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SUMMARY:Post Feedback Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The Post Feedback Workshop truly helped me to organise my editor’s feedback into actionable steps that I now intend to implement with conviction and confidence! \n\n\n\nPost Feedback Workshop Participant \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is a valuable resource for writers who need an accessible toolkit (the REVISE model) in order to tackle their edits. \n\n\n\nPost Feedback Workshop Participant \n\n\n\n\n\nGetting professional feedback can be transformative\, but once your notes are in\, it’s up to you to action them. It can sometimes feel confusing trying to work out the next best steps. That’s why we have created our post-feedback workshop. Using our REVISE model\, we will help you build a strategy to implement professional feedback\, and level up your writing. Previous participants have attended having had feedback from: \n\n\n\n\nA professional editor (e.g.\, a manuscript assessment report)\n\n\n\nA mentor\n\n\n\nA writing group\n\n\n\nAn academic programme\n\n\n\n\nHow it works\n\n\n\nA facilitator will guide you through a series of practical exercises that will help clarify your intentions with your work\, sort through editorial suggestions\, and create a roadmap and timeline for revisions. We will take you through our REVISE model to build a framework for how to implement your edits.   \n\n\n\nYou will leave with a comprehensive plan to self-edit your writing project\, to get you to the next stage. You will also have a suite of digital resources\, yours to keep\, all based around the specific writing project you intend to self-edit. \n\n\n\nWho is this workshop for? \n\n\n\nYou must have had feedback on your writing\, which you can bring to this session. The majority of spaces are reserved for TLC clients\, but you do not have to have used our services to attend\, as these principles can be applied to any professional feedback. This workshop will be most useful for writers who have had feedback\, but not yet started to implement it\, or are feeling unsure about how to get started. \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nThis session will be hosted on Zoom\, with automated captions provided by Otter.ai and the option to activate a live transcript. Please note that this workshop is live\, not pre-recorded. The workshop includes one short break-out group with other writers\, as well as a series of practical exercises you will be completing within the session. There is one short 5-minute comfort break at the midway point. If you have any specific access requirements\, please may we ask you to email us at least 10 working days clear of the session at info@literaryconsultancy.co.uk \n\n\n\n\n\nI really enjoyed this new take on how to evaluate and edit your drafts. Combining a reader’s report with this accessible tool is a fantastic way to activate your own editing skills and make the best choices for your writing. Aki was a warm\, clear and precise workshop leader who guided us through the tricky process of evaluating works in progress. \n\n\n\nPost Feedback Workshop Participant \n\n\n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nIf you are a TLC client\, please remember to apply your coupon at checkout to claim your discount. If you do not have a coupon\, please email us and we will provide you with one. \n\n\n\nTickets for this workshop are strictly non refundable\, but transfer may be possible to a future workshop with at least 48 hours’ notice.
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SUMMARY:Conscious Writing Month 2026
DESCRIPTION:A five-week series of workshops\, readings\, and talks for writers wanting to lead more conscious lives. Hosted by The Literary Consultancy. Supported by Counselling Directory. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin The Literary Consultancy for the return of our popular annual series of accessible events for writers interested in how to lead more conscious lives. This year we have created a theme for each week of the series\, around which sessions will be focussed.  \n\n\n\nThis series is free for members of our Being A Writer platform – if you are a member simply head to Circle to join the events\, there is no need to buy a ticket. \n\n\n\nThis year\, we are also reviving the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition\, open to all ticket-holders. Send an excerpt of your work in progress for the chance to win a suite of prizes! All details below.  \n\n\n\n95% of previous Conscious Writing Month participants noted that attending the series had a positive effect on their sense of creativity. 85% told us it had a positive impact on their writing in other ways including boosting wellbeing\, creating curiosity\, sparking connection\, and empowering ethical ways of being. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nConscious Writing Month 202620th October – 27th November\n\n\n\nConscious Writing Month includes: \n\n\n\nMasterclasses\, Workshops and Panels (interactive and participatory\, to key themes in a writing life from craft to industry) \n\n\n\nTherapist-led sessions (licensed therapists join us each week to run sessions reflecting on the inner self of the writer – boosting your wellbeing and creativity). In partnership with Counselling DirectoryWeekly Mini Retreats (carve out time to write with others – one hour write-ins each week) \n\n\n\nConscious Writing Month is FREE for members of Being A Writer (membership is the most cost effective way to access the series) or buy a VIP Pass to access all events\, or a week pass to access a single week of events.  \n\n\n\nThe Programme\n\n\n\nWeek one: Dream\n\n\n\nImagine and manifest your dream writing life \n\n\n\nOctober 19th 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nOctober 20th 7-8.30pm BSTTarot Manifestation for Writers with Integrative Therapist Emma DellowOctober 22nd 7-8.30pm BSTFrom a Teenager’s Diary to Children’s Laureate with Patrice Lawrence \n\n\n\nWeek two: Create\n\n\n\nWhere ideas become story\, and craft meets magic \n\n\n\nOctober 26th 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nOctober 27th 7-8.30pm BSTIdeas Lab – how to turn a single idea into a new writing project with Jack StrangeOctober 29th 7-8.30pm BSTWho Am I When I Create? with therapist Nadia di-Luzio \n\n\n\nWeek three: Replenish\n\n\n\nFill your cup\, and surrender to rest \n\n\n\nNovember 2nd 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nNovember 3rd 7-8.30pm BSTLove Letters to Myself with psychotherapist and coach Zsofia KaplarNovember 5th 7-8.30pm BSTHow to Write on Stolen Time with Elspeth Wilson \n\n\n\nWeek four: Resist\n\n\n\nHow to make meaningful art in a world on fire November 9th 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nNovember 10th 7-8.30pm BSTFlowers from the Fire: Creating in a Time of Crisis with Sunny Singh\, Susanna Kwan and Selina NwuluNovember 12th 7-8.30pm BSTGenre b(l)ending\, a workshop on multi format work with Tutku Barbaros \n\n\n\nWeek five: Publish\n\n\n\nBring your story to its rightful readers \n\n\n\nNovember 16th 9-10am BSTMini Retreat – a one hour co-writing space with the TLC Team \n\n\n\nNovember 17th 7-8.30pm BSTThe Skin You Have: Rejection\, Exposure and the Writing Life with psychotherapist Dr Victoria FroomeNovember 19th 7-8.30pm BSTA Life in Books: Lessons from a Bestselling Author… with Vaseem Khan \n\n\n\nWeek six: Bonus Week!\n\n\n\nNovember 27th 6-7.00pm BSTTLC Pen Factor Live \n\n\n\n\nFULL PROGRAMME DETAILS\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nConscious Writing Month is free to Being A Writer members – simply join the events on Circle. If you’re not yet a member\, joining up on a monthly basis is the most cost effective way of accessing the series and permanent watch-back access to all recordings.VIP Pass £60 Come to everything! Includes all workshops\, our weekly co-writing space\, and entry to the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition. A 30-day watch back link will be provided for all sessions. \n\n\n\nWeekly Pass £30 Pick a week and attend all sessions. A 7-day watch back link will be provided. Ticket includes entry to the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition.Bursaries £30 50 ringfenced access-all-areas places available at a reduced rate\, no application needed. Includes entry to the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition\n\n\n\nThe TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition is a competition for new\, unpublished writing across fiction and creative non-fiction\, open exclusively to Conscious Writing Month ticket-holders. The competition started as an adjunct to TLC’s Writing in a Digital Age Conference in 2012\, later becoming part of our popular Writers’ Day. Five finalists get the opportunity to pitch their work live to a panel of industry experts at a special online event. \n\n\n\nAs a competition\, TLC Pen Factor has an impressive track record for finding talent\, with many of our previous finalists going on to be published – including as a direct result of meeting their agent at the event! You can read about how entering (and subsequently winning) resulted in Lizzie Damilola Blackburn landing a two-book deal with Viking here. Previous winners and finalists include Johnny Gaunt\, Neema Shah\, Guinevere Glasfurd\, Adam Sharp\, Abi Dare\, and Fawzia Kane. \n\n\n\nHow to Submit\n\n\n\nFull submission guidelines will be issued once you have booked a ticket. The below is a summary of key points. You will need to have a 1\,000 word excerpt and one page synopsis ready for submission. \n\n\n\n\nThe work entered must be an original\, unpublished work of full-length fiction or narrative non-fiction. It does not have to be complete at the time of entering the competition.\n\n\n\nYour work must not be on submission to literary agents or publishers at the point of entry. If the work is on historic submission and you receive an offer of representation\, you must immediately inform us and withdraw your submission from the competition.\n\n\n\nUnfortunately we are unable to accept short stories\, poetry\, picture books\, or scripts.\n\n\n\nThe work entered cannot have been previously published by a publisher with a curated list (i.e.\, where the work has been through an editorial selection process). Previously self-published work will be accepted.\n\n\n\nYou must be a Conscious Writing Month ticketholder and able to attend the TLC Pen Factor Live Pitch on Friday 27th November 2026 in order to enter the TLC Pen Factor Writing Competition.\n\n\n\nYou must enter the competition using the same name and email you used to purchase your ticket\, so that we can verify your eligibility to enter.\n\n\n\nThe judges’ decision re: longlist\, shortlist and the overall winner is final and we are not able to enter into discussion or give feedback. \n\n\n\nWe do not accept AI-generated work. Please find our AI FAQs here.\n\n\n\nSubmissions not complying with the submission guidelines will not be considered.\n\n\n\n\nThe Submission Deadline for the 2026 Prize is 9am (UK time) Monday 16th November 2026
URL:https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/conscious-writing-month-2026/
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SUMMARY:Self Editing Fiction
DESCRIPTION:“This is one of the best courses I have ever had the pleasure to take. It is so refreshing to be guided with real kindness and generosity of spirit through a daunting part of the writing process. When you are taught to evaluate your own writing\, rather than feeding you information\, the result is growth of confidence and a sense of resilience. I truly recommend this course.”  \n\n\n\n– Self Editing Fiction participant \n\n\n\n\nEditing is a fundamental tool in the writer’s arsenal\, but how do we edit our own writing effectively? How might we apply traditional editing principles to increase our chances of success if we aim to submit our writing to agents or publishers\, or direct to market? Join Self Editing Fiction and hone your skills with the UK’s longest-standing editing consultancy\, alongside fellow writers in a supportive environment. \n\n\n\nUsing a mixture of theory\, close reading of published texts\, and practical exercises\, this TLC Course\, led by author and editor Jon Barton\, will take you through the fundamentals of self-editing for fiction. We draw on TLC’s own Editing Principles\, developed over three decades of work with writers\, and also take into consideration international storytelling perspectives. \n\n\n\n\n“The TLC Self Editing course was so very useful. Jon was brilliant. The content and delivery has really given me the confidence to be bold in my editing. I got straight to it and am busy totally restructuring the first quarter of my novel for submission. I was really struggling to be objective with it before\, so the course has really made a difference to how I now approach editing my own work.”Self Editing Fiction participant \n\n\n\n\nFormat\n\n\n\n6 weeks12 hours of live teaching\, online (join from anywhere!)30 minute one to one A suite of digital resourcesA reading list for your ongoing practiceDraws on TLC’s Ethical Editing principles\, used by publishers \n\n\n\nDates: Oct 21st – November 18th (Wednesdays\, weekly) \n\n\n\nTimes: 7-9pm (UK time. International writers welcome) \n\n\n\n\n“I’ll be continuing with the draft I’m working on with a concrete belief in my editing skills – while also having really useful notes to refer to. Thank you!”Self Editing Fiction participant \n\n\n\n\nHow it works\n\n\n\nThis six-session course will be offered online via Zoom. All sessions will be live\, and we kindly ask you to ensure you can attend sessions and participate fully. A capacity limit allows for maximum interaction per cohort. Over a series of two-hour workshops\, we will cover writing craft and elements of technique including voice\, character\, plot and genre\, and consider how each of these can be approached and finessed when editing a full length of work of fiction. A full Curriculum can be found below. \n\n\n\nAll students will get the opportunity for a 30 minute one-to-one with the course tutor. Graduating students will be issued with a certificate of completion\, and you will have the option to access discounts on any of TLC’s professional editing and mentoring services. \n\n\n\nThis course is suitable for writers with novels in progress and complete first drafts. You will be able to make connections and discuss your projects with other writers in small breakout groups\, and a reading list will be provided to help you continue to engage with the topics covered during the sessions and apply them to your own writing\, beyond the course. Each session has its own take-home resource\, yours to keep\, and we will create individualised Ultimate Editing Checklists\, adding to these each week. \n\n\n\nMembers of Being A Writer can access a 15% discount\, please check Circle for details. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMore about this TLC Course\n\n\n\nYour Tutor\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJon Barton is a novelist and creative writing tutor\, and is also a TLC Editor. Jon studied for an MA in Dramaturgy and Script Development at the University of Exeter and is an alumnus of Curtis Brown Creative. He teaches screenwriting for young people at Iconic Steps\, The Princes Trust\, and Lambeth Adult Learning. He also teaches fiction writing for City Lit and City Academy. Jon works freelance as a script editor for various independent filmmakers\, with a focus on genre storytelling. As a playwright\, Jon has been shortlisted for the Theatre503 International Playwriting Prize and for Papatango. His plays have toured venues across the UK. His TV credits include episodes of Holby City. He is a member of BAFTA and co-writes with Isaac Tomiczek as Barton/Tomiczek. Jon’s debut novel\, Dive\, was published by Joffe Books in 2023. \n\n\n\nCourse Curriculum\n\n\n\nSession 1: Introduction to Editing \n\n\n\nWhat is editing? An exploration into the stages of professional editing and the chance to take stock of where we are\, and identify key challenges. \n\n\n\nWhat do we mean by self-editing? How to approach self-editing with curiosity and creativity\, to unlock your writing’s fullest potential. \n\n\n\nSession 2: Crafting Your Plot \n\n\n\nWhat is plot? The theoretical and historical context of the relationship between plot and story\, including international and neurodiverse perspectives to widen our understanding of cultural variances in storytelling styles\, with examples. \n\n\n\nHow do we know if our plot is working? Practical exercises will help us explore our best approach to perfecting a plot\, according to our own ambitions and styles. \n\n\n\nSession 3: Approaches to Character  \n\n\n\nFrom sacred flaws to the three dimensions of character\, we’ll recontextualise established theory into actionable story beats. There will be space to test our characters against these theories. \n\n\n\nExamples from published texts act as a springboard to an inspiring group exercise to explore how a character might behave in response to a range of stimuli.  \n\n\n\nSession 4: Honing Your Voice \n\n\n\nA series of examples provide a way to interrogate the conscious stylistic choices writers make\, and how these demonstrate a compelling and unique writing voice. \n\n\n\nTurning the lens inward\, we consider when and how to bend the rules to suit our voice and make our stories come alive in the reader’s mind in new and exciting ways. \n\n\n\nSession 5: Consider Your Genre \n\n\n\nWhat is ‘the market’ and (how) does it apply to how we write and self-edit our work? We look at current publishing trends\, including a range of synopses and author bios\, to consider how writing is pitched within a commercial context\, and what we can learn from this\, including what to do when we want to challenge the status quo. \n\n\n\nFocusing on ‘the reader’\, we discover how to edit our work in a way that feels truthful to our intentions\, but mindful of the context we are writing in. \n\n\n\nSession 6: Am I Ready? \n\n\n\nIn this final session\, we take a practical look at the specific techniques writers can absorb or adapt into their editing process\, and how to apply them to your own works in progress in the most effective and impactful way. \n\n\n\nWe will create a toolkit that covers macro and micro issues of self-editing\, from plot and character to questions of cultural authenticity and internal bias\, equipping you with an actionable plan for editing writing that showcases your unique writing voice. \n\n\n\nBeing A Writer members get 15% off this course. A coupon code will be emailed to all members. If you did not receive your coupon code\, please email us at hello@beingawriter.co.uk \n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nFormat: Zoom. A stable internet connection is recommended. Video participation is encouraged. All sessions include short comfort breaks. Taught sessions include small break-out groups in the second half\, for discussion and implementation of learning. \n\n\n\nCaptions: Automated (Otter.ai). Live Transcript available. \n\n\n\nMaterials: Materials can be made available in advance or after the session on request. Any shared screens will be audio-described by the tutor. No flashing images will be used at any time. \n\n\n\nBursaries: 1x full bursary available\, 1x 50% bursary available. Please apply with a short covering letter telling us why you are applying to info@literaryconsultancy.co.uk with the subject header ‘Bursary [100% OR 50%]\, Self Editing Fiction’ by no later than 9am Monday September 7th 2026. \n\n\n\nOther: We invite any access requirements not covered here to be sent to us at least 10 business days clear of the start date by email to info@literaryconsultancy.co.uk
URL:https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/self-editing-fiction-7/
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SUMMARY:In-person Mentoring Industry Day 2026
DESCRIPTION:Industry Day is exclusively for TLC mentees and certain writers who are supported by prize-partners. It is invitation only. This event is offered as part of the Chapter and Verse mentorship programme which includes 12 months of one-to-one mentoring\, a full manuscript assessment\, and a suite of resources to help writers finish their books. \n\n\n\nTwice a year\, TLC opens its doors to mentees enrolled on our Chapter and Verse programme for an intimate one-day event to help writers better understand the ins and outs of the publishing process. This event is offered both online and in person. \n\n\n\nMentees will have been working on their book project with their TLC mentor over several one-to-one feedback sessions\, and this day offers the opportunity for them to meet with a literary agent and a publisher\, and fellow mentees. The aim of the day is to demystify some of the in-house processes that often remain hidden from view\, as well as to get first-hand insight from those working within the industry and learn from their experiences. It is a popular aspect of our mentoring programme and writers often tell us they come away feeling inspired\, and heartened. \n\n\n\nIndustry Day also offers the opportunity to pitch work for live feedback from our industry guests in a safe and supportive environment. Pitching is non-competitive\, and with groups limited to maximum 12 writers at a time\, we offer an optimal environment for learning and support. Writers often find they stay connected with others they meet at the Industry Day\, and return to their projects with a sense of confidence and motivation. \n\n\n\nOctober Industry Guest Speakers \n\n\n\nPhilippa Sitters \n\n\n\nPhilippa Sitters founded a literary agency\, PSA\, in South London in 2024 having worked in bigger agencies for over a decade. She represents commercial and literary fiction as well as narrative non-fiction and is really keen to find a hilarious\, epic romance. Her clients include Ashley Hickson-Lovence\, Margarita Montimore\, Jamie Lafferty and Rebecca Struthers.  \n\n\n\nHannah Knowles \n\n\n\nHannah Knowles is Publishing Director for Arts & Culture at Faber & Faber\, with 21 years’ experience in the publishing industry. Previously she has worked at Canongate Books\, Octopus Books\, Ebury Press and more. While her focus is now on the arts and popular culture\, her prior experience has covered most genres apart from children’s books.  \n\n\n\nThis Industry Day will be held in person at a central location in London. All details will be sent to invited mentees directly. \n\n\n\nWant to learn more about our Mentoring programme? Click here\, or book a free 15-minute discovery call.
URL:https://literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/in-person-mentoring-industry-day-2026/
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