My friend Vanessa Blakeslee received the Individual Artist Fellowship in Literature from the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs in 2013 and was a judge on the Literature Fellowship panel this year, 2014. Vanessa explains what a judge or editor is looking for in manuscripts. Worth the three minutes! Vanessa hits all the points, and she is concise.
Critic’s Cap: How I Approach a Book for Review or Manuscript in the Judging Process.