Fall Conference 2006
Fall Conference 2006 was held in Durham, NC, at the
Sheraton Imperial Hotel. The conference is over, but we have
left this conference information on the site so that you can refer to it as a model
of what our Fall Conference is like.
Critique Service: Fall Conference 2006
Saturday, November 11, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Sunday, November 12, 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
The Critique Service provides writers with in-depth literary critique
of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and screenplays, from a seasoned faculty
member writer. A one-on-one, 25-minute review session will be scheduled
for you, to take place on Saturday, November 11, from 9:00 am to 12:30
pm or Sunday, November 12, between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm.
Note: Manuscript Critiques are schedules on a
first-come, first-served basis. You must register for a critique by
mail, with manuscript and payment enclosed, by a postmark date of
October 16, 2006 (extended from the previous date of October 2).
Guidelines
- Submit 20 double-spaced pages of your fiction, nonfiction, or
screenplay manuscript (for book-length projects, you must include a
one-page synopsis of the work as a whole), or 10 pages of poetry. Make
sure your name is on each page of your submission. NUMBER YOUR PAGES.
- All prose submissions must be double-spaced with 12-point font, on
8 1/2x11" paper; poetry submissions should include no more than 1 poem per page.
- Download and print the Critique Service Cover Sheet, which you may download from the "Online
Registration" form listed on the right of this page. Mail it with
two hard copies of your submission to:
North Carolina Writers' Network
Fall Conference Critique Service
PO Box 954
Carrboro, NC 27510
- Checklist: 2 copies of manuscript; check to cover Critique Service
($120). You must be registered for the Fall conference before we schedule
your critique.
- NOTE: If Critique Service fills, your check will be returned to you.
From the names below, select your first, second, and third choice. We
will try to accommodate your first choice; if we cannot, we will select
an appropriate Critiquer for you. You will be notified two weeks before
the conference as to your assigned critiquer, and the time and location
of your session.
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