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JWKC - A Chapter of Missouri Writers Guild
Critique Groups

 
This manuscript of yours that has just come back from another editor
is a precious package. Don't consider it rejected. Consider that
you've addressed it "To the editor who can appreciate my work"
and it has simply come back stamped "Not at this address."
~ Barbara Kingsolver

We welcome writers of any experience from all genres of children's literature. Ongoing critique groups covering all genres meet throughout the week at various times.

 
Contact JWKC if you would like to find or form a critique group. Please include contact information and specify preferred time: day, evening, weekend. We'll forward your information to the critique coordinator.

If your intent is only to attend a single meeting to have your work read, please wait and sign up for a written professional critique instead. Rules and prices to be announced at a later date.

 
Critique Schedule

JWKC's "Flagship" Session
9:30 am - 11:30 am each Wednesday
Covers all genre of children's literature.

Moderator: T. Watson

Department of Motor Vehicles
6000 Lamar, Room C, Mission KS
(on the southwest corner of Martway and Lamar - east of Metcalfe, 1 block south of Johnson Drive).
We'll post any schedule changes below.

Location change for 
Due to occassional conflicts at the Lamar site, 
some meetings may be temporarily held at:
Johnson County Central Resource LIbrary
Periodical Room
87th St. and Farley
Overland Park, KS
(announced in advance)
 
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Click the following links (below) for guidelines an information:

General Guidelines
(may vary by group)
 

General Critiques II
Evening

Moderator:  D. Allen

This group meets 
the first and third Tuesday nights
 at Borders Bookstore
on 119th and Metcalf 
at 6:30pm

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General Critiques III
Evening

Moderator:  V. Dixon

This group meets 
Tuesday nights 
(and sometimes Thursday)
 
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General Critiques IV
Moderator: D.M. Brown
 
A Pittsburg writers group 
for adult and children's authors.
 
Meets every other
Thursday evening until fall. 

The Novelettes I
Daytime

Moderator: S. Bunce

Meets bi-weekly from 9:30-1:30pm at rotating locations.

Members limited to advanced novelists with completed manuscripts under revision requests from an editor or agent.

This group is at capacity and is currently closed to additional members.

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The Novelettes II
Daytime

Moderator: C. Cook

We meet online and in person as needed. This group is currently closed to additional members.


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The Novelettes III
Daytime

Moderator: K. Speck

Members are novelists with manuscripts at various stages of development.

This group has reached capacity and is currently closed to additional members.

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The Novelettes IV
Evening

Moderator: M. Cordell

Meets regularly at locations determined by the group.

Members are novelists with manuscripts at various stages of development.

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