Wulf Moon was fifteen when he won the national Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the same contest that first discovered Stephen King, John Updike, Joyce Carol Oates, and a host of iconic names in the arts. He sold the story that same year to Science World (circulation 1,000,000 copies per issue), making it an impressive first professional sale.

Since then, Moon has won over fifty writing awards, including multiple Writer of the Year awards and Best Writing Workshop awards. He is the author of the runaway bestseller How to Write a Howling Good Story, and he's the founder of the Wulf Pack Writers group that has helped launch the careers of countless emerging writers.

John B. Edwards started a 40-year career in law enforcement as a uniformed officer, next he worked statewide for the GBI as an undercover agent, smuggling investigator, homicide investigator, and major case task force commander. He retired from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation as the Special Agent in Charge of the Statesboro field office. He retired his active police service as a chief deputy sheriff.

Don Vaughan has written professionally for 48 years, and has worked as a full-time freelance writer since 1991. He has published nearly 2,000 articles, columns, and stories in scores of print and online publications ranging from MAD Magazine to Encyclopedia Britannica, and has written, co-written, ghost-written, or contributed to nearly 35 books on a range of topics. Don is a contributing editor to Writer’s Digest, and founder of Triangle Association of Freelancers, one of the largest organizations in North Carolina devoted to all aspects of fiction and nonfiction writing.

Kevin Steverson is a retired veteran of the U.S. Army. With 81 published works including foreign translations), he writes in the Science Fiction, Fantasy, Noir, and Post Apocalyptic genres. He is the author of many international best selling novels, including the Salvage Title Trilogy, picked up for feature film and now in development. His Salvage universe now has thirty novels in it by him and other invited authors. Kevin is also a published songwriter with 10 songs he had a hand in writing, recorded and released by artists in Nashville. These days he can be found in the foothills of the NE Georgia mountains writing his next story or song.

Lori B. Duff, a former lawyer and municipal court judge, has transitioned into a successful writing career. Her journey to becoming an author was marked by a passion for storytelling and a desire to share her experiences. She has won numerous awards for her writing and is the author of several published works. Duff's blog on the Huffington Post showcases her insights and perspectives on various topics. Currently, she is focused on her ongoing writing projects and continues to inspire others with her unique voice and captivating narratives.

Deadline to submit evaluations to be reviewed by our faculty is May 6!

Online submission form

How to submit? Fill out the online form [click link above] or use the form below to submit via email: Please copy the Email Faculty Evaluation Packet Submission Form and fill it out along with your attached submission packet to SWA50CNE@gmail.com. Items marked with asterisks are mandatory, please don’t leave them blank. Please type in the faculty member + word[s] in bold revealing the nature of your submission project to discuss in the subject line of the email when submitting an evaluation packet.

NOTE: You should receive an email confirming your evaluation packet and information within 48 hours. Questions about your submission? Send Amy an email to SWA50CNE@gmail.com.

Email Faculty Evaluation Packet Submission Form to fill out with your evaluation packet submission:

Email Address: * [___]

First Name: * [___]

Last Name: * [___]

* In 100 words or less, list a few of your writing accomplishments [especially published works] and/or accomplishments/experiences in your life that relate to your writing goals.

* What is your main writing goal? [should be a sentence].

Faculty and Evaluation Category: * choose appropriate subcategory from the list of our five faculty.

• [___] Wulf Moon

o [___] First 5

o [___] Open Consultation

o [___] Article Opening

o [___] Memoir Excerpt

o [___] Glittering Bios

• [___] John B. Edwards

o [___] Open Dialogue

o [___] Southern Dialogue

o [___] Southern Settings

o [___] Realistic Crime

• [___] Lori B. Duff

o [___] Open Dialogue

o [___] Story Triage

o [___] Story Opening

o [___] Make Funnier

o [___] Law and Order

• [___] Donald Vaughan

o [___] Open Dialogue

o [___] Query Evaluation

o [___] Manuscript Review

• [___] Kevin Steverson

o [___] Open Dialogue

o [___] Story Opening

o [___] Story Problem,

o [___] Marketing Questions

Title of your submission *

This is my only entry to this specific faculty person [* agree ___]

I have read the evaluator’s description and:

• my entry is formatted appropriately [* agree ___]

• my entry meets the word count criteria [* agree ___]

• My SWA membership is current [* agree ___]

• I plan to be at the full SWA June conference [* yes ___, no ___] only people in attendance for the full conference may submit evaluation packets in advance of the meeting to be evaluated by faculty. In addition, registrants must agree to pay for their one-on-one sessions in the bookstore before the bookstore closes sometime Monday June 9 [each session is $20 with proceeds going directly toward the faculty member’s stipend].

• I understand that my appointment time for my one-on-one appointments with faculty will be emailed to me in advance and be included in my registration packets as well as posted on an easy-to-find area at the conference. By June 1 each registrant who has submitted a manuscript sample to be evaluated by faculty in advance will be emailed the schedule for their meeting[s]. [* agree ___]

• I understand that I must be at the meeting at the appointed day and time or forfeit my opportunity for a one-on-one session, note the faculty may or may not have printed notes to share with you if you miss your appointment [* agree ___]

• I understand that I must pay $20 for my one-on-one session with this faculty member at the bookstore during the June conference even if I miss my appointed meeting [* agree ___]

• Attached file [ yes ___, no ___]

• I have not used A.I. to generate any of this content [* agree ___]

• Subject line contains faculty member and bolded keyword for evaluation packet [ yes___, no___]

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