Children's/ YA manuscript critique and follow up call or meeting with Tom Bonnick, editorial director at HarperCollins Children’s Books, plus books!

Tom Bonnick will review the synopsis and first three chapters of your manuscript (younger fiction, middle grade, teen or YA), with a follow-up meeting either over Zoom or in person if you're in London. He'll also send you a selection of titles published by HarperCollins Children's Books in the age group that you're writing for! Please note, Tom can't offer feedback on picture book, non-fiction or children's poetry material!

Tom is an editorial director for fiction at HarperCollins Children's Books, the publishing home of authors including Alice Oseman, Hannah Gold, Oliver Jeffers, Lauren Child, David Walliams and Derek Landy, as well as beloved classic brands including The Chronicles of Narnia, Paddington, Mary Poppins, and The Tiger Who Came To Tea. He's been in children's books for over a decade, publishing award-winning and best-selling authors, and loves discovering new voices and working collaboratively with writers to make their work the very best that it can be.

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