JH WRITERS CONFERENCE

Manuscript Critiques

Manuscript critiques have always been an important part of the Jackson Hole Writers Conference. We offer two different critique opportunities.

Three short critiques:

These brief critiques allow you to share up to the first 10 pages of a single work with three different faculty members. You will have the chance to meet with each of these three faculty members for a 15 minute session during which you’ll receive one-on-one feedback about your work . One of those three faculty members can be an editor OR an agent for authors submitting work in the fiction, non-fiction, or children’s lit/YA tracks. For poets, your critiques will be done by fellow poets. Please also note that not all faculty do critiques (read below). Short critiques are limited to the first 100 registrants.

Extended critiques:

These longer critiques allow you to submit up to 40 pages of your work for prose or poetry, or 60 pages of a screenplay. Your work will be reviewed by one faculty member, who will then meet with you for up to 1 hour to provide one-on-one feedback. Extended critiques are extremely limited in availability and are on a first-come-first-served basis.

Short Critiques with Three Faculty

The three one-on-one critiques (15 minutes each) are available until May 18 for $75. You must register for the conference first before selecting the three one-on-one critiques.

15 Pages Maximum, from a SINGLE MANUSCRIPT

Extended Critiques

Extended critiques (one hour, 40 page maximum for prose and poetry, 60 pages for screenplays) go quickly, so if you are interested, register early. You must first register for the conference and the three, short critiques before selecting the extended critique. $150.

Critique Guidelines

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 first register for the conference.

The deadline for receipt of manuscripts is May 18, 2023.
If you miss this deadline, you may still reserve two critiques (not with agents or editors) for $75, and you may submit a manuscript no later than May 25. Call or email to discuss late critique options.

If you miss all manuscript critique deadlines, check out the Silent Auction offerings (posted in May), for additional critique opportunities at the conference.
There is an additional surcharge for re-sending pages or the whole manuscript.
Once you send in your manuscript, please note that there is an additional surcharge for re-sending pages or the whole manuscript. The surcharge for revised pages is $50.

EXTENDED CRITIQUES: 40 page maximum (prose and poetry. 60 page maximum (screenplay). The option for an extended critique for an additional $150 is limited. You must have paid for the conference and for the three one-on-one critiques (only register for one set, total $75) before you can apply for the extended critique. Extended critiques go quickly every year, so early registration is key to obtaining a longer critique. A total of 20 extended critique sessions are available. Editors and agents do not do extended critiques.

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 Tim Sandlin at info@jhwriters.org

Prose

Manuscripts should be no longer than 15 pages (20 pages for screenplays) plus a Title page with author’s name, address, e-mail address if you have one, and a phone number. Please also indicate the genre: fiction, nonfiction, YA, or a play.
Typewritten or laser-printed.
Double-spaced.
No smaller than 12 point.
Identified as fiction, nonfiction, young adult, or magazine.

Submission Options

EMAIL (preferred)

Send prose as email attachment (we encourage you to use this option).

Submissions must be emailed by May 18, 2023, as a Word doc attachment to: manuscripts@jacksonholewritersconference.com.

You will receive confirmation that it arrived 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 307-413-3332.

US MAIL

Send your manuscript by mail (U.S. Post only).

Three copies of the same manuscript must be received by May 18, 2023:

Evaluations – Poetry
Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Box 1974
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 307-413-3332

Poetry

Five poems, no longer than 10 pages plus a Title page with author’s name, address, e-mail address and phone number.
Typewritten or laser-printed.
Single-spaced.
No smaller than 12 point.
Identified as Poetry.
Send ALL poems as one document.

Submission Options

EMAIL (preferred)

Send prose as email attachment (we encourage you to use this option).

Submissions must be emailed by May 18, 2023, as a Word doc attachment to: manuscripts@jacksonholewritersconference.com.

US MAIL

Send your manuscript by mail (U.S. Post only).

Three copies of the same manuscript must be received by May 18, 2023.

Evaluations – Prose
Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Box 1974
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 307-413-3332.

Screenplay

Manuscripts should be no longer than 20 pages plus a Title page with author’s name, address, e-mail address if you have one, and a phone number.
Typewritten or laser-printed.
Conventional screenplay formatting.
No smaller than 12 point.

Submission Options

EMAIL (preferred)

Send prose as email attachment (we encourage you to use this option).

Submissions must be emailed by May 18, 2023, as a Word doc attachment to: manuscripts@jacksonholewritersconference.com.

US MAIL

Send your manuscript by mail (U.S. Post only).

Three copies of the same manuscript must be received by May 18, 2023.

Evaluations – Screenplay
Jackson Hole Writers Conference
Box 1974
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 307-413-3332.

Optional Extended Manuscript Evalutations

The following guidelines need to be used for the extended critiques.

In addition to the 15-page basic evaluations for $75, you may also submit a longer prose manuscript of up to 40 pages for an additional $150. This fee includes a one-hour, one-on-one discussion of your manuscript with a resident faculty member (please review under Tracks). You may submit a request for a specific reviewer, but please be aware that NOT all faculty, guest or residents, do the extended critiques. Email us via Contact to determine if your favored reviewer is available for this service.

Submissions must be emailed or postmarked by May 18, 2023.

Poetry

Twelve poems no longer than twenty pages.

See the basic manuscript directions for U.S. post or e-mailing your manuscript.

Submissions must be emailed or postmarked by May 18, 2023.

For answers to manuscript-related questions, email: info@jhwriters.org or call 307-413-3332

JH Writers

P.O. Box 1974
Jackson, WY 83001

307.413.3332
info@jhwriters.org

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