RWA/RWNZ Critique Partner Register
Application Form

Please save this form to your computer, fill it in as comprehensively and accurately as you can, and send it to applycritpartners@romanceaustralia.com 

Your answers will form your profile which will be available to all members of the CP Register. Please restrict your answers to bullet points of 30 words per answer maximum.

1.	Your name (we won’t actually put your name on the site – we’ll use a code, so the first stage is anonymous)

2.	Please highlight your membership:
	Member of RWA
	Member of RWNZ
	Member of both

3.	Please highlight one of the following which best describes you as a writer: 
	
	Beginner: 	
	On your first or second romance ms and thinking about craft topics

	Intermediate: 	
	Finished more than one romance ms, have a grasp on basics and looking at deeper craft topics

	Advanced: 
	Finished more than one romance ms, have a firm grasp on craft issues and probably finalling and winning competitions. Published.

4.	Genres / lines you write in:

5.	What rate you'd like to swap work (e.g., a chapter a week, a full ms when ready, a chapter a month, etc):

6.	What would you say your writing strengths are? (Please see the list below for areas to consider.)

7.	What would you say your writing challenges/difficulties are? (Please see the list below for areas to consider.)

In terms of strengths and challenges, the following list may be useful: Generating story ideas, Characterization, Plotting, Structuring, Conflict, Emotional punch, Research, Dialogue, Sensual tension, Setting, Point of View, Pacing, Grammar , Other

8.	How often do you write? (e.g., full time, weekends, an hour a day, etc):  

9.	How long have you been writing, or, how many mss have you completed? 

10.	Genres you’re happy to swap with (e.g., only the same as you write? Or anything similar? Or any genre except one?):

The next step is optional.

11.	In our experience, those who post a sample page of writing to the database are offered matches more often, and their matches had a higher chance of working out. If you would like to submit a sample of writing to the database (again, your real name won’t be used) please choose a page (no more than 250 words) from the middle of a piece of work where it is least likely to be identifiable and send in rtf. format to: applycritpartners@romanceaustralia.com

Thank you for completing this form. When we have received your answers we
will send you your code name and instructions for accessing the database.

Happy Critiquing!