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Sheraton Wild Horse
Pass Resort
5594 W.
Wild Horse Pass Blvd.
Chandler,
Arizona 85226
Ph:
602.225.0100
The 2008 Mentoring Program
As part of the GCLS mission to support and foster lesbian literature,
the Mentoring Program we tried out so successfully at last year’s
conference is being offered again this year at the Phoenix conference.
The Mentoring Program is an opportunity for aspiring authors to
receive valuable feedback which may help them improve and prepare a
manuscript prior to its submission to publishers.
How The Mentoring Program Works
Aspiring writers may submit one manuscript. A pair of volunteer
mentors will read the manuscript prior to the Phoenix conference and
then meet face-to-face privately with the author to provide feedback
about the manuscript. The evaluation and critique is intended as a
broad discussion of the manuscript’s strengths and weaknesses. The
feedback given may include advice about structure, plot, characters,
format, technique, presentation, and much more. The mentors will share
their insights and suggestions, strive to be encouraging of the
writer’s effort, and provide relevant resource suggestions where
needed. The session will be a give-and-take format during which the
writer will have time to ask questions to clarify and explore the
input from the mentors about ways to improve and strengthen the
manuscript.
Please understand that the Mentor Program cannot guarantee that the
writer’s work will receive an offer of publication. The assistance of
the mentors is intended as a way to lend a helping hand to aspiring
authors.
For this year’s Mentor Program, Brenda Adcock has graciously agreed to
coordinate submissions and assign manuscripts to the mentors in
advance of the conference. During the conference, Lori L. Lake will be
the on-site coordinator.
Deadline for submission of manuscripts is May 31, 2008. Because
everyone involved in the Mentoring Program is a volunteer, there is no
charge to the writer for the critique she receives from the mentors.
Volunteering to Be a Mentor
If you're an author, editor, beta reader, or avid fan/reader who is
skilled in critiquing and willing to give feedback to an unpublished
author, then we want you as a Mentor. If you're an author, editor,
beta reader, or avid fan/reader interested in learning the mentoring
process with a skilled mentor partner, we want you as a Mentor
Trainee. The only requirements are that you must register for and
attend the GCLS Conference in Phoenix and notify us of your desire to
be part of the Mentoring Program.
Click here to volunteer to be a Mentor or Mentor Trainee.
Volunteering to be Mentored
If you are an unpublished author with a completed first draft
manuscript and would like face-to-face feedback from two mentors, then
we definitely want to assist you. A convenient block of time will be
scheduled for the pair of mentors to meet with you. Remember, the
deadline to submit manuscripts for this program is May 31, 2008.
Click here if you wish to inform the coordinator that you’ll
be submitting a manuscript and participating in the Mentoring Program.
All volunteer mentors and participating
writers must register to attend the GCLS Conference in Phoenix. If you
are in financial need, please see the Scholarship page to apply for
scholarships.
If you have questions, please email the Mentor Program Coordinator,
Brenda Adcock at
badcock@hot.rr.com.
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