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The WWTS Alumni Mentorship Program
The Alumni Mentorship Program is a three-month mentorship opportunity open to currently unagented & unpublished Writing With the Soul alumni who are actively working toward publication. Throughout the program, mentees will deepen their connection to their writing through the completion of a manuscript revision based on mentor feedback, peer collaboration, & self discovery.
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By the end of this mentorship program, mentees will:
- Complete a comprehensive revision of their manuscript
- Understand how to give & receive critique
- Develop a vision for their individual career
- Strategize goals & next steps
- Revisit & refine their Writer's Creed
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The Details
Led by WWTS alumni who have gone on to begin their careers as authors, the mentorship program will include one-on-one sessions between mentors and mentees, as well as mentee group sessions that conclude with the Mentorship Story Intensive March 20-24, 2024. Mentor profiles, the full program schedule & application instructions will go out to alumni in the Fall Alumni Newsletter in mid-September & simultaneously be updated here. There is no cost to apply to the program.
Mentee Requirements
- Applicants must have a completed manuscript that has had at least one full revision. Raw first drafts will not be a good fit for this program.
- Applicants must be currently unagented & unpublished. If you have been agented in the past & are now unagented, you are welcome to apply.
- We ask that if you are accepted into the mentorship program as a mentee, you do not actively query the project you have entered the program with until the mentorship is over.
- Applicants must be available for the entirety of the program schedule, with no exceptions.
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Is This Mentorship Right for You?
The structure of the program includes an ambitious revision timeline of six weeks & a rigorous commitment to reading and critiquing your fellow mentee’s manuscripts. Applicants should be able to commit to three full, writing-filled months from January through March with schedule availability March 20-24 for the Mentorship Story Intensive. Mentees should be ready to share their work, accept editorial feedback, & give their full commitment to the peer critique portion of the program.
What You Need to Apply
- A completed manuscript that has been beta read and revised. You will submit your first chapter for application.
- A query letter (one page, single-spaced)
- A synopsis (one page, single-spaced)
- Top TWO choices for a mentor. You will only be permitted to select two choices on your application
- An understanding of why you want to participate in the program (i.e. What are your goals? Where do you need guidance? What are you looking for in a mentor relationship?
- Six weeks to complete a full manuscript revision
- An open mind
Mentorship Timeline
October 2023
10.16-10.20 Get to know the mentors on IG
10.21 Applications open 9 AM EST
10.25 Applications close 11:59 PM EST
December 2023
12.08 Mentees announced
12.22 Mentors deliver edit letters
January 2024
01.06 Orientation & 1st mentor meeting
01.27 Mentee meet-up & 2nd mentor meeting
February 2024
02.16 Mentees submit revisions
02.17 Mentee meet-up & Manuscript exchange
March 2024
03.21-24 Mentorship Story Intensive for peer critiques & 3rd mentor meeting
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