James River Writers Conference 2009
First Pages Critiques

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 page 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 page of your fiction manuscript to:

First Pages Critiques
James River Writers
Zero East 4th Street, #24
Richmond, VA 23224

Deadline: Must be received by September 15, 2009

Highlight the words, "First Pages Critiques" on your envelope. No fee. One submission per attendee. Authors remain anonymous. Include name on envelope return address only. 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 (please note this is different from previous years):

Please use Arial or Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, black ink, double spaced, 25 lines/page maximum. 8.5 x 11 white paper. All margins at least one inch.

1st line: Genre of work in upper right-hand corner.
2nd line: TITLE centered. Do not include author's name.
3rd line, etc.: your manuscript's first page

Do NOT send more than one page (5 copies).

Do NOT enclose any correspondence or paperwork regarding other matters. These envelopes will not be opened before September 16, 2009. Thank you.

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