Manuscript Assessments

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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.

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.

Next date: Saturday 25 August

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Non-Fiction Assessments

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

Next date: Saturday 15 September

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Poetry Assessments

Suitable for emerging poets looking for objective, professional feedback. Maximum 10 pages of poetry (this can be made up of between 3 and 10 poems).

Next date: Saturday 17 November

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Picture Book Assessments

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

Next date: Saturday 28 July

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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.

Next date: Saturday 28 July

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