Usually, if you're asking the question, you're ready. If you have 10,000 words of prose (roughly 40 pages) you have enough material to submit. That said, some people like to sign up before they have 10,000 words and use the workshop as motivation to get their pages written. They are not expected to be polished. They don't even have to be any good. That's what the group is for: to help you make them good. 

Gentle and honest. Always. I firmly believe that solid, constructive and useful feedback can be given with empathy and kindness. What's more, I don't allow anyone in my groups to be harsh or unnecessarily critical. The goal is to inspire you with ideas for how to take your work to the next level, not cut you down by making you feel like crap. 

Every writer will get the chance to submit twice and each submission can be up to 5,000 words (roughly 20 pages).

You will get a full set of written notes from April. This includes line edits as well as her overall thoughts on the pages in a written summary. In addition to those written notes, we will spend an hour as a group discussing your pages. This conversation is generative and constructive. The entire thing is recorded so that you can rewatch it any time. (The recordings are never shared publicly - they are only shared with the writers whose work is discussed.)

All writers are welcome in the Sit Write Here workshops. The only requirement is a willingness to participate with an open mind. While I do use the traditional workshop model, I have customized it to be more inclusive as per the suggestions in the book Craft in the Real World by Matthew Salesses Please read my Agreements for Community Interactions for more information.