Editors

Meet the experienced authors and publishing professionals who provide editorial feedback to our students

Amy Baker

  • Acclaimed author
  • Podcaster, journalist and mentor

Anna Bell

  • Author of 10 romantic novels

Anthony Trevelyan

  • Acclaimed author
  • Creative Writing teacher

Dave Mark

  • Best-selling crime author
  • Literary consultant

Dzifa Benson

  • Widely-published poet
  • Multi-disciplinary artist working across fields that include prose, theatre-making, performance, essays and criticism.
  • Provides feedback to our Writing Poetry students

Emma Beswetherick

  • Author of acclaimed children’s series The Playdate Adventures, with 5 published novels to date
  • 20 years in publishing, most recently as Associate Publisher at Little, Brown Book Group.
  • Writer in Residence at Radnor House School, Twickenham.

Genevieve Fox

  • Renowned feature journalist
  • Acclaimed memoir writer
  • Provides feedback to our Writing a Memoir students

Hannah Boursnell

  • Editor, Copywriter & Publishing Consultant

Imogen Robertson

  • Chair of The Historical Writers’ Association
  • Author of historical and contemporary novels

Jamie Groves

  • Freelance editor
  • Prize-winning writer
  • 20+ years' experience in creative industries

Jane Porter

  • Award-winning picture book author and illustrator
  • Provides feedback to our picture book students

Jason Donald

  • Author of 2 acclaimed novels
  • Creative Writing University Lecturer

Joe Thomas

  • Course editor and university lecturer in Creative Writing
  • Author of 5 acclaimed novels

Lauren Pearson

  • Author of 5 books for young readers
  • Former literary agent and current freelance editor

Meghan Flaherty

  • Author of Tango Lessons: A Memoir.
  • Columbia MFA

Michelle Davies

  • Author of 6 acclaimed novels
  • Former journalist and Senior Editor

Nicholas Blincoe

  • Award winning crime writer
  • Senior Editor, Critic and Scriptwriter

Niki Mackay

  • Author of 6 crime novels, and 3 short stories
  • True crime podcaster

Paul Murphy

  • Freelance editorial consultant and writer
  • Publisher of Sunday Times bestsellers and prizewinning non-fiction

Rowan Somerville

  • Acclaimed author
  • Experienced Creative Writing tutor

Sarah Hilary

  • Crime & Psychological Thriller Tutor, and Mentor
  • Award-winning crime writer

Sarah Sykes

  • Former CBC student
  • Writer of 5 published novels
  • Also works as TV script writer

Shannon Leone Fowler

  • Acclaimed author
  • Marine biologist and non-fiction writer

Sophie Ambrose

  • Children's author and illustrator
  • Illustration tutor

Tasha Kavanagh

  • Award winning author
  • Creative Writing Lecturer

Vanessa Gebbie

  • Writer, teacher, editor
  • Novelist, short form writer, poet

Wyl Menmuir

  • Award-winning author
  • Creative Writing lecturer

Zehra Hicks

  • Award-winning author and illustrator
  • Lecturer in Book Illustration
  • Provides feedback to our picture book students
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