Preparing your Manuscript for Publication: Revisited with Jules Nyquist & John Roche

Instructors: Jules Nyquist & John Roche

Saturday, July 12, 2025

10 am - 3 pm

$85

In-person at Jules’ Poetry Playhouse, Placitas, NM

Do you have a collection of poems that are waiting to be assembled into a poetry book? This class is a deep-dive workshop to work with your poems to assemble them into a book. It is a continuation of our January class with a focus on small group and instructor review. However, you do NOT have to take the first class to participate, and first-time students are especially WELCOME. This workshop is review-intensive.

Please bring your poetry manuscript. A minimum of 20 or so poems is reasonable to work with for a chapbook-sized book, and 50-80 poems for a full-length poetry book.

Sample class format:

First hour: writing statements about your book and instructions for reviewing your manuscript in class.

One-to-one sessions/pair-ups: Scheduled meetings with Jules OR John reviewing your manuscript for 20-25 minutes, alternating with pairing up with class students to review your manuscript, with class instructions provided. This is a small-size class to allow time for reading and review of poetry manuscripts.

Last hour: Sharing insights learned from preparing your manuscript, next steps forward.

Class will have a working lunch break on-site (bring a lunch and we will provide snacks and beverages).