All our editors
Our editors are all authors or publishing professionals. Click to read their full bios.
Tracy Buchanan
- Bestselling novelist
- Travel journalist
Jessie Greengrass
- Women's Prize for Fiction shortlistee (2018)
- Winner of the Edge Hill Prize and a Somerset Maughm Award
Hannah Boursnell
- Editor, Copywriter & Publishing Consultant
- Provides feedback to our Writing Your Memoir students
Vanessa Gebbie
- Writer, teacher, editor
- Novelist, short form writer, poet
- Provides feedback to our Writing Short Stories students
Jane Porter
- Award-winning picture book author and illustrator
- Provides feedback to our picture book students
Nicholas Blincoe
- Award-winning crime writer
- Senior Editor, Critic and Scriptwriter
- Provides feedback to our Writing Your Novel students
Dave Mark
- Bestselling crime author
- Literary consultant
- Provides feedback to our Writing Crime Fiction students
Sarah Sykes
- Former CBC student
- Writer of 5 published novels
- Also works as TV script writer
- Provides feedback to our Writing Historical Fiction students
Shannon Leone Fowler
- Marine biologist and non-fiction writer
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students
Meghan Flaherty
- Author of Tango Lessons: A Memoir.
- Columbia MFA
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students
Amy Baker
- Acclaimed travel memoirist
- Podcaster, journalist and mentor
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students
Rebecca F. John
- Novelist, short story writer and editor
Paul Murphy
- Freelance editorial consultant and writer
- Publisher of Sunday Times bestsellers and prizewinning non-fiction
- Provides feedback to our Writing Your Novel students
Sumayya Usmani
- Author of 2 cookbooks
- Winner of the Scottish Book Trust’s Next Chapter Award 2021
- Shortlisted for Best Cookbook of the Year at the Food & Travel Magazine Awards
Wyl Menmuir
- Award-winning author
- Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
- Provides feedback to our Write to the End of Your Novel students
Louise Buckley
- Former literary agent
- 12 years working in publishing
Sarah Hilary
- Award-winning crime writer
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Psychological Thriller students
Imogen Robertson
- Chair of The Historical Writers’ Association
- Author of historical and contemporary novels
- Provides feedback to our Writing Historical Fiction students
Grace McCleen
- Award-winning author
- Lecturer and mentor
- Provides feedback to our novel-writing students
Sarah Garrett
- Freelance Development Producer & Script Consultant
- Former Development Executive for United British Artists, Wall to Wall, and Open Media
Genevieve Fox
- Renowned feature journalist
- Acclaimed memoir writer
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students
Jason Donald
- Shortlisted for the Saltire Best Novel Award
- Creative Writing University Lecturer
- Provides feedback to our novel-writing students
Sophie Ambrose
- Children's author and illustrator
- Illustration tutor
- Provides feedback to our picture book students
Simon Ings
- Author of 8 acclaimed novels
- Renowned science fiction author
- Columnist for The Times
Zehra Hicks
- Award-winning author and illustrator
- Lecturer in Book Illustration
- Provides feedback to our picture book students
Rowan Somerville
- Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize
- Experienced Creative Writing tutor
- Provides feedback to our Write to the End of Your Novel students
Anthony Trevelyan
- Longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize
- Creative Writing teacher
- Provides feedback to our Starting to Write Your Novel students
Ally Wilkes
- Author of two highly acclaimed supernatural novels
- Stoker Award-nominated author
Emma Beswetherick
- Author of acclaimed children’s series The Playdate Adventures, with 5 published novels to date
- 20 years in publishing, most recently as Associate Publisher at Little, Brown Book Group.
- Writer in Residence at Radnor House School, Twickenham.
- Provides feedback to our Writing YA & Children's Fiction students
Anna-Marie Crowhurst
Anne Griffin
Niki Mackay
- Author of 6 crime novels, and 3 short stories
- True crime podcaster
- Provides feedback to our Writing Crime & Thrillers students
Nicci Cloke
- Author of 8 novels
- Also writing as Phoebe Locke
- Nominated for 2017 Carnegie Medal
Jamie Groves
- Freelance editor
- Prize-winning writer
- 20+ years of experience in creative industries
- Provides feedback to our Edit & Pitch Your Novel students
Tasha Harrison
- Author of two YA & Middle Grade novels
- Three-month YA & Children's Fiction alumni
- Provides editor feedback on six-week Writing YA & Middle-Grade Fiction course
Richard Roper
- Senior commissioning editor for non-fiction at Headline
- Critically-acclaimed novelist
Michelle Davies
- Author of 6 acclaimed novels
- Former journalist and Senior Editor
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Psychological Thriller students
Lauren Pearson
- Author of 5 books for young readers
- Former literary agent and current freelance editor
Tasha Kavanagh
- Award-winning author
- Creative Writing Lecturer
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Psychological Thriller students
Rachel Marks
- Critically-acclaimed author
- 3 novel published by Penguin
Joe Thomas
- Course editor and university lecturer in Creative Writing
- Author of 5 acclaimed novels
- Provides feedback to our Writing Crime Fiction students
Anna Bell
- Author of 10 romantic novels
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Romance Novel students
Elizabeth Lee
Jon Curzon
- Freelance editor
- Literary agent at Artellus Ltd
Dzifa Benson
- Widely-published poet
- Multi-disciplinary artist working across fields that include prose, theatre-making, performance, essays and criticism.
- Provides feedback to our Writing Poetry students