We’ll match you with an expert non-fiction editor who will draw on their professional experience to provide incisive feedback on your non-fiction project. They'll consider how the complete proposal is working as a whole, and look at each of the key elements: the summary of your project (to include your overview, author bio, list of comparable titles and marketing plan – totalling up to 2,000 words), your sample of writing (up to 8,000 words) and your chapter outline or breakdown (up to 2,000 words). The editor will approach your proposal from an industry perspective, providing practical tips and publishing insights that will help you to distil the essence and USP of your non-fiction project and communicate this with clarity and confidence to agents and publishers.
Our report provides at least 1,000 words of detailed advice. You’ll get approximately 500 words of feedback on your summary and chapter outline, and approximately 500 words on the sample chapters.
All our editors are established authors with significant teaching experience or respected publishing professionals. Our team will match you with an editor based on the style of your book.
For an additional fee of £105, you can add on a 30-minute consultation with your editor. This consultation will take place within one month of your receipt of the report. You will be able to use this time to discuss your editor’s feedback, ask questions and explore possible revisions and suggested changes to your proposal.
When you’re ready, please add the non-fiction proposal report to your basket. Immediately after purchase, you'll be sent a form to let us know little more about your work-in-progress and if you have any specific concerns that you’d like your editor to address.
We will then send you instructions on how to upload your chapter outline, book summary and opening chapters (altogether you can submit a maximum of 12,000 words).
Your form and uploaded work will help us select the right editor for your non-fiction proposal from our experienced team.
You can purchase a report at any time. After we receive your uploaded proposal, we will be in touch with details of your editor within seven working days. Your report will be returned to you within 30 days of receipt of your work.
Before submitting your non-fiction proposal for a report, you might be interested in taking our one-day Writing Your Non-Fiction Proposal course which breaks down all of the essential elements of a proposal.
If you have any questions about our reports or available editors, please email students@curtisbrowncreative.co.uk
If you're writing a memoir or fiction and are interested in getting a report on your pitch package, please sign up for our Submission Report.
