#165 Editorial critique of your first 3 chapters + synopsis, from editor and Lucy Cavendish Prize judge Gillian Stern

An incredible chance to have your work read by highly respected editor and Lucy Cavendish Prize Judge Gillian Stern.

Gillian Stern is an editor of literary and commercial fiction, who after 15 years of commissioning books in the social sciences, discovered a debut novel that went on to win the Whitbread First Novel Award and the Richard and Judy Summer Reads of Summer Reads. She is a judge for the prestigious Lucy Cavendish Prize. Passionate about fiction and experienced in spotting and editing bestsellers, Gillian is also a successful ghostwriter, having written ​ten memoirs to date. She works on a freelance basis as a structural editor for several publishers including Bloomsbury, Orion, Hodder and Penguin and critiques and edits for many leading literary agencies including Curtis Brown, Conville & Walsh, PFD, RCW and Aitken Alexander. She also mentors writers sent to her by agents, publishers and word-of-mouth recommendations and often goes on to place debut, or unrepresented, authors with agents.
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