Editors
Meet the experienced authors and publishing professionals who provide editorial feedback to our students
Amy Baker
- Acclaimed travel memoirist
- Podcaster, journalist and mentor
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students
Anna Bell
- Author of 10 romantic novels
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Romance Novel students
Anthony Trevelyan
- Longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize
- Creative Writing teacher
- Provides feedback to our Starting to Write Your Novel students
Dave Mark
- Bestselling crime author
- Literary consultant
- Provides feedback to our Writing Crime Fiction students
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
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
Genevieve Fox
- Renowned feature journalist
- Acclaimed memoir writer
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students
Hannah Boursnell
- Editor, Copywriter & Publishing Consultant
- Provides feedback to our Writing Your Memoir students
Imogen Robertson
- Chair of The Historical Writers’ Association
- Author of historical and contemporary novels
- Provides feedback to our Writing Historical Fiction students
Jamie Groves
- Freelance editor
- Prize-winning writer
- 20+ years of experience in creative industries
- Provides feedback to our Edit & Pitch Your Novel students
Jane Porter
- Award-winning picture book author and illustrator
- Provides feedback to our picture book students
Jason Donald
- Shortlisted for the Saltire Best Novel Award
- Creative Writing University Lecturer
- Provides feedback to our novel-writing students
Joe Thomas
- Course editor and university lecturer in Creative Writing
- Author of 5 acclaimed novels
- Provides feedback to our Writing Crime Fiction students
Lauren Pearson
- Author of 5 books for young readers
- Former literary agent and current freelance editor
Meghan Flaherty
- Author of Tango Lessons: A Memoir.
- Columbia MFA
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students
Michelle Davies
- Author of 6 acclaimed novels
- Former journalist and Senior Editor
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Psychological Thriller students
Nicholas Blincoe
- Award-winning crime writer
- Senior Editor, Critic and Scriptwriter
- Provides feedback to our Writing Your Novel students
Niki Mackay
- Author of 6 crime novels, and 3 short stories
- True crime podcaster
- Provides feedback to our Writing Crime & Thrillers students
Paul Murphy
- Freelance editorial consultant and writer
- Publisher of Sunday Times bestsellers and prizewinning non-fiction
- Provides feedback to our Writing Your Novel students
Rowan Somerville
- Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Prize
- Experienced Creative Writing tutor
- Provides feedback to our Write to the End of Your Novel students
Sarah Hilary
- Award-winning crime writer
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Psychological Thriller 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
Sophie Ambrose
- Children's author and illustrator
- Illustration tutor
- Provides feedback to our picture book students
Tasha Kavanagh
- Award-winning author
- Creative Writing Lecturer
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Psychological Thriller students
Vanessa Gebbie
- Writer, teacher, editor
- Novelist, short form writer, poet
- Provides feedback to our Writing Short Stories students
Wyl Menmuir
- Award-winning author
- Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize
- Provides feedback to our Write to the End of Your Novel students
Zehra Hicks
- Award-winning author and illustrator
- Lecturer in Book Illustration
- Provides feedback to our picture book 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
Michelle Davies
- Author of 6 acclaimed novels
- Former journalist and Senior Editor
- Provides feedback to our Writing a Psychological Thriller students