Back to All Events

September Critique Deadline

September 18th 2023 Peer Critique Meeting–Register and Upload BEFORE September 11th

Date/Time
Date(s) - 09/18/2023
6:30pm - 8:30pm

Hey friends,

For the upcoming Region-wide Zoom critique meeting:

Members and non-members are welcome. Please upload a new ms, pages or a revision by Midnight of the deadline.

Submit your 5 pages here:

https://forms.gle/aEG1sbi3HUzX7CM19

Remember you are welcome to come as an observer or "bleacher-creature" if you have never been to critique before and you'd like to see how it works before you submit yourself. Register through the Google form and choose the “lurker/bleacher-creature” option.


You will receive an email the day after the submission deadline with a link to the color-coded Google Sheet. This sheet will have the groups assigned by color and room number. You will read the submissions in your group before the meeting.

If it is your first time submitting, please read the instructions below carefully:


Eastern NY Region-wide Zoom Critique Instructions:

  1. Add a logline to the top of your submission! For YA and MG submissions, if it is not your first chapter, add a very short summary to bring us up to speed in your story. (Very short summary means a paragraph or two.) 

  1. Upload your submission as a Word.docx by Midnight, of the deadline date. I will send out the groups the following day. 

  1. Read the submissions in your group before the meeting. You’ll get an email indicating your color/group.

  1. Leave comments on each Google Doc

  1. Come prepared to discuss each submission 

How to write a logline: https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/how-to-write-a-logline-c3331c4ae31c

Upload your submission* each month with this Google Form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNfHV2fmqks0h53SExwugR05buzl7_s3Ynnku-KlxlmzF9zg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Upload your submission as a Word.docx (or PDF for illustrated dummies) by the deadline posted above.

*Format your picture book manuscript or 5 pages of your novel (double-spaced) following SCBWI recommendations (see page 2 of the pdf under heading “Formatting Your Manuscript”: https://www.scbwi.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/From-Keyboard_2014.pdf 

Previous
Previous
September 9

Crafting YA for Teens, Not Adults with bookseller, writer, and podcaster, Nicole Brinkley Saturday September 9th 12pm-1pm

Next
Next
September 15

Rosh Hashanah