Short critiques include three 15-minute, one-on-one meetings with three different faculty members. You must also be registered for the full conference to receive critiques.
Manuscripts must be submitted by the posted deadline (available spring 2026).
10 pages (double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point) maximum from a single manuscript
Extended critique includes a one-hour, one-on-one meeting with an individual faculty member. Extended critiques are limited, so register early. You must register for the full conference and for the three short critiques to receive an extended critique.
Manuscripts must be submitted by the posted deadline (available spring 2026).
40 page (double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point) maximum from a single prose manuscript. 20 page maximum for poetry
Please read all of the guidelines for manuscript submissions and requests for readers before opting for critiques and before submitting your manuscript. Remember, you must register for the full conference.
EXTENDED CRITIQUES: 40 page maximum for prose or 20 page maximum for poetry. Extended critique availability is limited. You must have register for the conference and for the three one-on-one critiques before you can apply for the extended critique.
Editors and agents do not do extended critiques.
Extended critiques go quickly every year, so early registration is key to obtaining a longer critique.
We prefer to have manuscripts submitted as Word Document attachments via email, but we do accept paper manuscripts via postal mail. We must receive the manuscript by the cut-off date. It may be difficult to get the manuscript to us on time and to the readers if they do not live in Jackson. See below for details on submission requirements and deadlines. Please read them fully before submitting.
Not ALL of the faculty read manuscripts. If you are hoping to have a particular writer read your manuscript, please sign up early and contact us with your request.
Please read the following guidelines closely before submitting your manuscript. It will make getting the manuscripts to the writer, editor or agent who is critiquing your manuscript much smoother. If the manuscript is longer than required, we will remove the additional pages.
If you send us your manuscript and do not receive a confirmation within 24 hours, contact info@jhwriters.org
EMAIL (preferred)
Send your prose manuscript as an email attachment (we encourage you to use this option).
Submissions must be emailed by as a Word doc attachment to info@jhwriters.org with the subject line, “prose manuscript for short critiques.”
You will receive confirmation that your manuscript was received and we were able to open the attachment. If you don’t receive confirmation within one week there may have been a problem with delivery. If you don’t hear from us within one week, please email info@jhwriters.org, or call 307-200-5858.
US MAIL
Send your manuscript by mail (U.S. Post only).
Three copies of the same manuscript must be received by the deadline date.
Manuscript Critiques [genre]
Jackson Hole Writers
Box 3871
Jackson, WY 83001
You will be sent a post card or email confirmation when we receive the manuscript. If you don’t get the post card (or e-mail) within two weeks, email info@jhwriters.org, or call 307-200-5858.
EMAIL (preferred)
Send your poetry manuscript as an email attachment (we encourage you to use this option).
Submissions must be emailed by as a Word doc attachment to info@jhwriters.org with the subject line, “poetry manuscript for short critiques.”
You will receive confirmation that your manuscript was received and we were able to open the attachment. If you don’t receive confirmation within one week there may have been a problem with delivery. If you don’t hear from us within one week, please email info@jhwriters.org, or call 307-200-5858.
US MAIL
Send your manuscript by mail (U.S. Post only).
Three copies of the same manuscript must be received by the deadline date.
Manuscript Critiques [genre]
Jackson Hole Writers
Box 3871
Jackson, WY 83001
You will be sent a post card or email confirmation when we receive the manuscript. If you don’t get the post card (or e-mail) within two weeks, email info@jhwriters.org, or call 307-200-5858.