Critique Guidelines
The group follows Clarion guidelines. Copies of manuscripts can be distributed at one meeting or emailed to members. Distributed copies will then be critiqued at the next meeting. The word count determines the order of critiques--the longest piece goes first.
Oral critiques start with the person sitting to the author’s right. Depending on time constraints and the number of manuscripts scheduled, each critique should last no more than 5 minutes.
Here are some general guidelines to follow:
The group follows Clarion guidelines. Copies of manuscripts can be distributed at one meeting or emailed to members. Distributed copies will then be critiqued at the next meeting. The word count determines the order of critiques--the longest piece goes first.
Oral critiques start with the person sitting to the author’s right. Depending on time constraints and the number of manuscripts scheduled, each critique should last no more than 5 minutes.
Here are some general guidelines to follow:
- Memoirs, Non-fiction, cover letters, poetry, and any length manuscript from flash fiction to novels are acceptable for critique.
- Critiques of novels are broken down by chapter and span multiple meetings. For example, each chapter of a novel would be critiqued on a different night.
- Depending on time constraints, flash fiction (stories under 1,000 words) could be read by the author and informally critiqued the same night.
