Manuscript Assessments

Do you want advice on how to improve your writing? Not sure your manuscript is all that it can be? Receive independent professional advice on your work’s strengths and weakness with a one-on-one manuscript assessment session.

Writing NSW offers manuscript assessments in fiction, non-fiction, children’s books and young adult fiction. Your assessment will be carried out by an established editor/publisher with experience in the specified genre.

Select your genre below to find out more about upcoming opportunities.

Fiction and Narrative Non-Fiction Assessments

Suitable for adult fiction manuscripts in any genre, as well as narrative non-fiction including memoir, biography and travel.

Friday 27 November with Kate O’Donnell – SOLD OUT – join the waitlist to be notified if any spaces become available.

Non-Fiction Assessments

Suitable for non-fiction manuscripts including biographies, memoir, stories around major events, travel, crime investigations or experiences, narratives about relationships or parenting, cookbooks, self help, or gardening.

We don’t currently have a date scheduled. If you’re writing memoir, check out our narrative non-fiction assessments in November. Or, join our waitlist to be notified once we have set another date.

Children’s Book Assessments

Suitable for those writing picture books or chapter books for early readers (6-8 years old).

We do not currently have another date scheduled. If you would like to be notified once we do have another date available, please join our waitlist.

Young Adult Manuscript Assessments

Suitable for those writing manuscripts of 20,000+ words for junior fiction/middle grade readers (ages 8-12) or young adult manuscripts.