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DHC Virtual Critique Group Update
The DHC virtual critique group meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm MT, the next meeting October 20th. Entries should be under 7500 words. Novel section submissions should be accompanied by a chapter-by-chapter synopsis (the synopsis doesn’t count toward the word total).
We post the stories in a dedicated Dropbox folder, and the critiques themselves are over Zoom. If you are interested in joining the critique group, or simply sitting in to check out the group, drop us an email at steeringcommittee@denverhorror.com message, and we will send you the links. We ask everyone to to critique at least one set of stories before you can submit.
The critiques are informal and friendly, with an emphasis on specific, constructive criticism. While the critiques are open to all skill levels, the goal is eventual publication. Genres are horror, sci-fi, and fantasy. Stories critiqued in the group in the last several months have gone on to be published in the NoSleep podcast (more than once), Dusk, Stories to Take to Your Grave, A Procession of Faeries, Take a Breath: A Collection of Claustrophobic Horror, and DHC’s latest offering, Frontiers of Fright, and elsewhere.
There is also an invitation-only novel group, where entire novels are critiqued in one session. Email steeringcommittee@denverhorror.com for more details.
Join A Horror Fiction Critique Group
Everyone already knows the best way to improve your writing is to get your work critiqued. But few realize the next best way to step up your skills is by GIVING critiques.
How so? By analyzing the work of others—instead of your own stuff that’s hard not to personalize—you’re more likely to come up with ways to improve it. And through that process you’ll start to develop that inner editor to improve your manuscripts.
If you’re writing horror short stories, a novella, or a novel and aren’t in a critique group, you may be stunting your own growth as a writer, limiting the potential of your fiction, and curtailing your likelihood of publication, good reviews, or a loyal readership.
Lucky for you, Denver Horror Collective has three critique groups you can join. If you live near Denver, there’s the in-person group. If you’re anywhere else in the world—not just Colorado!—you can join our virtual critiques.
One focuses on short fiction and the other on novellas and novels. This summer, we have a few open slots for both, so if you’re interested be sure to email us at steeringcommittee@denverhorror.com. While we ask that anyone submitting a piece join DHC as a member (only $20/year, which we’ll prorate for half a year), you’re welcome to sit in or give a critique as a non-member.
Stop stifling your own horrific evolution and join a DHC critique group today!
Worst Wishes,
Denver Horror Collective
Join DHC’s Virtual Critique Group!
Are you ready to start getting your work published (or more frequently)?
DHC’s virtual fiction critique is on the third Monday of every month, at 6:30 p.m. MT, over Zoom.
We accept both short stories and novel excerpts (we ask that the novel excerpts come with a full synopsis), 7500 word maximum, two story slots per session. The critiques are informal and friendly, with an emphasis on specific, constructive criticism. While the critiques are open to all skill levels, the goal is eventual publication. Genres are horror, sci-fi, and fantasy.
Stories critiqued in the group in the last several months have gone on to be published in the NoSleep podcast (more than once), Dusk, Stories to Take to Your Grave, A Procession of Faeries, Take a Breath: A Collection of Claustrophobic Horror, and DHC’s latest offering, Frontiers of Fright. Join our horrifying community today!
Email steeringcommittee@denverhorror.com to join!
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