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Your Writing, Reviewed

Brett brings his 20 years of experience in editing and the literary non-profit field to coaching. Book this session for feedback on grant and fellowship proposals, applications for residencies, artist and project statements, or literary arts work sample reviews (poetry, fiction, nonfiction, etc).

$80.00 / 40 minute session
About the Coach
Brett Fletcher Lauer
Deputy Director, Poetry Society of America and Poetry Editor, A Public Space

Brett is the deputy director of the Poetry Society of America, where he runs the annual awards and chapbook fellowship programs, as well as the poetry editor of A Public Space. He has over 20 years of experience in the literary non-profit field and as an editor.

Brett can offer strategies and insights on:

  • Publishing
  • Agent Queries
  • Written Statements
  • Residency and Fellowship Applications
  • Literary Work Sample Reviews

Brett is the deputy director of the Poetry Society of America, where he runs the annual awards and chapbook fellowship programs, and the poetry editor of A Public Space. He is the author of the memoir Fake Missed Connections: Divorce, Online Dating, and Other Failures (Soft Skull Press, 2016) and the poetry collection A Hotel In Belgium (Four Way Books, 2014), which was named a “Top 40 Book of 2014” by Coldfront Magazine. In addition to co-editing several anthologies, including Please Excuse this Poem: 100 News Poets for the Next Generation (Viking Books for Young Readers, 2015) and Isn’t It Romantic: 100 Love Poems by Younger American Poets (Wave Books, 2004), he is the poetry co-chair for the Brooklyn Book Festival. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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