I am a literary reader and writer who has read tens of thousands of submissions for top UK/US book agents. Writers I've discovered in the 'slush pile' have gone on to win some of the top literary prizes in the UK, including the Costa Short Story Prize, the Society of Authors' Betty Trask Prize and be listed for the Women's Prize for Fiction.

I've used this practical, hands-on experience of publishing at the top level to create a pragmatic course designed to help you avoid the most common pitfalls and errors I've seen when querying literary agents. As such, my courses are designed to build your confidence as a writer, and help you make your submission to a literary agent - the route to being traditionally published - as strong as it can be.