Manuscript Evaluations

($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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