($35 extra)
Send us up to five pages plus a one-page synopsis of a manuscript, completed or in progress. (Sorry, no screenwriting or plays accepted.) All submissions should be typed and double-spaced. The synopsis should detail your work from beginning to end. Synopsis may be single-spaced. This opportunity is available only if you are registered for Part II and will be onsite Friday and Saturday. The $35 fee covers a 15-minute appointment with a member of the Manuscript Evaluation Team who has read your work before the appointment. Because of time constraints, each member of the Manuscript Evaluation Team will evaluate a limited number of manuscripts. Manuscripts will be accepted on a “first-come” basis and no manuscript will be accepted for this program after July 1, 2013. LABEL ALL MATERIALS: (LEFT CORNER: your name, address, phone, email; RIGHT CORNER: Manuscript Evaluator’s name). Mail manuscript to: Jama Bigger (Midwest Writers Workshop), Department of English, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306.
2013 Manuscript Evaluation Team members:
- John Gilstrap – FULL
- Roxane Gay – 10 manuscripts (Fiction or Nonfiction)
- Matthew Clemens – 10 manuscripts (Fiction)
- D.E. Johnson – 10 manuscripts (Fiction)
- Dennis Hensley – 10-12 manuscripts
- Holly Miller – 10 manuscripts (Nonfiction)
- Barbara Shoup – FULL
- Amanda Luedeka – FULL
- John Cusick – FULL
- Sarah LaPolla – FULL
- Victoria Marini – FULL
The Team Member will determine the day/time of each conference. Schedules will be posted by the Registration Table.
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