Critique Carousel 2023

 

The Critique Carousel is back for another spin!

We’ve got ten industry professionals lined up to critique your pages/art in 2023. They are:

Taj McCoy

Agent, Reese Agency

 

Stefanie Molina

Literary Agent, Ladderbird Literary Agency

(Welcome back Stefanie! Stefanie participated last year, 2022)

 

Sera Rivers

Literary Agent, Spielburg Literary

(Welcome back, Sera! Sera participated in 2021, and signed a client as a result!)

 

Sarah Rockett

Editor, Sleeping Bear Press

 

Lynette Novak

Literary Agent, The Seymour Agency

 

Karly Dizon

Agent, Fuse Literary

 

Jane Chun

Literary Agent, Transatlantic Agency

 

Elizabeth Law

Senior Editor, Holiday House Books

 

Daniele Hunter

Junior Agent, McIntosh & Otis

 

Christy Hale

Author/Editor/Art Director

 

 

The event will run much the same as last year’s event. The biggest difference is that this year we also have two editors and one art director critiquing. Feel free to check out the 2023 event page for more details about what each industry professional will critique, submission instructions, and the Equity and Inclusion Scholarship.

Remember to research the professionals you’d like to submit to, read interviews with them, find out their Manuscript Wish Lists, and read the information on their professional websites. 

Be sure your manuscripts/portfolios/dummies are in tip-top shape. Being professional and following guidelines goes a long way in proving you’ve done your due diligence.

Here’s a list of Frequently Asked Questions that include cost ($55), guidelines, procedures, dates, and more.

Registration will open September 18 for SCBWI-Michigan members. If you haven’t yet joined SCBWI, do so here!

 

Your Critique Carousel Coordinator,

Wendy BooydeGraaff

critiquecarousel@gmail.com

 

 

Wendy BooydeGraaff is the author of the picture book Salad Pie (Ripple Grove Press/Chicago Review Press), and her middle grade story will be included in the upcoming Haunted States of America anthology (Henry Holt, 2024). Her poetry, fiction, and essays have been included in Ninth Letter online, X-R-A-Y, The Shore, Taproot Magazine, and elsewhere. Connect on Twitter @BooyTweets.