Fall Peer Critique Event

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Virtual

6pm-9pm Eastern Daylight Time

FREE

Happy Fall!

We will be having a fall critique event on October 23 from 6 PM to 9 PM on Zoom.  This is right before the fall conference.  This event will be free and open to all SCBWI members. Terry Jennings will moderate. 

In our critique events, participants each submit either the first ten pages of a novel, (along with a synopsis) or a complete picture book manuscript. Writers and writer/illustrators are grouped by the genre of the work submitted. The groups are typically made up of four or five members and are each led by a participant with critique experience.

We exchange the work in advance of the event, (for this event, ms exchange will be on October 16) and, using provided critiquing guidelines and forms, each participant critiques the work of the other members of the group. At the event, we critique the works in person, orally, and provide each member with our written critiques. There is typically time for questions and discussion.

Another benefit of critique events is that we begin by exploring how to form critique groups as well as providing answers to frequently asked questions of beginning writers.

Our critique events are safe spaces where we can learn about the strengths and weaknesses of our work, and, possibly, form critique groups that will last well beyond that day.

To sign up for this Critique Event, please fill out the registration form here. 

If you have any other questions, please contact Terry at [email protected].

Can't Wait to see you, It's been a long time!