MFA program editing support
Preparing a portfolio, a thesis chapter, or a workshop submission? FastTrack gives you an outside editorial read before your cohort or committee sees the piece.
Get your FastTrack report →Litro / FastTrack
Fast editorial feedback before you submit.
For writers preparing work for literary journals, MFA programs, workshops, contests, fellowships, or agents.
FastTrack helps you see what is strong, what is blocking the piece, and what to revise before you send it out.
A practical editorial report on your short story, essay, poetry, or novel opening — focused on what is working, what is blocking submission-readiness, and what to revise next. Under 4,000 words, delivered within 10 business days.
Reviewed through Litro's editorial framework · Human editors, not AI · Secure Stripe payment · DOCX/PDF upload · Report delivered within 10 business days
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“A few craft points have finally clicked into place for me, so I’m feeling a surge of enthusiasm.”
“Thank you for a very concise, very precise, very useful report on my story. You are a model for editorial commentary.”
— Townsend Walker
“I am so grateful for your very helpful feedback.”
— Marie Moreau
“Fantastic analysis. I’d really ground to a halt with this one, but you’ve given me the steer I needed.”
— Clay
Is this for you?
Use FastTrack if the piece feels close, but still unclear.
FastTrack is for writers who need a clear editorial diagnosis before the next submission, revision, workshop, contest deadline, or larger editorial spend.
Your story, essay, or poem feels close, but not finished.
Editors keep rejecting the piece and you do not know why.
You are preparing a piece for a literary journal, contest, MFA program, workshop, fellowship, or agent.
You want a serious diagnosis before paying hundreds for deeper editing.
You want Litro-level editorial feedback without submitting the piece to Litro.
FastTrack is not for you if...
You need copy-editing or proofreading.
You want a guaranteed publication decision.
You need a full manuscript assessment.
You want someone to rewrite the piece for you.
You need same-day or emergency feedback.
How it works
Pay securely ($59). Upload your DOCX or PDF. Receive your report within 10 business days. Your manuscript is used only for editorial review.
“Thank you for a very concise, very precise, very useful report on my story.”
— Townsend Walker
See the feedback before you buy
What your FastTrack report covers
Not vague encouragement. A practical editorial diagnosis you can revise from.
- What is already working
- Where the piece loses pressure, clarity, or momentum
- Character, voice, image, structure, and escalation
- Submission-readiness
- Line-level polish notes
- Clear next steps for revision
Written by a human editor, not generated by AI. It is designed to give you usable revision priorities before you send the piece to journals, contests, MFA programs, workshops, fellowships, or agents — not pages of abstract commentary.
Payment and upload are separate steps: pay first, then use the upload link to send your DOCX or PDF.
FastTrack Editorial Report
Your manuscript title · 10-day turnaround
Story Summary
A concise overview of your piece — structure, voice, and central tension.
What's Working
The strengths worth preserving and building on.
Priority Revisions
The changes that will have the most impact on the piece.
Line-Level Polish
Specific notes on key passages, phrasing, and rhythm.
Next Steps
A clear revision plan for your next draft.
Submission Readiness
An honest assessment of where the piece stands.
How it works
1
Pay securely
Complete your payment via Stripe. Instant confirmation.
2
Upload your manuscript
Use your upload link to submit your DOCX or PDF.
3
Editorial review
We assign your piece for a focused editorial read.
4
Receive your report
Delivered within 10 business days.
If your upload link fails, reply to your receipt email with your file attached.
Before you submit
Where writers use FastTrack
One report, one piece, one clear set of revision priorities — whatever you are preparing it for.
Creative writing workshop feedback
A practical report to take into your next workshop — what is working, what the room is likely to push on, and what to revise first.
Get your FastTrack report →Literary journal submission review
Before the piece goes out to journals, find out whether it is submission-ready and what would lift its chances with a reading editor.
Get your FastTrack report →Contest submission feedback
Contest readers decide quickly. FastTrack shows you where the opening loses pressure and what would make the piece hold a judge's attention.
Get your FastTrack report →Novel opening assessment
An honest read of your first pages — stakes, voice, pacing, and whether an agent or fellowship reader would keep going. Longer work moves to the Full Manuscript Assessment.
Get your FastTrack report →Short story editorial feedback
Character, escalation, structure, and the ending: a focused diagnosis of a single story under 4,000 words.
Get your FastTrack report →Poetry submission feedback
Image, line, form, and arrangement — a close editorial read of a poem or small set of poems before you submit.
Get your FastTrack report →Essay submission review
For personal essays and creative nonfiction: is the argument or arc clear, does the voice hold, and what would an editor ask you to fix?
Get your FastTrack report →Cohorts and classrooms
For MFA programs and writing workshops
FastTrack gives students a practical editorial report before submission season. We can support individual writers or program cohorts preparing work for journals, contests, workshops, fellowships, and agents.
Choose your service
Start with FastTrack. Upgrade as your work develops.
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Most Popular
$59
FastTrack Editorial Review
For writers preparing a short story, essay, poem, or novel opening under 4,000 words for journals, contests, MFA programs, workshops, fellowships, or agents.
$45
Revision Check
For writers who have already received a FastTrack report and revised their piece.
$129
Full Manuscript Assessment
For novels, novellas, and book-length nonfiction — a full structural read before it goes to agents or fellowship readers.
Selective
Price on request
Editorial Development Intensive
Selective second-stage development for manuscripts ready for deeper editorial work.
Learn MoreKeep building after the report
Use your FastTrack diagnosis to choose the next step: a second read, deeper editorial support, or a live craft session.
Revision Check
After you revise from your FastTrack report, send the piece back for a focused second read. Best for writers who want to know whether the main blockers have been fixed.
1:1 Submission Weekender
A concentrated weekend edit for one short story, essay, or poem sequence. Best for writers who want closer editorial support before sending work to journals, contests, MFA programs, workshops, fellowships, or agents.
Live Litro Masterclasses
Join current Litro craft sessions on revision, submission, resilience, voice, place, and writing for an international audience.
Not sure which step is right yet? Start with the FastTrack report ($59) and use the diagnosis to decide your next move.
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This is:
- A structured editorial report
- Practical revision priorities
- A clear next-draft plan
- A fast editorial read for short work
- Useful whether or not you submit to Litro
This is not:
- A guarantee of publication
- A proofread, ghostwrite, or copyedit
- A full manuscript assessment
- A promise of Litro acceptance
- A replacement for your own revision process
Frequently asked questions
Know what's working. Know what's blocking the piece. Know what to fix next.
Get a focused editorial report for $59, delivered within 10 business days — before the piece goes to journals, contests, MFA programs, workshops, fellowships, or agents.