2008 Manuscript Evaluations
A manuscript evaluation and one-on-one meeting with an editor or agent are available to Saturday conference participants for $50. The time and location of your manuscript evaluation on Saturday, July 19 will be in your registration packet. Manuscripts submitted for evaluation are eligible for two prizes, the Mark Austin Segura Award for the Best Adult Fiction or Non-fiction Manuscript, and The Dixie Lee Connor Award for Exceptional Children’s Writing (includes fiction and non-fiction). Each carries a monetary value of $500. Prizes will be announced at the Saturday night dinner.
Manuscripts must be received by June 1, 2008. Submit two copies each of a cover letter, two-page synopsis, and the first 15 pages of your manuscript, double-spaced, typed or printed in 12 point font on standard 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper. Secure with a paper clip only, no staples or binders.
Print and complete two copies of the submission checklist and attach one to each submission packet.
If you have questions about the manuscript evaluations, contact adminhawc2008@gmail.com. If you're having trouble downloading the submission checklist, contact hawcwebmaster@gmail.com.
Evaluators are assigned as manuscripts are received. HAWC cannot guarantee your preferred evaluator.
Make your check for $50 payable to HAWC Manuscript Evaluations, and mail two copies of your submission packet directly to:
Harriette Austin Writers Conference
Re: Manuscripts
PMB 562, 2351 College Station Rd
Athens, GA 30605
Do not include your conference registration with your manuscript submission.
Evaluators
Doris Booth (literary manager): Most genres
Andrea Brown (agent): Most genres
Tony Burton (editor): Crime fiction, suspense
Barbara Casey (agent): Fiction and non-fiction for adults
Susan Dansby (screenwriter): Scripts and filmable novels
Zoe Fishman (agent): Literary fiction, most genres (no romance or science fiction)
Jane Friedman (editor): Most genres
Pat LoBrutto (editor): Most genres
Susan Mary Malone (editor): Literary fiction, women’s fiction, most genres (no science fiction, please), and nonfiction
Chip MacGregor (agent): Spiritual, mystery, mainstream, nonfiction
Chris Roerden (editor): Mysteries, thrillers, and some non-fiction
Cherry Weiner (agent): Most adult fiction, and young adult science fiction and fantasy lines. No poetry, very young children’s books or picture books or non-fiction
J. L. Miles (writer): Authors wishing to improve their writing
All Saturday attendees of the conference are eligible to submit one manuscript for evaluation. Second manuscripts may be accepted after June 1 as spaces are available; see web site for details. Submissions received after June 1 or after the maximum amount of manuscripts are received will be returned unopened. Closing of submissions will be announced on www.harrietteaustin.org and hawcnews.blogspot.com.
Poetry Evaluations
Professional feedback helps you write better. Discuss a small portfolio of 5-10 poems, up to 15 pages, with Frederick Smock, Poet-in-Residence at Bellarmine University, or Dana Wildsmith, Poetry Fellow with the South Carolina Academy of Authors and instructor at Lanier Technical College. Poetry evaluations are not eligible for a writing prize, but may be requested in addition to a regular manuscript evaluation. Submit 2 copies of your poetry with the submission checklist.