Manuscript Critique

Claire Wahmanholm Poetry Critique

Open to: Full-length poetry manuscripts; poetry chapbook manuscripts 

Limit: For full length collections, 70 pages (see pricing for details); for chapbooks, 25 pages 

What You’ll Submit: A full-length collections of poems consisting of 48-70 pages; a chapbook manuscript of 18-25 pages 

What You’ll Get: 1) Electronic line-edits and margin notes on the entire MS (if desired); 2) A letter describing what I feel the book’s overall strengths and weaknesses are, as well as offering concrete suggestions for maximizing the former and minimizing the latter; as well as an evaluation of your book’s arc/order, and recommendations for cuts/additions; 3) An hour-long meeting (face-to-face or virtual) to discuss my comments, the MS, next steps, etc. 

Pricing: Full-length poetry MS: flat rate of $950 for 48-70 pages (plus $20/page for any additional pages over 80); Poetry chapbook: flat rate of $600 Turnaround: Full-length poetry MS: 4 weeks; Poetry chapbooks: 2 weeks