The Group Critique Exchange
For those interested, there is an optional group critique exchange being organized on Sunday from 9:30-10:30, followed by brunch (pay for your own) at the Tea Corner, located at
6 rue Mandar - 75002 Paris.
6 rue Mandar - 75002 Paris.
After registering and selecting that you are interested in participating, you will be contacted by Dina von Lowenkraft (Regional Advisor, Belgium) and assigned a group depending on your genre (ie. Picture Book, Middle Grade, Young Adult). You will be emailed a list of other participants in your group, along with a recommended deadline by which to exchange manuscripts. It is your responsibility to provide feedback on the manuscripts you receive in exchange for receiving feedback on the manuscript you share with the others in your group. You can choose to exchange comments during the brunch Sunday, or you may want to exchange comments before you meet. We are offering you the chance to connect with other attendees, exchange manuscripts, and meet in person, it is entirely up to your group to coordinate among yourselves how to organize the exchange.
We suggest allowing at least 10 minutes during the brunch to focus on each manuscript and providing written comments, either in an email prior to meeting or after giving your feedback in person.
We suggest allowing at least 10 minutes during the brunch to focus on each manuscript and providing written comments, either in an email prior to meeting or after giving your feedback in person.
One-on-One Critiques
A limited number of One-on-One Critiques for Manuscripts (YA, MG, PB) as well as Portfolios are available during the conference and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
A one-on-one critique costs € 40 for SCBWI members and € 50 for
non-members. They must be paid at the same time as booking the conference. We
will confirm your slot upon receipt of the payment, provided the slots haven’t
filled up.
While we can guarantee a professional reviewer, we cannot
guarantee a review with an editor, agent, or art director. If you have
participated in the individual manuscript or portfolio reviews before, please,
indicate who has reviewed your work in the past two years.
Portfolio Critique guidelines
- You DO NOT need to send your artwork in advance
- bring it to your assigned meeting
- You will receive your meeting time and name of the professional reviewing your work at the Friday morning registration
- Your portfolio should contain no more than 10-12 representational pieces of your best artwork and any dummies or sketchbooks
- NO ORIGINALS
- KEEP SIZE Manageable
- Digital or printed portfolios are okay
- For SCBWI members, you may also find the information on page 13 of The Book useful. Download for free at the SCBWI website here.
Manuscript Critique guidelines
Upon confirmation of your registration and review selection, your manuscript must arrive at europolitan.manuscripts@gmail.com no later than March 10, unless otherwise specified in the confirmation letter. Once a manuscript is submitted, no new drafts or pages can be submitted.
Upon confirmation of your registration and review selection, your manuscript must arrive at europolitan.manuscripts@gmail.com no later than March 10, unless otherwise specified in the confirmation letter. Once a manuscript is submitted, no new drafts or pages can be submitted.
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For picture book manuscripts please send in
full. If you have a dummy, you may bring it to the review at the conference.
Please do not send dummy books to us.
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For longer fiction please send up to 4,000 words only, even if it cuts off
mid chapter. You must also include a 1-page synopsis.
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For poetry send no more than 10 pages.
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Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced in an
easy to read font such as Times New Roman in 12 points, 3 centimeter margins
all around.
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Synopsis should be typed, single-spaced in an
easy to read font such as Times New Roman in 12 points, 3 centimeter margins
all around.
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Regardless of the tense and point of view of
your novel, your synopsis should be written in present tense and third person.
Reveal the whole plot; do not finish with a ‘teaser’ or a ‘cliffhanger’ ending.
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Include the following information on the first
page:
o Your
name
o Story/project
title
o Approximate
word count of the full manuscript
o Target
age range
o Your
contact details
o Your
agent’s name if you have one
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Number all subsequent pages and display your
name and the story title at the top right.
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For SCBWI members: when preparing your manuscript for
submission, you may also read the SCBWI publication “From Keyboard to Printed
Page” available in the SCBWI Publication Download for free at the SCBWI website here.
