Following an initial 12-month fixed term contract, The Literary Consultancy is delighted to be appointing Cairo Aibangbee as a permanent member of its core staff team. Aibangbee will remain part-time, and begins her role as Programmes and Marketing Officer on 2nd April. Since her original appointment in March 2023 as Programmes and Marketing Assistant, Aibangbee has taken up the reins delivering on TLC’s existing Marketing and Communications strategies. Having familiarised herself with TLC’s current strategies and branding, her creative approach to social media led to a wide-ranging campaign f ..read more

Submit to a literary agent with confidence and style, using TLC’s top tips on how to write the perfect pitch letter Over the years at TLC, we’ve worked with thousands of writers through our editorial services, and a significant percentage of those writers have one goal in mind: getting published. Whilst of course this isn’t the only measure of success for a writer, if it’s something you want to achieve then you’ll need to get strategic about how to get there. One of the first steps on the road to getting published is often the pitch letter: to a literary agent, or perhaps directly to a small o ..read more

According to the Office for National Statistics, the average gender pay gap across all UK employees is 14.3%. In recognition of this, in the week of International Women’s Day (8th-15th March 2024), we are offering all women writers 14.3% off TLC services. Manuscript Assessment 14.3% off manuscript assessment, our core editorial service that matches you with an editor who reads in your field and delivers a bespoke report to help you develop your writing (we accept: fiction/ non-fiction/ short stories/ poetry/ scripts). Read more about this service here. Book Now Developmental Editing 14.3% off ..read more

Take your writing to the next level with TLC  TLC is delighted to announce the return of our two self-editing courses, developed in partnership with expert tutors. Starting in April, these courses are for writers who have a work in progress or completed manuscript and are working on either a novel, or a piece of full length creative non fiction. Self Editing: Fiction with Jon Barton begins April 17th.  Self Editing: Non Fiction with Xanthi Barker begins April 30th.   “The TLC Self Editing course was so very useful. Jon was brilliant. The content and delivery has really giv ..read more

“Creativity is something you are, not only something you do.” Rick Rubin, founder of Def Jam Records The Creative Act: A Way of Being (Penguin Press: New York, 2023) Showing up on the page: for your writing, and for yourself Over the years of sustaining a creative writing practice myself while mentoring and coaching writers, I’ve come to a similar conclusion: namely, how we are in the world is how we show up on the page. But what does that mean in practical terms? Is it possible to learn how to improve your writing skills, not just to sustain but to transform your entire creative practice ..read more

Our biggest giveaway, in partnership with Roger Robinson Do you want to feel happier, healthier, and more creative? Join the writing community with a difference and watch your writing take flight. Your wellbeing as a writer is at the heart of everything we programme, and your needs are the building blocks of our platform. You, the writers, are our co-creators. Welcome to Being A Writer, TLC’s membership platform for writers at all levels of development, from beginner to well-published.   This month, we have teamed up with poet and creative writing tutor Roger Robinson, who is on a mission ..read more

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Write Club Plus: Amplify Our 3-month advanced group coaching programme for writers “What has really shifted for me being part of Write Club Plus has been replacing the chastising inner voice, inviting in other, lovelier voices. Julia’s. Aki’s. My co-writers’. And myself. My own enjoyment. It has been such a fabulous permission to feel joy.” – Write Club Plus Participant 2023 Since 2022, TLC has been hosting 12-month creative incubators called Write Club Plus. In 2023, 53 writers signed up to work through a year of writing together. We have used our learnings and feedback from running this prog ..read more

In this month’s TLC Blog, writer Juliana Amaa explores the joy of exploring the written word. This blog is about celebrating the importance of reading and the joys of being fascinated by books. Each page turns a story into a life. Modern times are making it easier to change the way in which people engage with learning resources in order to retain information taught to them through the appreciation of books. The value of literature and the act of reading produce an intimate relationship between the reader and the text held in their hands. It is an infectious passion for the literary/linguistic ..read more

In the summer of 2019, the novelist Julia Forster and I met at the Free Word Centre in London with an idea for a writing community with a difference. For years, I had been concerned with a trend towards pushing author services with the promise of getting writers published. Of course, it’s a very real dream for many writers, and it’s a sexy sell (come to us and we’ll get you published!), but somewhere along the way I couldn’t help but feel we were missing some much needed nuance. Where were the spaces for writers who weren’t sure what they wanted yet, who wanted to understand their options, mig ..read more