Two-Step Critique for Novelists with literary agent Lisa Gouldy
Jun 02, 2025 - Sep 09, 2025
Online event
Calling all Novelists: Ever wish you could have the same publishing professional look at your manuscript a second time? After you made their suggested revisions? Well now you can! Two-Step Critique participants will meet with literary agent Lisa Gouldy to discuss their synopsis and the first 10 pages of a manuscript once in June, then have about 8 weeks to revise and resubmit for a second round of feedback in September.
Quick Facts
Host Region: Eastern Pennsylvania
Contact: Kristen Strocchia epa-ara@scbwi.org
Cost:
- Premium Members: $155 USD
- Preview Plan: $175 USD
Meeting Dates:
- Group A meets Monday, June 2 & Monday, September 8
- Group B meets Tuesday, June 3 & Tuesday, September 9
REGISTRATION CONFIRMATIONS
Upon completion of payment, you will receive a payment confirmation by email. You will also find a registration confirmation on the website that will include event-specific details. Go to your Member Home and click on My Events under the black bar at the top of the page. All events you have registered will be displayed on this page. If there are additional meeting details (i.e. Zoom links for virtual events or materials required for the event), this information will be found under the green Meeting Info button.
Meet the Faculty
About Lisa
Lisa Gouldy is an associate literary agent building her client list with Corvisiero Literary Agency. Originally trained as an attorney, Lisa moved from the legal world into the literary one over a decade ago in search of stories less constrained by reality. Lisa is an editorial agent who loves helping authors elevate their work and achieve their vision, and enjoys guiding writers through the publishing process the way she once helped clients access the courts. Originally from Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Lisa currently lives in Seattle, Washington. When she's not agenting, you can find her cycling, playing board games, and helping her child make mischief across the gorgeous Pacific Northwest. Lisa loves stories with lyrical writing, memorable characters, and fast-paced plots that keep her guessing. In children’s literature, Lisa particularly enjoys middle grade fantasy and young adult novels with a speculative bent, as well as picture books that make her laugh or cry.
Critique Meetings
Send...
Please send up to 10 pages of your MG or YA manuscript (double-spaced; 12-pt Times New Roman; 1-in margins) and a one-page synopsis (single-spaced) in the same document. Translator submissions should include a brief note about the source work (also in the same document)--by SATURDAY, APRIL 26. We anticipate feedback to be returned by Monday, May 26, 2025. Please, review this in advance of your Zoom meeting.
Process and Polish...
Use the feedback you receive in Step 1 to revise your 10 pages and synopsis before the submission deadline for Step 2.
Send...
Send the revised first 10 pages of your MG or YA manuscript (double-spaced; 12-pt Times New Roman; 1-in margins) and the revised one-page synopsis (single-spaced) in the same document. Translator submissions should include a brief note about the source work (also in the same document)--by SATURDAY, AUGUST 2. We anticipate feedback to be returned by Monday, September 1, 2025. Please, review this in advance of your Zoom meeting.
For ALL Critique Submissions
For all submissions, format your work in 12 point font, with one-inch margins, and double spacing. (US Letter paper size-Include all materials in the same document; please don’t send two documents.)
For both Middle Grade/Young Adult (MG/YA): Please send up to 10 pages of your manuscript and a one-page QUERY LETTER (in the same document). Translator submissions should include a brief note about the source work (also in the same document).
⇒Please include your name on every page of your work as a header or a footer, as well as identifying information on page one: first & last name, email address, title, genre.
⇒Please SAVE YOUR FILE as Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT as a PDF or DOC or DOCx.
Example: Gouldy_Strocchia_THE DAY OF THE PURPLE CARROTS
⇒Then send your file to Kristen at epa-ara@scbwi.org. The subject should read: Webinar Faculty Last Name_Your Last Name_TITLE OF MANUSCRIPT (same as saved file name).
Submission deadlines: listed in Step 1 & 2 above
Also see Steps 1 & 2 above for anticipated critique return dates.