MEMBERS' CRITIQUE SERVICE

The Society's Critique Service exists to offer help and advice to members on their work. The fee for submitting work is £30. Cheques should be made payable to the relevant critic, and critics are usually willing to negotiate a fee where members would like further critiques on longer work.

You may send up to six poems, two short stories, or two articles – a maximum of 2,000 words, or the opening chapter and synopsis of a novel or work of non-fiction. When submitting by mail, PLEASE ENCLOSE a suitably sized and correctly stamped addressed envelope for return of your manuscript and critique(s).

The critique team includes the following members :

POETRY

Fay Marshall is a widely published poet and prize winner. She has written how-to articles, run workshops and classes, and adjudicated various competitions. She is a former reviewer and editorial panellist, English correspondent for an Irish Literary quarterly and regional representative for the Poetry Society. Please send your work to Fay at 56 Cissbury Gardens, Worthing, West Sussex, BN14 0DZ

Daphne Schiller has published poetry since 1975 and had work on radio, T V and London buses. She's won several prizes in national competitions, the most recent being third prize in the Petra Kenney Competition. She's run workshops and taught Creative Writing for the W E A. She's now Membership Secretary for Ver Poets, which has both local and postal members. Please send your work to Daphne at 15 Brampton Road, St Albans, Herts AL1 4PP

SHORT STORIES

A contributor to Salt Publishing's Short Circuit: A Guide to the Art of the Short Story, Zoë King's award-winning short stories have been published across the world. Former editor of Cadenza, Zoë has taught creative writing for many years, and has developed a reputation for offering comprehensive and incisive critiques. Send your work to her at 11 Heron Way, Hickling, Norfolk NR12 0YQ, or by email, as MS Word or RTF attachment. Emailed critiques will be completed using MS Word's Mark-up system together with a summary. Payment for emailed work should be via Paypal. Please contact Zoe for full details.

ARTICLES AND NON-FICTION BOOKS

Wendy Hughes has had 25 non-fiction books, and over 1600 articles published on a variety of subjects, and a regular column in an American/Welsh newspaper. She also writes all the literature for a medical charity. Wendy won the National Association of Writers Groups Award of Journalism, and her most recent success was a commended award in the Lady Violet Astor competition for the best published article in 2007/2008. Please send your work to Wendy at 14 Laburnum Walk, Rustington, West Sussex BN16 3QW, or by email as a Word or RTF attachments. Emailed critiques will be completed using MS Word's Mark-up system, together with a summary. Payment for emailed work should be via Paypal. Please contact Wendy for full details.

NOVELS

Joan Moules is the author of 16 fiction and non-fiction books, and is currently working on a crime novel. Please send a maximum of 2000 words or the opening chapter and synopsis to Joan at 35 Marisfield Place, Selsey, West Sussex PO20 0PD

Silja Swaby is published by HarperCollins and runs creative writing workshops. Send a maximum of 2000 words or the opening chapter and synopsis with SAE to Silja at 3 Lynwood Ct. Connaught Rd, Brookwood, Woking, Surrey GU24 0HR, or by email via Word or RTF attachments. Emailed critiques will be completed using MS Word's Mark-up system together with a summary. Payment for emailed work should be via Paypal. Please contact Silja for full details, including critique format examples.