Manuscript/Illustration Exchange

SCBWI Manuscript and Illustration Exchange
The Manuscript and Illustration Exchange works roughly on a pen-pal basis. You can find exchange partners in the printed SCBWI Roster, or you can search here online. To participate, all you need to do is contact someone on the list or participants and ask if the person is interested in exchanging manuscripts or illustrations with you for mutual written critique. If you have a website, you might want to direct them to it so they can see some of your work in advance.

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Illustration Exchange Guidelines	Manuscript Exchange Guidelines
Do not send copies of your illustrations without first having received a positive response from the member you have written to. Do indicate in your letter the area of your work in which you want critique (draftsmanship, style, technique, pacing, layout, etc.). Make sure that you send clearly reproduced copies of your illustrations, not the originals - put your name on each one. The illustrations that you send should be no larger than 8 1/2" x 11" and should be mailed flat. Do include a self-addressed, stamped envelope that you send with your illustrations to your exchange partner.	Do not send a copy of your manuscript without first having received a positive response from the member you have written to. Make sure that you send a copy of your manuscript, not the original. Do include a self-addressed, stamped envelope each time you send your manuscript to your exchange partner.