Gail Anderson-Dargatz

Gail offers both manuscript evaluations and one-on-one mentorships where your own writing is the focus. You will receive detailed feedback and the opportunity to brainstorm over your writing directly with Gail. Both the manuscript evaluations and mentorships are conducted through email, so you can learn from the convenience of your own home. Gail u... ses the evaluations and mentorships to point out common problem areas that we all seem to stumble over as we learn this very complicated craft. She then helps guide the writer towards solutions to those problems in his or her own writing. Manuscript evaluations are ideal for a writer who has a draft completed and wants detailed feedback. Writers submit their manuscript by email, and Gail offers a detailed set of notes on that manuscript, usually within one month's time. At that point, the writer is invited to ask questions and brainstorm with Gail over the course of a day, again by email. Mentorships run over a period of four months. Each month the writer submits, by email, a short story or portion of their novel manuscript up to 5,000 words, for a total of 20,000 words over the course of the mentorship. Gail will provide notes on each submission that include guidance on elements of craft. Writers can expect Gail's response to their submission in one week's time. At the point Gail responds, the writer may discuss the submission, by email, with Gail for a day. Discussion then closes as the writer prepares his or her next month's submission. For a sheet outlining manuscript evaluation or mentorship details and fees email \n This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. " target="_blank" This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Gail teaches advanced fiction and advanced novel in the University of British Columbia's optional-residency MFA creative writing program.Read More