On-line Critique Group Update

ON-GOING CRITIQUE GROUPS
I am pleased to report that we now have another Online Critique Group successfully up and running, bring the total number to eight, covering all genres from Picture Books to Young Adult. I continue to receive positive emails from members who find the critique feed-back extremely valuable and enjoy the support and interaction with other writers and illustrators.

PROBLEMS AND ISSUES
Unfortunately, as we all know life sometimes gets in the way of good intentions and some members have had to take leave of absence or drop out completely from their Critique Groups due to family issues, new babies or work commitments and so on.

Fortunately these critique groups are continuing but some are in desperate need of additional members to top up their numbers to form well-balanced groups offering robust critiquing.

WANTED: NEW MEMBERS
So if you have been thinking that you would like to join a Critique Group but you haven’t got around to filling in the on-line form, now is the time to do so.

We would love to have new members, published and ‘keen to be published’, in all the genres to form new groups and, in particular, to supplement the following existing groups:

  • PB Writers
  • JF
  • YA
  • PB Illustrators only
  • Illustrators

If you are interested please read the information and register On-line by 1st December 2015. PLEASE NOTE: there will be no placements into groups from Friday 4th December 1015 until 20th January 2016 when placements in groups will proceed as normal according to availability.

LOOKING FORWARD TO PUBLISHING SUCCESS
One Critique Group member has already had an offer from a publisher for her Picture Book manuscript and is waiting to see the success of on-going negotiations. Another member has had a publisher express an interest in her submission.  Both of these authors revised their manuscripts after receiving their On-line Critiques.

So sign-up and look forward to receiving constructive and useful critiques that will encourage and help you to re- shape and improve your art work or writing towards your publishing goal.

 

Margaret Roc
Critique Group Coordinator

On-line Critique Groups Update

Success!

I am pleased to report that we now have seven active Online Critique Groups successfully up and running, covering all genres from Picture Books to Young Adult. Thank you to everyone who has been in touch to tell me how much they are enjoying their Online Critique Groups and how valuable the feedback has been to them.

New Places Available for Members

We also have members on the waiting list for all genres. To form well-balanced new groups we need more applications for PB, JF and especially PB (illustrators only) and YA. So we would welcome more members.

Published Writers and Illustrators

We have successful experienced published writers and illustrators in the groups as well as talented ‘keen to be published’ new writers and illustrators. As groups work best for all members when they are well balanced we are extremely keen to encourage more emerging and experienced published writers and illustrators to join in the critique groups.

It is interesting to note that many successful SCBWI members today started out their careers in Critique Groups made up of talented, keen, unpublished writers and illustrators. So I would like to encourage everyone to get involved, participate, widen your network and have fun.

CLICK HERE for more information.

Margaret Roc
Critique Group Coordinator

 

 

On-line Critique Groups - an exciting new initiative!

Members who wish to share their work and learn from others can now be linked to writers and/or illustrators with similar interests, goals and challenges.

If you are interested in joining an On-line Critique Group simply Click Here. Read the information and register your interest to be linked to a like-minded group. You will receive an automated acknowledgement.

When a group becomes available the On-line Critique Co-ordinator will contact you. The waiting time to join a group varies according to the number of members interested in joining a group at any one time. However, you will be contacted!

Why not take this golden opportunity to network with other writers and illustrators while honing your creative skills?