The Literary Consultancy
@TLCUK
UK's longest-running editorial consultancy for writers. Home of #BeingAWriter: creating a community of happier, healthier writers. #ACESupported.
📢BIG NEWS! 📢 We're hosting our first all day in person event since 2020 (we've missed you!) in partnership with our friends at @Writers_Artists. Welcome to Edit Academy! An intimate full day of learning about the art of editing at Bloomsbury HQ, London literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/edit-aca…
At #BeingAWriter we run free micro coaching sessions for members on a sign-up basis. We call these Lightbulbs. Today we are running Lightbulbs all day, helping writers to troubleshoot, unlock answers and move forwards. Join us to find out more! literaryconsultancy.co.uk/being-a-writer…
At @TLCUK we have processed thousands of bursary applications. Recently someone enquired about how we make decisions, so I thought I might share this here along with some tips. A short 🧵/
Congratulations to all of the longlisted writers! Now, the exciting work begins... Whittling to a shortlist and then, a winner. Who will it be? 👀👀👀
🥁 🥁 🥁 We're excited to announce that our Novel Award longlist is now live on our website. 🎉 Head to bridportprize.org.uk/news/ to see the twenty titles. Congratulations to all whose titles made the list and a big thanks to every single writer who entered. 💙 #NovelLonglist
Are you 🖊️writing a novel or memoir with ambitions to publish? Do you 💸need financial assistance, but not sure you qualify for full subsidy? We have 50% bursaries available for our September Self Editing courses. DEADLINES COMING UP! literaryconsultancy.co.uk/whats-on/
ICYMI, our July blog is all about how to write memoir well, and convincingly. Here are TLC Editor Ian Wong's top tips on writing a memoir that will stand out in the slush pile literaryconsultancy.co.uk/2025/07/how-to… #lifewriting #amwriting #memoir
Reflecting on the PLR year just gone... take a look at what some of our advocates say about Public Lending Right. #libraries #books #authorscommunity
We’ve published our Annual Report ✨ Last year, talented creatives and fantastic arts organisations, museums and libraries benefitted communities everywhere. There were performances, events, exhibitions, festivals and more right across the country. buff.ly/97xaaM2
Let’s hear it for the panel of the 2025 Giles St Aubyn Awards! This year’s award will be judged by Hugh St Aubyn, Gavin Francis @gavinfranc and Durre Shahwar 🎉 Now open for submission, closing Monday 1 September 2025. Find out more or apply here: rsliterature.org/rsl-giles-st-a…
Our #ACEsupported TLC Free Reads scheme is open again for the year! If you're a writer on a low-income, contact your regional writing partner for more info. If you see the partner badge below on their site - contact them! literaryconsultancy.co.uk/editorial-serv… #WritingCommunity #TLCFreeReads
Looking for a course to help you self-edit your #fiction? ➡️6 weeks ➡️12 hours of live teaching ➡️One-to-one for every student ➡️A suite of digital resources ➡️A reading list for your ongoing practice Look no further! literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/self-edi…
Our first open submissions window for working-class writers is now OPEN. We’re looking for stories that capture something about being working class in Britain in 2025. Can be fiction or non-fiction, & 500-3000 words long. Please pitch us. Details here: thebeemagazine.com/open-call-for-…
We still have tickets available for our Write Club Plus: Amplify programme! Amplify offers 3 months of expert guidance, group coaching + a supportive community to help you grow as a writer. Find out more, and book now: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/amplify/
The @NQWpodcast Prize for Flash Fiction is a quarterly ✍️ comp running from 25-27 July. Write #flashfiction ⚡ based on 2 writing prompts + one anti-prompt. 500 words. AU$35 entry. AU$1,500 prize. Shortlisted entries published in an anthology & read on podcast. Link in comments.
“Writing is like getting married. One should never commit oneself until one is amazed at one's luck.” Iris Murdoch, #BornOnThisDay in 1919 📚❤️
Tonight we enjoy a moment of pause, rest and relaxation at TLC with #YogaforWriters, expertly and gently led by the wonderful Ana Garcia Garnett. Members, catch up on demand at #BeingAWriter! Not a member? Catch the recording by joining up now literaryconsultancy.co.uk/being-a-writer…
Looking for financial assisstance for writing support? We have bursaries available for our upcoming Self-Editing courses, Amplify programme, and Edit Academy (with @Writers_Artists)! Find out more about how to apply for 50% & 100% #bursaries below: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/whats-on/
My Introduction to Fiction Developmental Editing course with @The_CIEP is now SOLD OUT for October, so we've added new dates in February here: ciep.uk/events/events-… Please note this is a course for editors. If you'd like an editing course for writers, head to @TLCUK!
Amplify is our 3-month coaching programme for writers ready to level up. With biweekly live sessions + a supportive community, it’s perfect for tackling blocks & refining your craft: literaryconsultancy.co.uk/event/amplify/
A huge congratulations to TLC Editor @stefmowords, whose novel 'The House on Utopia Way' is out now! stefmo.co.uk/product-page/t…
A reminder that we're hosting our first all day in person event since 2020 (we've missed you!) in partnership with our friends at @Writers_Artists. Welcome to Edit Academy! An intimate full day of learning about the art of editing at Bloomsbury HQ, London writersandartists.co.uk/events-and-cou…
