James River Writers Conference 2008
First Pages Critiques
New in 2008:
The Friday, Oct. 10, 10:45 AM session will critique fiction.
The Saturday, Oct. 11, 9:20 AM session will critique non-fiction proposals.
Warning: Submitting your first page could be hazardous to your writing health!
The "First Pages Critique session" has become one of the Conference’s most feared and best attended sessions. Agents and editors are so swamped with submissions that they look for quick ways to reject everything in their slush piles. How can your writing get their attention? Send your first two pages to JRW and hear how some of the world’s most critical readers would react to your writing.
Send five (5) copies of the first two pages of your fiction manuscript or non-fiction proposal to
Emyl Jenkins
FIRST PAGES CRITIQUES
302 Greenway Lane
Richmond, VA 23226
Please highlight the words, FIRST PAGES CRITIQUES, on the envelope, and send your pages after Labor Day, September 1, 2008 and no later than September 15, 2008.
Please use proper format (see below). No fee. One submission per attendee. Authors remain anonymous. Identifying information will be deleted after registration is confirmed. Manuscripts will be pre-selected to ensure variety. Submissions will not be returned, and authors will not be notified if their work has been chosen to be read during the conference program.
Required format:
FICTION -- FOR FRIDAY SESSION: Name and address in upper left-hand corner (single spaced). Genre of work in upper right-hand corner. TITLE and By (Your Name), on separate lines, centered, ½ way down the page. Text starts ¾ of the way down the page, 12 pt. font, double spaced, 25 line/page maximum. 8.5”x11” paper. All margins at least 1 inch.
NONFICTION PROPOSAL -- FOR SATURDAY SESSION: Name and address in upper left-hand corner (single spaced). Target audience in upper right-hand corner. TITLE and By (Your Name), on separate lines, centered, ½ way down the page. Text starts ¾ of the way down the page, 12 pt. font, double spaced, 25 line/page maximum. 8.5”x11” paper. All margins at least 1 inch.
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