Contact:
fholt@telusplanet.net 
download print copy - Manuscript Guidelines
All writers need help. Faye offers critiques for:
• memoirs, autobiography, biography
• Canadian history (not academic papers)
• other nonfiction (articles or books)
•
writing with historic themes
• historical fiction
She will not critique film or theatre scripts, fantasy, horror, romance, poetry or contemporary fiction.
Comments and questions on the manuscript format, content, style, organization, strengths and weaknesses, as well as suggestions for improvements to your manuscript.
Comments on obvious technical or language problems. However, the critique does not include a line-by-line, detailed copy edit unless separately negotiated.
Logical market for your work only if she immediately recognizes one. In no way does she guarantees that your work will be accepted by a publisher or that her comments will be consistent with subsequent editors.
Comments on a maximum of 4 questions that you submit with your manuscript.
Manuscript Submissions
Before sending your work, email Faye to query her availability. Include:
•
genre•
summary of content (paragraph for short works, 1 page for books)•
approximate number of words/manuscript pages•
your preference in regards to feedback (written on hard copy or digital
only)•
information in regards to timeline concerns•
email five sample pages from manuscript when querying longer works (more
than5000
words) and
indicate
whether you have footnotes and bibliographyFees
Please expect fees to be in line with what you see at the Alexandra Writers' Centre
https://www.alexandrawriters.org/manuscript-review-service or Writer's Guild of Alberta https://writersguild.ca/programs-services/manuscript-reading-service/
Format (Fees are based on your use of requested format):
- Send Word or Wordperfect manuscript, no pdfs or other formats.
- If you prefer to mail a manuscript, contact Faye at fholt@telus.net for details.
- For all manuscripts, include a cover page with a working title, number of words, your name, address, email and phone number.
- Double space the entire document. Do not single space or double space between paragraphs.
- Use Courier or Times (CG, New, Roman) 12 pt, nothing smaller.
- Margins one inch on 3 sides. Margin 1.5
inches on right side. Do not justify the right margin. Place title and
page numbers in header.
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