Submission Report

Get detailed feedback on your pitch package from one of our expert editors. £385.

Make sure your pitch package is in the best possible shape before you send it out to agents.

This 1,000-word report will provide detailed feedback on your pitch letter, one-page synopsis and 10,000-word opening. You’ll get approximately 500 words of feedback on the letter and synopsis and 500 words on the opening. Your editor will approach your submission package from an industry perspective, providing practical tips and publishing insights to help you tighten your letter and synopsis as well as giving critical comment on your writing to ensure you have a powerful opening that really draws the reader in. The report will focus on helping you to sharpen and polish your submission package, bringing you one step closer to gaining representation.

Before submitting your submission package for a report, we recommend that you read our advice on how to write a one-page synopsis and how to craft your letter to a literary agent.

We offer submission reports for books written in any of the following genres/categories:

Novels written for adults
Novels written for children (older than 7) or young adults
Memoir

If you're writing a non-fiction proposal and are interested in getting a submission report please email us (students@curtisbrowncreative.co.uk) before purchasing and we will let you know whether this report would be suitable for your book.

The feedback was insightful and fair. My editor covered the big areas I need to work on (e.g. narrative drive) and also looked at areas that needed tidying up. After reading the report I could see she was right about everything! It needed a professional fresh pair of eyes.

Rebecca Barrett
Former student

REPORT FEE

£385 (inclusive of VAT).

CONSULTATION

For an additional fee of £105, you can obtain a 30-minute consultation with your editor. This consultation will take place within one month of your receipt of the submission 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 pitch package.