Cynthea Liu


Speaking at …

ALA National Conference: Washington D.C.

AASL Annual Conference: Charlotte, NC

YALSA's Young Adult Literature Symposium, Albuquerque

Illinois School Library Media Association Annual Conference: Springfield, IL

Illinois Reading Council

Illinois Young Author's Conference/State Board of Education

Florida Council of Teachers of English: Orlando, FL

Oklahoma State Department of Education - Encyclomedia: OKC, OK

Southern Kentucky Book Fest

SCBWI-OK Annual Fall Conference

SCBWI-IL Annual Prairie Writer's Day

SCBWI-Carolinas Revision 9-1-1 Workshop

SCBWI-Central & Southern Ohio Revision 9-1-1 Workshop

Other sites by Cynthea

Writing for Children and Teens

AuthorsNow! Debut Authors on the Internet

Critique Policy

All critique winners must take the Solemn Critiquee Oath.

  • I shall not shed a single tear upon reading my critique
  • I shall remember I am asking for only one opinion. That is all.
  • I shall not take any comments personally. My work is being evaluated, not me.
  • I shall allow special guest authors to send the manuscript to Cynthea’s rabbit Snoop to consume my work if he so wishes.

Guidelines for submitting a work for critique

  • All pages should be typed.
  • Synopses should be single-spaced, two pages max.
  • Query letters should be written in the format of a business letter.
  • Manuscript formatting should follow standard guidelines. See this article on how to format your manuscript.
  • In general, you should  email your submission in the form of a Word doc or RTF file, unless requested to do so otherwise.
  • Please allow the author/agent/editor time to review your submission. Feel free to ask CYNTHEA if it takes longer than 4-5 weeks and you have not already been informed that it may take longer. Thank you!