Instructor: Leland Cheuk
1 session, $200
Saturday, June 29th,  10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

In recent years, Big Publishing editors have primarily become acquirers with little time to edit. That means the burden is increasingly on the writer to deliver a spotless manuscript that an agent can sell quickly. This one-day intensive course will run through common and unsightly editorial mistakes in manuscripts and teach you some simple tools to ensure that the next manuscript you submit will be spotless. We’ll also spend the last portion of the day editing the first five pages of your manuscript.

Leland Cheuk is the author of the story collection LETTERS FROM DINOSAURS (Thought Catalog Books, 2016) and the novel THE MISADVENTURES OF SULLIVER PONG (CCLaP Publishing, 2015), which was an Amazon National Bestseller in Asian-American Literature. Cheuk’s work has been covered in VICE, The Millions, The Rumpus, Asian American Writers Workshop, The Good Men Project, among other outlets. He has been awarded fellowships and artist residencies at The MacDowell Colony, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, I-Park Foundation, and Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts. His work has appeared in publications such as Salon, Electric Literature, The Rumpus, Kenyon Review, Prairie Schooner, [PANK] Magazine, and others. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from Lesley University. He is also an assistant fiction editor at Newfound Journal and the founder of the small press 7.13 Books. He lives in Brooklyn.

Writing Institute Registration Process:

Step 1 - Registration Information: Complete this registration form in full.

Step 2 - Payment: Once you click submit on this form, a new page will appear in your browser with a payment link. Click on the payment link, complete the required information, and submit your payment. 

Payment is required for your registration to be confirmed. If we don’t receive your payment within 48 hours of submission of this form, your registration will automatically be cancelled. You will have to complete the form again if you wish to register for the class.
Step 3 - Confirmation: Once we receive your payment, your registration will be finalized and confirmed with an email. Please keep this email for your records.  Details about room assignment, parking, and any other information relevant to the course will be emailed to registered students the week before classes begin.

If you have questions about the registration process, please call us at 914-395-2205 or email writinginstitute@sarahlawrence.edu.