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MANUSCRIPT EVALUATIONS This service is available only to people who attend the conference. Do not send a manuscript before you register or without a completed cover sheet. The conference fee includes one free manuscript evaluation (strengths, weaknesses, marketability); one additional evaluation is $20. (Total submissions is two.) Manuscripts must be mailed in advance to be received by May 17; we will not accept any at the conference. However, individual appointments and evening critique groups provide opportunities for feedback from editors and other writers. Follow These Guidelines A manuscript may be one of these: nonfiction article (about 1,500 words maximum) book chapter (first chapter if it’s a novel, about 10 pages maximum; if it’s longer than that, divide it into two chapters) short story (about 1,500 words maximum) script (maximum 10 pages) screenplay (first pages only, maximum 10 pages) lesson plan book proposal without sample chapters devotional (or group of short devotionals, maximum three) group of poems (maximum five) group of greeting cards (maximum 10) All manuscripts must be typed double-spaced, 12-point font, with no combining of manuscripts to reach the limit. Include your name, address, and e-mail address on the first page. Click here for manuscript format or book proposal outline. Enclose a check with the second manuscript, payable to WordPro. Each manuscript must have a completed cover sheet; click here to download. Fasten the pages with a paper clip; do not put them in a folder or notebook. Mail your manuscripts to Jane Rubietta, Write-to-Publish, 225 Bluff Avenue, Grayslake, IL 60030-2312. If you have any questions about manuscripts, e-mail Jane at jrubietta @ sbcglobal.net. SELLING YOUR MANUSCRIPTS AT THE CONFERENCE Click here for “How to Sell Your Manuscripts at Write-to-Publish” by Jennifer Schuchmann (who did!).