The Hudson Valley Writers Center is happy to offer one-on-one manuscript consultations! This service is a great opportunity for writers to receive fully personalized instruction regarding developed works in progress.
This can be a one-time consultation or an ongoing series of consultations, depending on your needs and your desired instructor’s availability. The price of our one-on-one consultations is $100 per hour.
Please consult the list (below) of HVWC instructors available for one-on-one consultations to choose the best fit for your writing and needs.
Our Instructors
Jonathan Vatner
Fiction
Jonathan Vatner, author of The Bridesmaids Union and Carnegie Hill, is managing editor of Hue, teaches fiction at NYU, and lives in Yonkers, NY, with his husband and cats.
Susan Hodara
Memoir
A memoirist and co-author of Still Here Thinking of You, has taught memoir writing since '02 and writes for publications like The New York Times and Communication Arts.
Barbara Blatner
Playwriting
A playwright, poet, and composer, is the author of The Still Position and Living with You and the award-winning play Years of Sky, produced at 59E59 Theatres in 2013.
Bethany Ball
Fiction
Author of What To Do About the Solomons and The Pessimists, is an award-nominated writer with work in major publications and a new Detroit-set novel in progress.
Jennifer Gessner
Fiction & Non-Fiction
A Development Editor with over 18 years of experience in magazines and book publishing, helps others share their stories and has achieved Book of the Year and exceeded sales goals.
David McLoghlin
Poetry & Memoir
A prize-winning poet and memoirist, has taught extensively, published widely, and is currently working on a book about his grandfather, golf architect Eddie Hackett, with an upcoming feature in Golfer’s Journal.
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