WRIT50000 - Online Submission Lab
Course Description
The University of Chicago Writer's Studio Online Submission Lab provides one-on-one writing guidance from expert instructors, writers, editors, and publishers. In addition to receiving in-depth feedback on submitted work, students can ask follow-up questions and deepen the value of that feedback in a one-on-one web conference (or phone call, if preferred) with the instructor. Whereas our Manuscript Consultation is for longer works, this Online Submission Lab provides more in-depth feedback on a smaller amount of material. Please see the available instructors below along with the specific guidelines for each.
Douglas Post (Section 20W7)
Instructor: Douglas Post's plays and musicals have been produced in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Canada, England, Wales, Germany, Austria, Russia, and China. He has received the L. Arnold Weissberger Playwriting Award, the Midwestern Playwrights Festival Award, the Cunningham Commission Award, the Blue Ink Playwriting Award, and three Playwriting Fellowship Awards from the Illinois Arts Council, and has been nominated for two Jeff Awards and an Emmy Award. He currently serves on the Council of the Dramatists Guild of America.
Page Count & Submission Materials: For his Online Submission Lab, Doug is accepting up to 40 pages of script from a play, musical, screenplay, teleplay or radio play (standard format, Courier or Times New Roman, twelve-point font).
Type of Feedback: Doug will provide both general and specific feedback in the form of a detailed letter. The submitted work will not be edited as part of the process, but suggestions will be given to strengthen the script, as needed. Doug will certainly point to the positive aspects of the writing and will ask questions regarding parts that are confusing or could be improved upon.
Meeting Length & Mode: Thirty-minute meeting via phone or web conference to be held Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Work shouldn't be discussed additionally via email. Instead, the discussion should be saved for the one-on-on conference.
Lab Format: After registering for the course using the link on this page, you will receive instructions for submitting your work. Along with your work, please submit a letter (up to one page) explaining the main questions or concerns you'd like Doug to address. Once Doug has received your work, he will respond with comments. After that, you will have a chance to ask questions and discuss his points in a thirty-minute meeting. The entire lab (including his letter to you and your one-on-one web or phone meeting) will conclude within one month of submitting work.
If you are interested in an Online Submission Lab with another Writer's Studio instructor, please contact Program Manager Gina DiPonio at writersstudio@uchicago.edu.