2008 MANUSCRIPT CRITIQUE - DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 5, 2008
During the Writers' Conference you will have the opportunity to meet with and receive written critique from Jamie Raab, Executive Vice President and Publisher of Grand Central Publishing (formerly Warner Books). Jamie Raab oversees the publication of approximately 300 titles per year on Grand Central Publishing’s hardcover, mass market and trade paperback lists. Only 8 manuscripts will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.
Since joining the company in 1986, she has acquired and/or edited a wide range of fiction and nonfiction titles including such New York Times bestsellers as AMERICA (The Book) by Jon Stewart and the writers of The Daily Show, DUDE, WHERE’S MY COUNTRY? by Michael Moore, and the forthcoming I AM AMERICA (AND SO CAN YOU!) by Stephen Colbert. Her primary areas of interest are fiction and current events, and some of the authors with whom she has worked, other than those already mentioned, include Bob Colacello, Nicholas Delbanco, Nelson DeMille, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Jane Goodall, Billie Letts, Brad Meltzer, Jacqueline Mitchard, Rosie O’Donnell, Anne Rivers Siddons, Nicholas Sparks, and Lalita Tademy.
Categories for submission:
Please submit a synopsis and first 30 pages of your manuscript in either adult fiction, non-fiction or memoir manuscripts only. Submissions in science fiction, romance, self-help, poetry and children’s picture books will not be considered.
Critique Fee:
$75 US per submission. (Please note that you must purchase a conference ticket prior to paying for a Critique Fee.) Only one entry per person will be accepted.
Entry Deadline:
Materials must be received by 5 p.m. (CST) February 5, 2008. A total of 10 (ten) submissions will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Each participant will receive written comments on their submission and a 10 minute consultation with Ms. Raab during the SMW Conference.
Submission Details:
Submit a one-page, double-spaced synopsis and the first 30 pages of your manuscript via email to: jody@sanmiguelworkshops.com. Please send pages in AN ATTACHMENT using either a Word document or PDF file . Make sure your name appears on each page of the manuscript and synopsis.
Rules:
- You must be a paid registrant of the SMW Conference to participate in the manuscript critique.
- Entries are taken on a first-come, first-served basis and once the 10 spaces have been filled, registration will be closed.
- All entries must be typed double-spaced in 12-point Times Roman or similar font, on one side of 8-1/2 x 11-inch bond paper.
- Place the title and page number on each page. Make sure your name appears on all pages of your manuscript and on the synopsis page.
- Each entry must be paid for prior to submission either online via Paypal by going to the registration page or by paying with a US check, cash in US dollars (or peso equivalent) at La Conexción, Aldama #3, Box 630 in San Miguel or in the US, mailed to PO Box 120005 Nashville, TN 37212. (Please do not send cash via US mail.)
- All entries must be in English.
- All entries must be submitted via email to:jody@sanmiguelworkshops.com
- Pages must be sent in an attached Word document or PDF file
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