The student will work one-on-one with the mentor to produce a book-length manuscript in their genre, with a minimum of fifty pages. The manuscript should be a collection of poems, a collection of short stories, a collection of creative nonfiction essays, a novella, a large portion of a novel, or a complete screenplay. The work should be of publishable quality in its use of all of the craft elements the student has learned throughout the program: structure, form, image, style, diction, tone, voice, character and plot. It should demonstrate a mastery of each of these elements according to the conventions of the student’s chosen genre. The manuscript must demonstrate not only attention to the quality of the individual pieces or sections, but also awareness of the larger structure of the book. The student will submit monthly portfolios of work to the mentor for comments and will revise in response to the mentor’s suggestions. The student and the mentor will draft a timetable of due dates and logistical processes at the beginning of each semester. In addition to monthly portfolio comments, the mentor will write an end-of-semester evaluation detailing the students’ strengths, weaknesses, and progress in the program.