Queensland Writers Centre -
Manuscript Assessment

Have a completed manuscript and don’t know what to do next? Submit your work to an industry professional for a manuscript assessment and get in-depth, expert advice and constructive criticism from someone that writes professionally in your genre.

A manuscript assessment includes a structural edit of your manuscript, which, depending on format, concerns big-picture elements like story structure, character arcs, genre conventions and audience response. On top of that, you’ll get a written feedback report from your assessor, and the chance to meet with them twice - once at the beginning and once at the end of the manuscript assessment. You don't need to be a member of Queensland Writers Centre to apply.

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* 1. Your details

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* 2. Project details - 
Fill the length field below with:
  • Adult fiction and nonfiction: word count
  • Screenplay or script: page count (industry formatted)
  • Poetry: page count + no. of poems + no. of lines
  • Other: word count + page count 

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* 3. What is the format of your work?

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* 4. I'm looking for an assessment of:

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* 5. Upload a copy of your work as an unrestricted Word document (.docx) or PDF. Please check your work is formatted to industry standard specifications. For most fiction and nonfiction manuscripts, this means:
  • 12pt Arial or Times New Roman font
  • Double line spacing
  • A4 page with 3cm margins (all sides)
  • Page numbered

PDF, DOC, DOCX file types only.
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* 6. Project synopsis (optional, max. 400 words)

PDF, DOC, DOCX file types only.
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* 7. Preferred meeting delivery

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* 8. Accessibility requirements or other notes (optional)

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* 9. Manuscript assessment rate based on your project's word count:

You’ll enter payment info after the survey.
Manuscript Assessment rates are based on your project's format, word/page count and may vary depending on your assessor. The prices listed here include two half-hour consultation sessions. If your manuscript length falls outside the word-count brackets listed above, or doesn't apply because of the format of your work (e.g. a screenplay), or you'd simply like to discuss further, please select the 'Other - please contact to discuss' option and we will reach out to arrange a personalised quote.

Please also consider Queensland Writers Centre's Writer's Surgery (short form assessment of an excerpt of your project) and Editing (line edits and proofreading) services, which may better suit your work at its current stage of development.
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