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!
PARIS PAN, nominated for Texas Lone Star Reading List 2010
Paris Pan Takes the Dare draws you in and won't let you go until the end."