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The Writing Community You've Been Looking For.
Where writers write, learn and build creative lives together.
Born in London. Gathering Globally.
What We Do.
Live Virtual Interviews &
Masterclasses
Learn from bestselling authors, screenwriters, bloggers, poets & more.
'Writers' Hour'
Daily Writing Sprints
Build a daily writing habit, achieve your writing goals, and get unblocked.
Global Writing Community & Creative Friends
Get the accountability, expert support & encouragement you need to keep going.
Write with us at Writers' Hour.
Free daily writing sessions, every Monday to Friday
The Writers’ Hour: Daily Writing Sessions
Grab a hot drink and join us for an hour of dedicated writing, each weekday morning.All writers welcome.(Even if you don't call yourself a writer.)PS: It's free!
Write with us 4x every weekday.
8am London
8am New York City
8am Los Angeles
8am Melbourne, AUS - November to April (Or 8am Wellington, NZ - April to November)
Plus: 9am London (Saturdays Only)
Questions? Thoughts? Ideas?
Get in touch.
Upcoming Interviews & Workshops
WORKSHOP: How to Write for Children (When You’re No Longer One!) w/ Clare Povey
In this workshop with children’s author Clare Povey, we’ll explore the craft of writing for children and what makes a story captivating for young readers. Writers will leave this workshop with renewed excitement for their projects and a stronger understanding of why well-crafted characters are at the core of timeless children's fiction.
Thu December 5th, 6pm GMT (1pm ET / 10am PT)
Writers' Hour: Live in West London 🇬🇧
Join us for a double live, in-person Writers' Hour at the gorgeous Kindred in West London. Held each month.
Mon December 9th, 9:45am GMT
Discounts for Silver & Gold Members. Or become a member here.
INTERVIEW: Imperfection and Creativity: In Conversation with Oliver Burkeman
Join us for a conversation with Oliver as we discuss how accepting limitations can unlock a more honest, sustainable writing practice, practical tools for sidestepping the distractions that keep us from what matters, and the power of imperfection to transform both the writing life and the lives we live off the page.
Tue December 10th, 7pm GMT (2pm ET / 11am PT)
OFFICE HOURS w/ Author, Journalist, & Producer Nora Neus
Ask a specific question and get individualised help on the writing, editing, or querying process in our weekly Gold Writer "Office Hours.”
Wed December 11th, 6pm GMT (1pm ET / 10am PT)
Apply to our Gold Writer Membership.
LWS Critique Session
Get feedback on your work from readers in a friendly, judge-free environment. Open to Silver & Gold Members.
2nd Wednesday of the Month - 6pm GMT (1pm ET / 10am PT)
Q&A [FREE]: Global Conversation - Growing a Global Literary Festival and the Power of the Arts For Social Change with Sanjoy K. Roy
Join us for a conversation with Sanjoy as we discuss the impact of literary festivals on the global writing community, the power of storytelling in fostering cultural understanding and dialogue and how art and artists can enable social change in their communities.
Tue December 17th, 9am GMT
OFFICE HOURS w/ Author & Podcaster Anna Codrea-Rado
Ask a specific question and get individualised help on the writing, editing, or querying process in our weekly Gold Writer "Office Hours.”
Wed December 18th, 6pm GMT (1pm ET / 10am PT)
Apply to our Gold Writer Membership.
WORKSHOP: Writing Your Final Chapter of 2024: An End-of-Year Reflection Workshop
Join us for an hour of journaling and reflecting on the year gone by—the highs, the lows, everything in between—and clear the decks for a new year of writing.We'll cover celebrating the highlights of 2024 and acknowledging the setbacks, reflecting on our past year of writing and setting intentions for a brand new year, letting go of behaviours and beliefs no longer serving you and preparing for our Dreaming Big in 2025 Workshop on Jan 7.
Thu December 19th, 6pm GMT (1pm ET / 10am PT)
Open Mic at the LWS Cafe
Listen in or share a piece of your work in a safe and encouraging space with fellow writers.
4th Tue of each month – 5pm GMT (12pm ET / 9am PT)
The Writers’ Hour: Daily Writing Sessions
Join us for an hour of dedicated writing each Monday to Friday. All writers welcome. (Plus, it's free!)
Mon-Fri, 4 Daily Sessions:
8am UK / 8am ET / 8am PT / 8am AEDT or NZDT
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Past Salon Guests
Past guests include: Chris Guillebeau, Vinay Patel, Gemma Milne, Holly Bourne, Alastair Humphreys, Molly Flatt, Lotte Jeffs, Jenny Mclachlan, Carmen McCullough, Amal El-Mohtar, Bec Evans, Selina Lim, Luke Jennings, Colin Wright, Neil Spring, Hussein Kesvani, Natasha Narayan, Niamh Mulvey, Nina Douglas, Anna Wilson, Diana Evans, Mike Michalowicz, Tim Grahl, Arlan Hamilton, Anna Codrea-Rado, Sophie Mackintosh, Polina Marinova Pompliano, Martina O'Sullivan, Casper ter Kuile, Anthony Anaxagorou, Yanyi, Cathy Newman, Krystal Sutherland, Nish Panchal, Stephen Markley, Jules Evans, Huma Qureshi, Natasha Farrant, Simon Stephenson, Marti Leimbach, Daisy Buchanan, Francesca Spector, Nina-Sophia Miralles, Ruta Sepetys, Emma Reed Turrell, Yancey Strickler, John Osborne, Kat Falls, Rebecca Schiller, Hamish McKenzie, Katherine May, Steph Smith, Rosie Wilby, Stacey Halls, Harriet Minter, Dr. Pragya Agarwal, Helen Croydon, Lucie Whitehouse, Jordan Tannahill, Ricardo Fayet, Christy Lefteri, Will Storr, Otegha Uwagba, Julio Vincent Gambuto, Elizabeth Uviebinené, Nikesh Shukla, Soman Chainani, James Routledge, Emilie Marneur, Sean Ogle, Anna Jordan, Jean Kwok, Natalie Lue, Eimear Ryan, Farrah Storr, Daphne Palasi Andreades, Kathryn Taussig, Dr. Christian Busch, Kasim Ali, Joanna Nadin, Elise Valmorbida, David Flusfeder, Gurnaik Johal, Lauren Razavi, Suzie Sheehy, Cynthia Knight, Michaela Ternasky-Holland, Abigail Bergstrom, Harriet Johnson, Jasmine Richards, Orna Ross, Samantha Shannon, Parag Khanna, Daniel Paisner, Julia Cameron, Nir Eyal, Louise Grosart, Beth Kempton, David Whyte, Joanna Penn, Bonnie MacBird, Clare Mulley, Laura Kay, Derek Sivers, Jay Clouse, Tom Rob Smith, Bec Evans, Chris Smith, Oliver Burkeman, Jonathan Escoffery, Sarah Ruhl, Cecile Pin, Madeleine Dore, Peter Komolafe, Hattie Crisell, Steven Pressfield, Gwyn Bennett, Madeline Milburn, Cyndie Spiegel, Maggie O'Farrell, Joy Sullivan, Ed Wilson, Blessin Adama, Sumayya Usmani, Megan Davis, Tim Lott, Hannah Bos, Guinevere Turner, Nicola May, Evelyn McDonnell, Natasha Lance Rogoff, Herminia Ibarra, Ben Hutchinson, Ellie Middleton, Natalie Doherty, Victoria Hislop, Maggie Smith, David Arnold, Seth Godin, Emma Gannon, Jami Attenberg, Alex Bescoby, Hester Musson, Leo Vardiashvili, Lucinda Halpern, Chip Conley, Kim Krizan, Clare Vulliamy, Eliza Reid, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Michael Jamin, Rupal Patel, David Heinemeier Hansson, Niamh Mulvey, Oisín McKenna & More
Get full access to our archive of 100+ Salon interviews & workshops as an LWS Silver Member.
About Us
Our Mission, Vision & What We Do
Our Vision:
We envision a world where everyone writes.We believe that Creative Health is as important as physical and mental health.And we believe that Writing, especially when done in community, can help us build more meaningful lives, and create a happier, more connected world.
Our Mission:
Our mission is to empower the world to write.We exist to help every human to realize their creative potential through writing.
Why Writing?
Writing is one of the most powerful and easily accessible tools for humans to improve their Creative Health.People who regularly carve out time to write, who are connected with other writers, and who feel that they're living creative lives, are generally healthier, happier people*.
* Studies show the benefit of writing, creativity and social connection:• Writing can be an effective tool for mental health. [RTOR.org]
• Social connection leads to happier, healthier, longer lives [Harvard]
• Lack of social connectedness is linked to loneliness & anxiety [Stanford]
• Doing creative things predicts improvements in well-being [Berkeley]
• 10 studies show the link between creativity and happiness [Tracking Happiness]
What We Do:
We provide a home for writers around the world to grow a writing practice, refine their writing craft, build creative lives, and find creative friends.We do this through daily Writers' Hour writing sessions, Expert Workshops, Courses & Interviews, and a supportive Creative Community.
Founders of LWS
Parul Bavishi
Parul Bavishi has been an editor for over a decade. In addition to running LWS, she helps thriller, YA and non-fiction writers level up their craft and get published. She writes and edits for the Story Grid. She has worked as an editor and literary scout at Random House, Quercus & Eccles Fisher. She analyses hit TV shows (Killing Eve, You, The Game of Thrones) on the Story Grid Showrunners Podcast.
Matt Trinetti
Matt Trinetti is a writer, publisher, TEDx speaker, and facilitator. In addition to running LWS, he designs and leads personal and professional development programmes at places like Google, Airbus, Red Bull, General Assembly and Escape The City. He's also the publisher behind Stephen Markley's Tales of Iceland, and his writing has appeared in Quartz, Observer, Huffington Post, and on his blog GiveLiveExplore.
✍️ Watch our interview about the story of LWS:
🏛 Watch our 'State of the Salon' sharing the vision for LWS:
Membership at London Writers' Salon
Daily Writing Sessions, Craft Support & Creative Friends to Keep You Writing.
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Monthly, Quarterly & Annual Options.
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Writers' Hour
Daily Writing SessionsBuild a Writing Habit.
4x daily, Monday to Friday.
FREE*Try us for 14 Days.No payment required.
*After your 14-day trial, we'll ask for a suggested donation of £9/month.Can't afford that? No problem. We'll give you a code for free access, no questions asked.
Paying Members also get access to:💰 Paid Writing Opportunities📣 A Place to Share Published Work✅ Monthly Writing Accountability Challenges💬 Direct Messaging in Member Portal🎟 50%-off Salon Interviews & Workshops☕️ 25%-off LWS Shop🙏 Shoutout at Thursday's Writers' Hour🎯 Monthly Goal Setting Workshops & Trackers
⭐️ Most Popular⭐️
Silver Writer
Membership
Community + Live EventsConnect with fellow writers at live events & buzzing online community.
£29 / month*
(about $37/mo)
*Only £25/mo when joining annually.
Get access to all Writers' Hours, plus:
❤️ Private Writing Community. Connect with writers all over the globe and build creative friendships in our Member Portal.🎙 Live Weekly Interviews with bestselling authors, poets, screenwriters & bloggers about their craft and career. See future & past guests.📖 Monthly Craft Workshops. Each month we host a workshop to help you improve your craft.🖥 Library of Recordings. Access our full library of 100+ writer interviews and workshops.🏕️ 24-Hour Virtual Writing Cabin. Get silent, deep work done alongside writers in the Cabin.☕️ 24-Hour Virtual Café. Meet and mingle with your fellow writers in our LWS Café.💰 Paid Writing Opportunities. A weekly feed of writing jobs, grants, residencies, competitions, discounts & courses.💭 Writing Prompts. Get your creative juices flowing with our bank of prompts.✍️ Writing 'Rooms'. Connect around genres and topics like Historical Fiction, Podcasting, Memoir, Myth & Paranormal, LGBTQ+, Comedy & more.🍸 Members-Only Events. Like Socials, Wellness Sessions, Craft Workshops & more.📝 Open Mic & Critique Sessions. Practice sharing your work and get feedback in a safe, friendly and encouraging setting.📚 Free Books! We give books away to members at our weekly Salon writer interviews.🏃🏻 £29-off Monthly 4-Week LWS 'Sprints'💻 £30-off LWS Self-Paced Online Courses📑 20%-off Scrivener writing software to make your writing life easier.
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Gold Writer
Membership
Accountability + Expert SupportPeer accountability & expert support to stay on track with your writing.
£79 / month*
(about $99/month)
*When joining annually. Or £97 month-to-month.By application only.
Get everything in Silver, plus:
✅ Weekly Accountability & Unblocking Check-Ins. Each Monday & Friday check-in with your fellow Gold Writers and Gold coaches to get unblocked and stay on pace.🕰 Monthly 'Office Hours' with expert editors, authors and agents to get answers to your burning questions on writing and getting published.🗓 Weekly Writing Tracker. Set your goals and track your progress week on week.💛 Accountability Pods. Get matched with 2-3 other writers to help you stay on track.📈 Story Grid Books & Resources. Free digital books on story craft by Shawn Coyne: The Story Grid and Story Grid 101🏆 Private Gold 'Expert Hours'. Each month we invite expert editors, agents, publishers, and publicists for insider tips and lectures.🎓 Library of Expert Hour Recordings. Unlimited access to 30+ previous Gold Expert Hours.🏃🏻 £79-off Monthly 4-Week LWS 'Sprints'👓 10%-Off Editorial & Mentorship Packages.
Join for 1 month, or as many months as you like. Cancel anytime.
Want to gift an LWS membership to a friend? 🎁 Check out our gifting options.
Prefer a one-off donation instead?
All donations go toward our LWS Scholarship fund.
Can't afford membership? Check out our Scholarship options.
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LWS Gold Writers' Circle
Weekly Structure, Expert Support & Peer Accountability to finish your writing projects on time.
Get more done in a month than you ever thought possible.
Applications for DECEMBER 2024 are now OPEN.
Deadline: December 2, 2024.
A Weekly Structure to Keep You Writing
Three touch points each week to keep you writing and help you get unblocked.
What Members Say
Susannah's Story
• 00:00 - How Susannah found LWS
• 00:24 - How the LWS community impacted Susannah's writing life
• 01:03 - Why Susannah joined as a Gold Member
• 01:29 - What's happened for her writing since becoming a member
• 02:06 - Susannah's favourite parts of being a member
• 02:30 - What happens in the Monday / Friday Gold Check-Ins
• 04:46 - Advice for anyone considering Gold Writer membership
• 05:56 - Who should become an LWS member
"Thank you for providing a platform of steadiness in the mornings. It’s helping me find a time to zone in and get my thoughts in order."
"I’m very grateful, this has really helped me keep to a writing schedule. Not sure I’d have achieved so much these past few months without it."
"It’s so good to be writing regularly again - you’ve been instrumental in reviving this in my life! My soul is happy."
What might happen when you join the Gold Writers' Circle?
You might...⭐️ Finish writing your novel and get a manuscript request from an agent, like Susannah.💌 Land your dream part-time writing job and launch a newsletter, like Lauren.📖 Start, edit and finish your book as a first time author, like Suzie.🌴 Take a sabbatical from your job to focus on writing, like Lauren.📔 Self-publish your book about your family history, like Barrie.🏆 Be shortlisted for a short story competition, like Carys.🥉 Be shortlisted for the 3-Day Novel Contest, like Tracy.🇦🇺 Be shortlisted for the Furphy awards, like Marian.🔥 Write 50,000 words over two months, like Jen.❤️ Land an agent for your novel, like Rachel.What will you do with us?
What You Get as a Gold Writer
✅ Weekly Accountability & Unblocking
Monday & Friday Check-Ins
Every Monday and Friday at 9am GMT (London) and 9am PT (12pm ET) we host check-ins to help you get unblocked and stay on pace. Facilitated by expert writing coaches.
🙋🏽 Expert Guidance & Support
Weekly 'Office Hours'
Each Wednesday we're joined by Editors, Agents, Mentors & Authors to answer your specific craft and career questions, and when appropriate, to give feedback on your work or pitch.
🗓 Stay on Track
Goal & Progress Tracker
Plan your month, track your milestones, stay accountable, celebrate your progress, week on week.
🎥 Library of Resources
200+ Interview & Workshop Recordings
Unlimited access to our growing library of interviews and workshops with authors, journalists, poets, bloggers, agents, screenwriters, and more.
🌎 Private Global Writing Community
Build Creative Friendships
Connect with writers around the world, share your published work, and gather around specific genres and writing topics (like historical fiction. memoir writing, self-publishing, poetry, flash fiction, newsletters, sci-fi, and much more).
Plus...
Monthly Goal-Setting Workshops
10%-off Private Coaching & Editorial Services
20%-off Sprints & Courses
Live Weekly Writer Interviews & Workshops
Apply to our Gold Writers' Circle
£97 / Month*
*Or £79/month when booking for a full year.
Applications for DECEMBER 2024 Gold Writer Membership intake close on December 2, 2024.Apply now. Limited Spots.
Not ready for Gold?Check out our other Membership options.
100% money back guarantee if you're not satisfied. Cancel at any time.
LWS Scholarship Fund
DONATE:
Sponsor a Writer
Make a donation to our Help a Writer Out scholarship.Your donation will contribute toward a bursary fund providing LWS Membership to a writer in need.
Check out how much we've raised so far: LWS Scholarship Fund.
APPLY:
Apply for a Scholarship
Are you a writer looking for financial support to join our LWS Memberships?Apply for one of our three scholarships.
APPLY:
Apply for a Scholarship
Are you a writer looking for financial support to join our LWS Memberships?Apply for one of our two scholarships.
Scholarship #1
"Silver Writer Scholarship"
Weekly writer interviews & virtual community space.Apply for 3-Months of Silver Writer Membership.
Value: £67# of Scholarships awarded: 31
# of Scholarships available: 0
Scholarship #2
"Gold Writer Scholarship"
Weekly accountability & expert support.Apply for 3-Months of Gold Writer Membership.
Value: £197# of Scholarships given: 9
# of Scholarships available: 0
The LWS Scholarship is Made Possible By:
The LWS Community AnthologyAll proceeds are donated to this scholarship fund.
You! The LWS Community.
Support this fund by making a cash donation.LWS matches all proceeds.
Perfect for the writer in your life.
Two options: Silver or Gold LWS Memberships
Gift Option #1
LWS Silver Writer Membership
Interviews + Community + Daily Writing Sprints
Includes:- Monthly Goal Setting workshop + workbook
- Live Salon Interviews with expert writers 2-4x each month
- LWS online community to connect with fellow writers
- Library of writing resources, including 75+ past Salon interviews & workshop recordings
- Unlimited 4x daily Writers' Hour writing sprints
You'll receive a personalised digital gift card via email for you to print or send onward. Silver Membership access begins on date of your choosing.
Gift Option #2
LWS Gold Writer Membership
Interviews + Community + Daily Writing Sprints + Weekly Accountability + Expert Hours
Includes everything in Silver Writer membership plus:- Weekly Accountability Check-Ins (+ Goal Tracker): Monday & Friday group check-ins to help you stay on pace with your writing, plus a digital tool to track your progress.- Weekly Office Hours. Live office hours with an expert editor, agent, publisher, or PR professional each month. Have your questions answered, and when appropriate, get feedback on extracts of work.- Library of writing resources, including editorial guides, proposal templates, and more.- 20% discount on all LWS Masterclasses and 10% discount on LWS Mentorship & Editorial Packages.
You'll receive a personalised digital gift card via email for you to print or send onward. Gold Membership access begins on date of your choosing.
Need help choosing? Get in touch!
"Made it to my first session today...It was wonderful and I had some personal breakthroughs in my journaling!"
"I've done more writing this week than in the whole previous 3 years combined."
Mentorship & Coaching Packages
Get expert support and editorial guidance on your writing project.
Manuscript Assessments • Developmental Edits • Workshop Your Story • Mentoring Packages
Book a 15-minute chat with the LWS team.
We'll match you with the right mentor and help find a solution that fits your needs.
Any other questions? Message us directly
Bring Writing Into Your Workplace.
We can help your team tap into their creativity, find their writing voice & improve their mental health.
All through the power of writing.
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We've hosted 1,000+ writing sessions with over 6,000 writers around the world. Now we're partnering with innovative organisations to host in-house writing sessions and creative workshops.
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"Thank you for providing a platform of steadiness in the mornings. It’s helping me find a time to zone in and get my thoughts in order."
"I’m very grateful, this has really helped me keep to a writing schedule. Not sure I’d have achieved so much these past few days without it."
"It’s so good to be writing regularly again - you’ve been instrumental in reviving this in my life! My soul is happy. "
"Your workshop was the most successful throughout the whole week. Whether it was writing a page of code or simply expressing their creativity, everyone found it incredibly refreshing to take time aside to focus and be in the flow. Some even said they even started journaling since! Well done and thank you again!"
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"Regardless of your previous writing experience, they will give you the confidence and skills to start your first project or get cracking on an old one. Couldn't recommend highly enough!"
– Hannah-Beth, The Little Surprises Company (host for workshops at Google)
"Made it to my first session today...It was wonderful and I had some personal breakthroughs in my journaling!"
"I've been a wannabe writer for so long but never had the focus or confidence to commit to anything serious. LWS is providing me with the platform to push myself into discovering whether I can master and enjoy the writing process."
"I've done more writing this week than in the whole previous 3 years combined."
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We can't wait to welcome you into the group!❤️ Parul & Matt
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Details on your LWS Gold Writers Circle membership:The LWS Gold Writers' Circle is a monthly membership to give you extra accountability and expert support to help you make progress on your writing projects.The monthly membership fee is £97/month.
(Or discounted rates if joining quarterly or annually.)You will be billed on the same day each month until you cancel.
(e.g. if you begin membership on 30th June., you'll be charged again on 30th July.)You're welcome to cancel or pause at any time. To cancel or pause your LWS Gold Writers' Circle membership, just send us an email at [email protected].
1-on-1 Mentoring & Editorial Packages
Book a coaching package with our team of experts.
1-Hour Package
£150
(£150/hr)
3-Hour Package
£300
(£100/hr)
5-Hour Package
£475
(£95/hr)
10-Hour+ Package
£900
(£90/hr)
Choose quantity at payment.
Minimum 10 hours at this rate.
Each 1-hour session includes time with your mentor, and/or any pre-reading or work your mentor needs to complete before and in between your sessions.Hours must be used and/or scheduled within 6 months of payment.
For longer-term mentoring agreements, or to explore other options, please message us directly
Editorial & Mentoring Services
How it works:1. Begin the request form below.2. Share what sort of support you're looking for.3. We'll match you with an editor or mentor who can best help you.
Services Offered
Query Letter & Synopsis Feedback
Get expert feedback on your agent querying letter, submissions package and synopsis.Get concrete advice, comprehensive feedback, and industry-aligned guidance to improve your query letter, and ensure you’re sharing all of the information an agent needs to fall in love with your book.Includes:• Detailed comments and feedback on your agent query letter and/or synopsis.• 30-minute Zoom call upon request (if needed for accessibility reasons.)• Optional add-on: Critique on the manuscript extract that you’re planning to include.
Rates From:• Query Letter Critique: £100• Synopsis Critique: £100• Text Review (up to 5k words): £300
10% Discount for LWS Gold Writers Circle members.
Manuscript Assessment
Get feedback on your manuscript & advice on next steps.We'll match you with an editor to read through your work and give you an assessment report detailing where the manuscript is in the editorial process and an overview of the type of editorial work your manuscript might need to get publication ready.
Includes:• 2-5 page Manuscript Assessment report• 30-minute call with your editor to review the report• 3 months of LWS Silver Writer Membership
Rates from: £.0125 / word (minimum £400)
10% Discount for LWS Gold Writers Circle members.
Developmental Edit
Get a full developmental edit on your manuscript.One of our editors will have a detailed read of your entire manuscript, providing feedback on everything from the storytelling to character to plot to language and pacing.
Includes:• Developmental edit of your manuscript with in-line comments.• Detailed report identifying what might need changing and how to move towards publication.• 2 x 45-min follow-up calls with your editor to review feedback and plan next steps.• 3 months of LWS Silver Writer Membership
Rates from: £.023 / word (minimum £400)
10% Discount for LWS Gold Writers Circle members.
1-on-1 Coaching & Mentoring Packages
Private mentoring with our team of experts.Use mentoring hours for everything from workshopping your story and getting unstuck, to personalised coaching, advice, and accountability to help push you along.
Rates From:• 3-Hour Package: £300• 5-Hour Package: £475• 10-Hour Package: £900
10% Discount for LWS Gold Writers Circle members.
Hire an Accountability Coach
On a tight writing deadline? Hire a private accountability coach to keep you moving forward and nail your deadlines.Accomplish more than you think is possible. Daily, weekly or monthly coaching via text, voice note or Zoom call with a writing accountability coach. Bespoke and tailored to your needs and ways of working.
Rates From: £100 per hour
10% Discount for LWS Gold Writers Circle members.
Not sure what you need?
Book a chat with the LWS team and we'll help guide you.
Literary Consulting Services
Book a mentoring package with our team of experts.
Lou Grosart
Editorial Director
Penguin Random House
Picture Books • Children's • Editing
Louise Grosart has over a decade of experience publishing picture books and working with licensed books for brands like Dreamworks, BBC, Hasbro and Dr Seuss. She is currently an Editorial Director at Penguin Random House where she works on household names such as Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee. She was previously the editor for million-copy selling The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas, Sarah and Duck, and has worked on hundreds of brands and stand-alone picture books for Penguin Random House and Egmont Publishing.
Niamh Mulvey
Editor, Author
Women's Fiction • Literary Fiction • Short Stories
Niamh Mulvey is an author, editor, writing teacher and coach. She worked for ten years in the UK publishing industry as a publicist and a commissioning editor across children's fiction and adult literary fiction. She has worked with writers of picture books, crime novels, and literary memoir. Books Niamh has edited include Only Ever Yours by Louise O'Neill, Astroturf by Matthew Sperling and Suddenly While Living by Rosie Driffill.As a writer, Niamh's first book, a short story collection called Hearts and Bones was published by Picador in June 2022, with a novel to follow in 2023. Her fiction has appeared in The Stinging Fly, Banshee and Southword.
Book a 15-Minute Consultation with Niamh
Olivia Bays
Editor, Non-Fiction
Editorial • Non-Fiction • Memoir
Olivia Bays joined Elliott & Thompson in January 2011. One of the company's directors, she also commissions and edits a select number of titles. She is the editor of Huma Qureshi's How We Met: A Memoir of Love and other Misadventures.Elliott & Thompson is a vibrant, fast-growing publishing house at the heart of the creative independent sector. Olivia provides structural editing, copy-editing and proofreading. She also has extensive experience of the whole publishing process from contract negotiation, growing an initial idea to a full outline, sales and marketing copy.
Book a 15-Minute Consultation with Olivia
Brannan Sirratt
Editor, Non-Fiction
Editorial • Non-Fiction • Story Grid
Brannan Sirratt is a Certified Story Grid Editor, line editor, and developmental coach.Brannan believes that story is the quickest and arguably only way that we experience and convey change, making it the most valuable tool in anyone’s arsenal. She has a passion for helping authors who have something big to say but feel tangled up in the nuance of writing. She has helped hundreds of writers tell their stories and get their work published at Scribe and Story Grid.She has written a number of popular articles about unlocking your nonfiction story and the 5-minute non-fiction chapter outline.
Book a Consultation with Brannan
Lindsey Trout Hughes
Essayist & Writing Coach
Essays • Creative Non-Fiction • Submissions & Querying
Lindsey Trout Hughes is a writer and theater maker. Her essays have appeared in Bright Wall/Dark Room, The Rumpus, and Catapult, where she writes Ghost Light, a column about theater, intimacy, and longing. Her essay, Ghost Town Honeymoon, was chosen by Roxane Gay for the Emerging Writers Series in The Audacity. A teacher of creative nonfiction, she is Assistant Books Editor at Barrelhouse.Lindsey specialises in query letter & submissions package editing and coaching, and essay, newsletter and creative non-fiction writing.She also writes a weekly Substack newsletter, Fox In The Dark
Book a Consultation with Lindsey
Abigail Mann
Novelist, Comedy Writer
Comedy • Fiction • Synopsis & Querying Coaching
Abigail Mann is a comedy writer living in London and surviving on a diet of three-shot coffee, bourbons, and vegetarian sausage rolls. She was born and brought up in Norfolk, which she says is to blame for the sardonic humour that runs through her novels.Abigail was the runner-up in 2019's Comedy Women in Print award for The Lonely Fajita, her first novel. She is also the author of Sister Surprise and The Wedding Crasher.
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Simran K Sandhu
Editor, YA & Middlegrade
Editorial • YA • Middlegrade • Poetry
Simran Sandhu is an Editor at Macmillan Children’s Books, focusing on Young Adult, Middle Grade Fiction, and Poetry.During her 5 year career at MCB she’s worked on a wide range of genres but for YA her favourites are fantasy and coming-of-age romance, and for MG laugh-out-loud commercial adventures.She specialises in getting characters feeling well rounded, straightening out and weaving together the different threads of your plot and increasing the bingeability of a manuscript.Books she’s worked on include Melt My Heart (shortlisted for ya book prize) by Bethany Rutter, Boy Queen by George Lester, A Dinosaur Ate My Sister (the first selection for the Marcus Rashford Book Club) & A Robot Squashed My Teacher by Pooja Puri, How to Be a Hero books 2 + 3 by Cat Weldon, Dance Like No One’s Watching by Vanessa Jones and These Are the Words (Bookseller book of the month) and SLAM (shortlisted for the CLiPPA) by Nikita Gill.
Richard Roper
Editor, Non-Fiction
Editorial • Non-Fiction • Author
Richard Roper is an experienced non-fiction senior commissioning editor and novelist with a decade of experience in the publishing industry.Having begun life as an editorial assistant at Penguin, he moved to Headline (part of Hachette UK), where he has commissioned and edited a number of Sunday Times bestsellers. Authors he has worked with include comedians James Acaster, Miles Jupp, Katy Wix, and Gary Delaney, Andy Murray; musicians Frank Turner, Dave Davies (The Kinks), Ricky Ross (Deacon Blue); narrative non-fiction writers such as Peter Ross, whose book A Tomb With a View won 2021's Scottish Non-Fiction Book of the Year.He is the author of Something to Live For (sold in 20 languages, and optioned for TV) and When We Were Young.
Bec Evans
Writing Coach, Author
Productivity • Writing Habits • Non-Fiction
Bec Evans has spent over 20 years working with writers. With a career in publishing, running a writers’ centre for Arvon, and co-founding writing productivity coaching business Prolifiko.She's the author of two books: How to Have a Happy Hustle: The Complete Guide to Making Your Ideas Happen and Written: How to Keep Writing and Build a Habit That Lasts.
Randall Surles
Story Grid Editor & Ghostwriter
Editorial • Thrillers • Non-Fiction
Randall Surles is one of only a small handful of Story Grid Certified Editors in the world. He trained as an editor under Shawn Coyne, who originated the Story Grid method based on his 25 years’ experience in New York publishing.Non-fiction books Randall has edited include Rooftop Leadership, There is Always More to the Story by Jeff Tiegs, Phillip Jernigan's Did I make them Proud?, and co-edited Bec Evans’ The Writers’ Playbook: The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Productive Writing Habit That Lasts. Randall has also worked on fiction titles Nexus Point by K. Pimpinella and I Am Justice by D. P. Watkins. He also ghost writes memoirs for writers at Story Terrace and was the ghostwriter for the NY Times bestseller Pineapple Express. Randall also spent over 20 years in the U.S. Army as a Ranger and Green Beret.
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Charlotte Colwill
Agent, Colwill & Peddle
Non-Fiction • Fiction • Children's
Charlotte Colwell is a literary agent representing a wide range of fiction, children's and non-fiction writers.Charlotte Colwill began her career as a bookseller and book buyer before making the switch to agenting. She has worked at Tibor Jones, for Wilbur Smith's agent and worked editorially on his co-written recent works. She has also worked at Jo Unwin Literary Agency, with Rachel Mann's roster of clients which includes Eliza Clark, Caleb Femi and Jack Meggitt-Phillips.Since 2018 she has run her own literary agency, Colwill & Peddle. She is very editorially minded as an agent and loves to work closely with authors to craft their writing into brilliant, commercially viable books.
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Marti Leimbach
Novelist, Creative Writing Teacher
Creative Writing • YA • Novels
Marti Leimbach is known for her bestsellers, Dying Young, made into a film starring Julia Roberts, Daniel Isn’t Talking, and young adult thriller Dragonfly Girl.Marti teaches on the Masters Programme in Creative Writing at the University of Oxford.
Richard Arcus
Editor, Fiction & Non-Fiction
Editorial • Non-Fiction • Literary Fiction • Ghostwriting
Richard Arcus is an editor and ghostwriter. He has a decade's experience in editorial roles at the UK's largest corporate publisher: Hachette & award-winning independent publisher Quercus and at Janklow & Nesbit Literary Agency.He specialises in non-fiction/memoir, crime/thriller and literary fiction. He has edited Booker-longlisted and Booker-shortlisted authors.Titles he has worked on include Unfollow by Megan Phelps-Roper, The Book of Forgotten Authors by Christopher Fowler, Europe United by Matt Walker, Too Close to Breathe by Olivia Kiernan and A Different Drummer by William Melvin Kelley.
James Spackman
Agent, The bks Agency
Non-Fiction • Fiction • Children's
James Spackman's book career, which started glamorously in the postroom of Bloomsbury Publishing, has involved sales and marketing roles there, at John Murray and at Hodder. He was MD of Watkins (then part of Osprey Group) before setting up on his own.He now commissions geeky books about cycling for Profile, under the imprint Pursuit. In 2018 he set up The bks Agency with two ex Hodder colleagues. He coaches publishers and agents in presentation skills as The Book Pitch Doctor and he is also founder of The Spare Room Project (sponsored by Penguin Random House) which finds free accommodation for interns in London.
Anna Wilson
Children's Author, Memoirist
Children & Teen • Fiction • Children's
Anna Wilson has published over 50 books for children and young teens including picture books, short stories, poems, non-fiction and fiction series. Anna was previously a picture book editor at Macmillan Children’s Books and HarperCollins.In 2016 she started her blog Good Grief about mid-life, loss and new beginnings. This eventually led to her memoir A Place for Everything. Anna is also a freelance editor and lecturer, a tutor for the London Lit Lab, the Writer's Block in Cornwall, and the Arvon Foundation.
Eimear Ryan
Novelist & Founder, Banchee Press
Essays • Pitching • Coaching
Eimear Ryan' is the author of a novel, Holding Her Breath (Sandycove 2021), and a memoir, The Grass Ceiling (Sandycove 2023). Other writing has appeared in Granta, The Dublin Review, The Stinging Fly and Winter Papers.She is also a co-founder of the literary journal Banshee and its publishing imprint, Banshee Press. She lives in Cork.Eimear has helped writers expand short pieces into longer ones, create essays out of flash pieces, and offer feedback on voice.
Kathryn Koromilas
Writing & Creativity Coach
Mindset • Stoicism • Coaching
Kathryn Koromilas is an author, writing instructor, and mindset and creativity coach. Kathryn has composed everything from novels and poetry to travel guides and opinions. She holds degrees in English literature and education, as well as a Master of Philosophy in Creative Writing. She is the author of Palimpsest, published in Australia in 2010.Her short story The Happy House was commissioned by Open Book, published in Unbound, and discussed on the Open Book Unbound podcast. Her personal essay about ageing was commissioned by Metro UK. She is currently writing a novel about loneliness.
Lauren McMenemy
Writing Coach, Editor
Copywriting • Content • Horror Fiction
Lauren McMenemy is an editor, proofreader, content marketer, and writing coach/mentor.As LJ McMenemy, she writes gothic and folk horror and is currently working on a novel set in the world of the Victorian occult. She's editor of the weekly dark speculative fiction zine Trembling With Fear, the fiction arm of publisher Horror Tree, where she deals directly with nurturing new genre fiction writers.Lauren has more than 20 years' experience as a professional content creator. She has set up content newsrooms and blogging strategies for some of the world's biggest brands, and has led and trained in-house marketing and communications teams.
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