Manuscript Mart

*REGISTRATION FOR THE MANUSCRIPT MART IS NOW CLOSED*

Manuscript Mart provides writers with the opportunity to submit their manuscripts and get feedback from an editor or agent with a leading publisher or literary agency. A one-on-one, thirty-minute session will be scheduled for you, to take place on Saturday, May 3, sometime between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, or on Sunday, May 4, between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm.

Please don’t expect a Manuscript Mart session to lead directly to publication. Think of it, instead, as a learning opportunity, and you’ll get more out of it.

Manuscript Mart sessions are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

*REGISTRATION FOR THE MANUSCRIPT MART IS NOW CLOSED*

Guidelines

1. You must register for the Spring Conference to register for the Manuscript Mart. You can (and should) register for the Manuscript Mart on the same form you use to register for the conference.

2. Manuscripts must be no more than 20 pages, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman, with one-inch margins.

3. Manuscripts must be Word files (.doc, .docx), saved with a file name that includes your last name and at least part of the full work’s title (i.e., Wolfe_LookHomeward.docx)

4. Your Word file should include the first 20 double-spaced, single-sided, sequential pages of your fiction or nonfiction manuscript, preceded by a one-page query letter. (For more information on query letters, please visit www.janefriedman.com/query-letters.)

5. Register for the Fall Conference and the Manuscript Mart using our online registration form, paying all associated fees with a VISA, MasterCard, or Discover.

6. Immediately after you submit your registration form and payment, send your Word file as an e-mail attachment to mart@ncwriters.org. Your Manuscript Mart registration is not complete until we receive both your form and your properly formatted manuscript.

If we cannot offer you a spot in the Manuscript Mart, we will refund your fee.

Manuscript Mart Reviewers

From the names below, select your first, second, and third choice on your registration form. We will try to accommodate your first choice; if we cannot, we will select an appropriate editor or agent for you. The name of your assigned agent or editor, as well as the time and location of your session, will be included in the packet you will receive at the conference registration table.

Maggie Cooper, Aevitas Creative Management

Denton Loving, EastOver Press

Lauren Scovel, Laura Gross Literary Agency

Mariah Stovall, Trellis Literary Management