09/03/11

The writers choose the form and style which appeals to them.  We have heard and critiqued the following:

 Fiction

Historical and Romance novels

Fantasy stories for Children and Young Adults

Mysteries

Tales based on California history

Charming short stories

Adventure yarns

 Nonfiction

Entertaining How-to Guides and Reference Books

Stories set in foreign lands

Biographies

Memoirs

A moving account of a young soldier severely wounded in Vietnam

A light memoir about adjusting to life in a foreign country

A grandmother's recollections of family anecdotes

Coming-of-age adventures

Stories from WWII

 Scripts and Screenplays

New works for stage and screen

 Poetry

Moving images to touch the heart

And much more! 

We'd prefer not to critique:

Theses, dissertations, scientific or technical papers, and erotica

The following is unacceptable subject matter:

Pedophilia, bestiality, necrophilia, snuff, sexual activity involving anyone under eighteen years, explicit sexual details, or material using offensive language.