Editor Manuscript Evaluations

**UPDATE: Deadline has passed for 2024 IWG Conference Editor Manuscript Evaluations.**

Editor evaluations cost $45 this year for both members and non-members.

• You must be registered for the conference to participate. These slots are for conference attendees only.
• Editors will look at up to ten pages of your manuscript. There are limited spots for each editor, so book early. When they are gone, they are gone! (Each editor has about 10 slots)
• Using the form below, submit your manuscript and indicate the editor you want to meet with.
• Use the button to pay for your editor evaluation.
• Your ten pages is due by March 1st. No late submissions will be accepted. This is to give the editors time to look over your work and prepare the feedback you’ll receive on the day of the conference.

DO NOT submit more than 10 pages for evaluation. If you do, your editor will either simply look at the first ten pages of your submission, or it will be disqualified and you will need to resubmit.

DO NOT submit late. Late submissions will not be accepted.

YOU MUST be registered for the conference to receive a manuscript evaluation and must be present on the day and time of your appointment.

Meet this year’s editors and enter using the form below. Don’t delay: spots are limited.

Stacey is an editor and publishing coach for award-winning independent authors. I primarily work as a developmental and substantive editor who works with independent authors. She is adept in fiction, including fantasy, thriller, horror, dystopian, YA, and children’s literature. She also specializes in nonfiction editing for inspirational, motivational, business, and self-help books in a variety of subjects.

Stacey provides thorough, professional feedback on manuscripts, mini courses on publishing, and will also be speaking at this year’s conference. Check out her website for more information. 

Lisa Mangum has worked in publishing since 1997. She has been the Managing Editor for Shadow Mountain since 2014 and has worked with several New York Times best-selling authors. While fiction is her first love, she also has experience working with nonfiction projects. Lisa is also the author of four national best-selling YA novels (The Hourglass Door trilogy and After Hello), several short stories and novellas, and a nonfiction book about the craft of writing based on the TV show Supernatural. She has edited several anthologies about various magical creatures, pirates, and food for WordFire Press. She regularly teaches at writing conferences, including hosting a writing weekend in Capitol Reef National Park through UVU. She lives in Taylorsville, Utah, with her husband, Tracy.

Cristen Iris is a developmental editor, nonfiction book collaborator, and author coach who specializes in working with mission-driven and self-motivated but often frustrated and confused clients. She helps them understand the publishing industry, embrace their thinking and work styles, and choose the most effective ways to write to and reach their target audience. The result: high-impact, commercially viable nonfiction books.

Cristen believes that writing and editing are a way of life, the constant creation and refinement of thought and action that leads to our highest level of contribution.