Over the years, many writers have told us they’d like feedback on their works-in-progress. Now, for the first time, we are offering manuscript critiques by one of our editors to the general public! We offered this service as a pilot program for Weekly Writes participants last spring, and it was a huge success. We’re thrilled to open it to all this fall.
What you submit:
- A prose manuscript of no more than 6,000 words, by October 1
- A fee of $275
- A short cover letter stating the genre of the piece and what you are hoping to accomplish with this piece of writing (optional)
What you receive:
- A one-page, single-spaced editorial letter from one of The Common’s editors
- Carefully annotated manuscript
- Response by November 1
Please note:
We are offering this opportunity to 10 writers; slots are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. We are offering consults for prose only at this time (sorry, poets! Hopefully next time!). We are not able to accommodate requests to be read by a particular editor. Consultations are not submissions to the magazine and are not considered for publication in The Common.
What to do:
- Sign up at this registration portal and pay the consultation fee
- Polish your manuscript as much as possible
- Follow the emailed instructions to submit your prose manuscript by October 1 (please double-check the word count)
- Distract yourself for a month while we read and comment
- Watch your inbox for your annotated manuscript and editorial letter
We can’t wait to read your work! Since this is brand new, we’re sure you’ll have questions. Please email managing editor Emily Everett at emily@thecommononline.org.
