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Editorial services

Get a detailed assessment of your book from our team of successful authors and experienced editors. Discover what’s working well and what you can improve, with clear next steps for how to make your manuscript the best it can be. We have editorial services suitable for writers at any stage of the process, and they can be booked at any time. We can match writers working on adult fiction, children’s fiction, YA, memoir or narrative non-fiction with a suitable editor.

Our reports

Get detailed written feedback on your manuscript, plus you’ll have the option to book a one-to-one consultation to discuss how to enact their recommendations.

Manuscript Report

Submission Report

Non-Fiction Proposal Report

Example reports

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Example Submission Report

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Our one-to-one programmes

Work closely with an editor across three, six or twelve months. They'll read extracts from your manuscript and provide feedback during one-to-one meetings. You’ll be matched with an acclaimed author with expertise in your genre/style of writing, who will be your individual mentor.

Mentoring

Get focused one-to-one help as you write your novel, memoir or non-fiction project. Our programme comprises three one-hour sessions that take place over the course of three, six or nine months depending on the pace you’re working at. Your mentor will read and comment on three extracts of up to 10,000 words. £1,700.

Complete Your Manuscript

Join our one-year writing programme for our most extensive package of individual feedback to develop your manuscript with expert support at every stage of the journey. As you near the end of the 12 months, you’ll get further advice on how to hone your pitch from an editor with relevant publishing experience. £4,000.

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Meet our expert editors

Get feedback from published authors or experts with proven track records at acclaimed publishing houses or literary agencies. We match editors to students writing in the genres they specialise in.

Sam Eades

Award-winning publisher
20 years of editing experience
Available for mentoring & full manuscript reports
Genres: Crime & Thriller, Women's Fiction, Book club, Horror, Romance

Simon Ings

Acclaimed novelist
Columnist for The Times
Renowned sci-fi writer
Available for mentoring, submission reports & full manuscript reports
Genres: Non-fiction, Science fiction, Fantasy, Crime, Literary fiction & Business memoir

Wyl Menmuir

Award-winning author
Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
Creative Writing lecturer
Available for mentoring & full manuscript reports
Genres: Non-fiction, Literary fiction, Reading group

Lauren Schott Pearson

Author of five books for young readers
Former literary agent
Freelance editor
Available for mentoring, submission reports & full manuscript reports
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Suspense

Richard Roper

Freelance editor
Critically-acclaimed novelist
Former senior commissioning editor
Available for submission reports & full manuscript reports
Genres: Memoir, Literary fiction, Reading group

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