A beta-read of a novel for children or young adults (up to 70,000 words)
Winning bid
£330
About this item
Elen Caldecott will read your manuscript and write a 1,000-word report on it. She will also offer an online 30-min consultation session after you have received the report in order to discuss editing strategies, should you wish. The turn-around time from receiving the manuscript to producing the report will be no longer than 3 months.
Elen Caldecott has published over 40 titles for young people over a 14-year career, working with Bloomsbury, OUP, Hachette and Andersen Press. She also lectures in Creative Writing, specialising in the area of writing for young people. She currently teaches at Lancaster University, but has previously worked on the prestigious MA in Writing for Young People at Bath Spa University.
*OPEN TO UK AND IRELAND BIDDERS*
Bidding ended: 8:00pm, 16 October 20228:00pm, Sunday 16 October 2022Europe/London
Bidding
| Bidder | Time | Bid |
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| Olga Vrubel | 7:49pm 16 Oct 2022 | £330 |
| Auntie Flo | 7:48pm 16 Oct 2022 | £320 |
| Olga Vrubel | 10:19am 15 Oct 2022 | £310 |
| Auntie Flo | 7:29am 15 Oct 2022 | £295 |
| Olga Vrubel | 11:05am 09 Oct 2022 | £290 |
| purple k | 8:42am 09 Oct 2022 | £285 |
| Olga Vrubel | 3:35pm 04 Oct 2022 | £280 |
| Auntie Flo | 3:34pm 04 Oct 2022 | £260 |
| Olga Vrubel | 11:02am 01 Oct 2022 | £250 |
| seajane40 | 7:26am 01 Oct 2022 | £200 |
| Olga Vrubel | 7:24pm 30 Sep 2022 | £150 |
| purple k | 7:00pm 30 Sep 2022 | £130 |
| Olga Vrubel | 4:03pm 30 Sep 2022 | £120 |
| Auntie Flo | 3:25pm 30 Sep 2022 | £110 |
| Olga Vrubel | 2:12pm 30 Sep 2022 | £100 |
| kayleighdray | 2:02pm 30 Sep 2022 | £25 |
| Olga Vrubel | 1:59pm 30 Sep 2022 | £20 |
| Auntie Flo | 12:11pm 30 Sep 2022 | £10 |
| emma-elly | 12:08pm 30 Sep 2022 | £5 |