced one-page synopsis (at the end of your pages), but the synopsis will not be critiqued.
Graphic novels:
Art and text: 6 sample page spreads in jpg or pdf format, as well as a summary/synopsis.
Text only: 6 pages of script.
You may include a single-spaced one-page synopsis (at the end of your pages), but these will not be critiqued (sample here).
Novels in Verse: 6 pages, 1-inch margins, single-spaced, no page breaks at the end of a poem. Run them right up after the one before. You may include a single-spaced one-page synopsis (at the end of your pages), but these will not be critiqued (sample here).
General guidelines:
Please use standard font formatting; Arial or Times New Roman, size 12.
If your manuscript is intended to be author/illustrated, you may add the line "author illustrated PB" (or MG or Chapter Book, etc.) in your contact information.
Please name your file in this format: YourName_AgentsName_GENRE
For genre, please use: PB, CB, MG, YA, GN, NV
Example: JaneDoe_AgentX_PB
Preferred file formats: Word doc or PDF
We will review your sample to make sure it meets the guidelines. Please understand that it is your responsibility to submit in accordance with the guidelines. We will do our best to let you know if you are not meeting the guidelines.
For this reason, if you haven't already done so, we recommend that you submit your manuscript prior to the October 1st deadline. There are no refunds offered for material submitted after the deadline or that does not meet the submission requirements. There are also no refunds/cancellations for this program.
Please contact Wendy at critiquecarousel@gmail.com if any questions or issues arise.
Thank you for taking part in this unique SCBWI-MI opportunity.