Participant Position - Applications Open to July 15th, 2010

Updated: April 3rd, 2010

Fictionista Workshop participants are readers, observers, and constructive critics, offering detailed feedback in formats appropriate for the workshop setting, as well as support and encouragement. They are a crucial, integrated part of the workshop and forum activity.

There are two types of participants, depending on whether a workshop forum is open or closed. Open forums have read-only access to open workshops registered users, while active users can read and post. Closed forums are comprised of only active users, who play a role in the creative process of the workshop. Participants must remain active in order to continue participating in the forum.

There are two categories of participants in each workshop:

• Writer Recommended
• Fictionista Workshop Participants

All positions, regardless of whether the participant is recommended by the writer for that writer’s specific workshop, or whether the participant was chosen directly by Fictionista Workshop moderators for that specific workshop, are subject to approval and required to complete the application below.

Application Guidelines

• The current workshop is in session and applications at this time are placed in queue for the Summer 2010-Fall 2010 workshop. This application must be completely filled out and submitted by the assigned deadline, which is by midnight CDT, July 15th, 2010.
• All participants will be contacted and notified of the status of their application being received by the aforementioned deadline. See calendar for details.
• Any changes made to this application must be submitted in writing to the administration team no later than 24 hours after the deadline has closed.
• No modifications will be accepted after that time.
• Apply for only one workshop position at a time.

The participant application includes the following:

I. Introduction

First and last name as well as contact information is required. DO NOT ENTER YOUR COMMUNITY PENNAME.

II. Application Process

A. Workshop History and Critique Style

11 questions

Note: This section is meant to include ALL of your experience, including with professional, academic, and recreational reading, and critical thinking. Please feel free to tell us about yourself when answering.

B. Your Reading Style

14 questions

C. Community Presence

8 questions

Note: If you are new to any type of community membership in general, please provide the answers as best you can. We are looking for the best fit for our workshop, not the most established community contributors.

D. Character Reference

Participant Application

Questions, comments, concerns? Contact the Fictionista Workshop administration team.

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Moderator Position - Applications Open to July 15th, 2010

Updated: April 3rd, 2010

The forum moderator manages and directs operations of one or more individual forums (writing projects) on Fictionista Workshop. This role is critical to the success of a given project, essentially functioning as a workshop leader and project manager in addition to performing more traditional duties of a forum moderator, such as resolving disagreements and maintaining discussion threads.

Application Guidelines

• The current workshop is in session and applications at this time are placed in queue for the Summer 2010-Fall 2010 workshop. This application must be completely filled out and submitted by the assigned deadline, which is by midnight CDT, July 15th, 2010.
• All participants will be contacted and notified of the status of their application being received by the aforementioned deadline. For more information, see the Calendar.
• Any changes made to this application must be submitted in writing to the administration team no later than 24 hours after the deadline has closed.
• No modifications will be accepted after that time.
• Apply for only one workshop position at a time.

I. Expectations of an Ideal Candidate

• As a forum moderator, you will facilitate the process in a public forum.
• Moderators will be working with administrators, authors, editors, and registered participants and must maintain strong, friendly, and professional relationships.
• Acquire skills in website management to assist Administrator in keeping forum topics organized.
• Moderators are discussion leaders and will occasionally need to encourage workshop members to focus on specific elements of craft and story concepts of character/plot, directing them toward the desired goal for the workshop.
• Modeling the critical process for the other workshop members is as important as the critique itself.
• Moderators should be perceptive individuals and have a good understanding of how various issues can affect others when directing the outcome of a situation.
• Anything requiring personal attention (ex. negativity expressed to another participant and/or moderator/author, abuse of thread, disregard of workshop rules, etc.) will be handled tactfully by initial contact via PM.

II. Application Process

A. Moderating History

5 questions

Note: This section is meant to include ALL of your experience, including with professional, academic, and recreational moderation. Please feel free to tell us about yourself when answering.

B. Your Communication Style

7 questions

C. Community Presence

8 questions

Note: If you are new to any type of community membership in general, please provide the answers as best you can. We are looking for the best fit for our workshop, not the most established community contributors.

D. Character Reference

Moderator Application

Questions, comments, concerns? Contact the Fictionista Workshop administration team.

Copyright © 2009 Fictionista Workshop, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Editor Position - Applications Open to July 15th, 2010

Updated: April 3rd, 2010

Fictionista Workshop editors work closely with writers and readers in the workshop environment, reviewing, analyzing, redacting, and sometimes even rewriting the work of writers.

There are two kinds of editors in the workshop: story editors and copy editors. Story editors look for plausibility in the work as a whole, evaluating plot, storyline, and character development, developing the material and clarifying ambiguities. They evaluate the manuscript and challenge the writer when they find faulty logic, inconsistencies, and vagueness. They also may rewrite, cut, clarify, and format the work as needed. Copy editors proofread a writer’s work, but also address stylistic issues to a limited degree, pointing out problems but not reworking them. Because of the nature of these different types of editors, workshop projects will be assigned at least one story editor and as many as two copy editors.

Key Qualities/Ethics/Code of Conduct

For our purposes, a good editor:

• Understands and is sympathetic to the challenges writers face.
• Recognizes and appreciates literary talent, and acts to foster and support it.
• Open to many different styles of writing; treats them all respectfully.
• Confident and secure in their judgment without imposing their own style on a writer.
• Accepts that writers have final say on their own work, even when it goes against their editorial opinion.
• Trustworthy; acts to protect the copyright and distribution of a writer’s work.
• Has the moral and mental strength needed to resist pressure to create work aimed at earning a writer popularity and fitting in with community trends; protects the quality and integrity of the work.
• Advocates for the needs of readers, even over the needs of publishers, agents, and sometimes writers themselves.
• Energetic, enthusiastic, and resourceful in helping authors to discover the truth, purpose, and meaning in their writing.
• Has great reserves of patience and tact; understands the difference between constructive criticism and negativity, opinion and fact, attending to the ways that their comments can affect a writer, their confidence, and quality of work.
• Has the kind of character and generosity required to lend their time, energy, and all of their own creativity to projects for which they might never be recognized.
• Supports writers through all the advantages and pitfalls of writing, including writer’s block, bad reviews, negativity from community members, popularity issues, and marketing ideas.
• Likes writers and enjoys working with them.

Application Guidelines

• This application is ONLY for the workshop.
• The current workshop is in session and applications at this time are placed in queue for the Summer 2010-Fall 2010 workshop. This application must be completely filled out and submitted by the assigned deadline, which is by midnight CDT, July, 15th, 2010.
• All participants will be contacted and notified of the status of their application being received by the aforementioned deadline. For more information, see the Calendar.
• Any changes made to this application must be submitted in writing to the administration team no later than 24 hours after the deadline has closed.
• No modifications will be accepted after that time.
• Apply for only one workshop position at a time.

The editor application includes the following items:

I. Introduction

First and last name and contact information are required. DO NOT ENTER YOUR COMMUNITY PENNAME.

II. Application Process

A. Philosophy of Editing

11 questions

B. Workshop Experience

3 questions

Note: This section is meant to include ALL of your experience, including with professional, academic, and recreational reading and critical thinking. Please feel free to tell us about yourself when answering.

C. Editing and Writing Style and Experience

10 questions

D. Community Presence

9 questions

Note: If you are new to any type of community membership in general, please provide the answers as best you can. We are looking for the best fit for our workshop, not the most established community contributors.

E. Character Reference

III. Editing Test

Within 24 hours after we receive your application, FW will send you an editing test via email for completion and return within 72 hours. Any application for which a completed editing test is not submitted will not be considered.

Editor Application

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Questions, comments, concerns? Contact the Fictionista Workshop administration team.

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Writer Position - Applications Open to July 15th, 2010

Updated: April 3rd, 2010

The Fictionista Workshop writer is an integral part of the workshop as a whole. Writers are key to the success of the workshop and publishing process. Working with other writers, both established and new, all aiming for personal success and giving credibility to a proven process. Without writer participation, the workshop would be non-existent. Writer feedback and participation is critical for completion of their own product and offering assistance and ideas in other parts of the workshop.

Writers produce storyboarding and outlines, work with editor(s) to write and rewrite their story into a final product ready for publishing. They participate in the writing workshop under a set timeframe, keep a schedule of their progress, participate on forums, and interact with readers and moderators.

In order to be considered for the Fictionista Workshop environment, all writers must submit both an application and a manuscript by midnight CDT July 15th, 2010.

Manuscript Submission Guidelines

• The workshop is for works-in-progress and completed stories, though we encourage only creative original stories for the workshop environment.
• In order to be considered for the workshop, all writers must guarantee no plagiarism under contract and provide history of published work, if applicable. The “manuscript” consists of a full story outline and one (1) edited chapter submitted to Fictionista. Submissions@gmail.com.
• Writers with existing stories must submit their completed story in an MS Word (2003 or 2007) document.
• Submissions must be in 12pt Times New Roman with 1-inch margins on all sides.
• Please review Terms and Conditions of Manuscript Submission under the Terms of Service prior to submission.

Application Guidelines

• This application is for the workshop ONLY. If you wish to submit to our short-story projects, please locate the Ambrosia Series or the Menagerie Series.
• The current workshop is in session and applications at this time are placed in queue for the Summer 2010-Fall 2010 workshop. This application must be completely filled out and submitted by the assigned deadline, which is by midnight CDT, July 17th, 2010.
• All participants will be contacted and notified of the status of their application being received by the aforementioned deadline. For more information, see the Calendar.
• Any changes made to this application must be submitted in writing to the administration team no later than 24 hours after the deadline has closed.
• No modifications will be accepted after that time.
• Apply for only one workshop position at a time.

The writer application includes the following:

I. Introduction

First and last name as well as contact information is required. DO NOT ENTER YOUR COMMUNITY PENNAME.

II. Application Process

A(1). Writing History for published writers (all genres, creative original and derivative)

2 questions

A(2). Writing History for new writers

3 questions

Note: This section is meant to include ALL of your experience, including with professional, academic, and recreational reading and critical thinking. Please feel free to tell us about yourself when answering.

B. Workshop Experience

5 questions

C. Your Writing Style

10 questions

D. Community Presence

9 questions

Note: If you are new to any type of community membership in general, please provide the answers as best you can. We are looking for the best fit for our workshop, not the most established community contributors.

E. Character Reference

Writer Application

Questions, comments, concerns? Contact the Fictionista Workshop administration team.

Copyright © 2009 Fictionista Workshop, LLC. All Rights Reserved.