Thursday, March 5, 2020





NOWW eWriter in Residence 2020: Susan Olding

Calling all writers:

The Northwestern Ontario Writers Workshop (NOWW) would like to invite you to participate in the 2020 eWriter in Residence program. Members of NOWW will be provided with the opportunity to have their work professionally reviewed and edited by Susan Olding  an experienced writer of fiction, literary nonfiction, and poetry. 
Susan will also be leading two workshops, one in Thunder Bay and one in the region sometime this autumn. Further details to follow.
For the next three months, we are offering Susan’s services as an ewriter in residence to 20 NOWW members. This will include the following:
·      Proofreading and copyedits
·      A commentary letter of at least 500 words that will substantively address components of the material such as:
o   Prose: Discussion of form, content, technique, concept, point of view, narrative voice, character, dialogue, setting, theme, pace, and development, showing not telling, suggestions for revision and further development, and any additional topics which seem relevant.
o   Poetry: Discussion of form, content, technique, concept, line breaks, word choice, prosody, and suggestions for revision and further development, and any additional topics which seem relevant.
o   Suggestions for "next steps" in writing/publishing of the current or future manuscripts.
·      The submitting writer has 15 calendar days after he/she receives their work back to review comments, to ask up to 5 clarifying questions, and to submit a second draft. 
Submissions can be creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, or hybrid work. Length: Prose between 2500 and 7000 words. Poetry and hybrid work: up to 15 pages.
Susan will review one submission from each writer and also communicate via email to ensure that the feedback is clear, and to respond to follow-up questions. 
Once selected, participants will be given further details on submitting format, format for follow-up question etc. All manuscripts must be in by April 30.
Fee: There will be a fee of $60 for participation in the eWriter program. The fee will be due upon the NOWW member receiving notice that they have been accepted into the program.
Selection Criteria:
NOWW will select up to 20 writers who are NOWW members. Priority will be given to those writers who have not participated in the eWriter in Residence porgram in the last two years. Furhter we will keep two priority spots for writers from outside of Thunder Bay and two priority spots for Indigenous writers. If you fall into either one of those categories, please let us know with your first email. Any priority spots remaining after the deadline will be filled by other applicants. 
If interested please apply by email to NOWW at admin@nowwwriters.ca by March 15. Please include the word “ewriter” in the subject line and the following information in the body of the email:

1.    Name
2.    Address
3.    Phone number
4.    Email address
5.    Type of Genre you would submit


Please do not include your submission in this application. NOWW will email submission instructions to all who are accepted into the program.
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