The Literary Consultancy
@thelitconsultancy.bsky.social
The UK's longest-standing editorial consultancy. Offering editing, mentoring and events. Home of Being A Writer. #ACEsupported. Official BlueSky account.
Looking to slow down with some reading?
Take a conscious approach with our dedicated #ConsciousWritingMonth reading list featuring books by our speakers and titles to help you life a more ethically engaged life as a creative artist.
Find them all on UK Bookshop.org @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Take a conscious approach with our dedicated #ConsciousWritingMonth reading list featuring books by our speakers and titles to help you life a more ethically engaged life as a creative artist.
Find them all on UK Bookshop.org @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Conscious Writing Month
A month of workshops, readings and talks for writers wanting to lead more conscious lives. Curated by Jade Cuttle. Hosted by The Literary Consultancy.
Bookshop.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Looking to slow down with some reading?
Take a conscious approach with our dedicated #ConsciousWritingMonth reading list featuring books by our speakers and titles to help you life a more ethically engaged life as a creative artist.
Find them all on UK Bookshop.org @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Take a conscious approach with our dedicated #ConsciousWritingMonth reading list featuring books by our speakers and titles to help you life a more ethically engaged life as a creative artist.
Find them all on UK Bookshop.org @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Join us next Tuesday for Just Write it, our final #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclass
Led by Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social, come navigate the literary world while staying true to yourself, and help your writing voice hold fast
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Led by Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social, come navigate the literary world while staying true to yourself, and help your writing voice hold fast
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Conscious Writing Month - The Literary Consultancy
Welcome to Conscious Writing Month 2025
literaryconsultancy.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Join us next Tuesday for Just Write it, our final #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclass
Led by Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social, come navigate the literary world while staying true to yourself, and help your writing voice hold fast
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Led by Anthony Anaxagorou @aanaxagorou.bsky.social, come navigate the literary world while staying true to yourself, and help your writing voice hold fast
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Just like that, our final #ConsciousWritingMonth is next week. Time really does fly!
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at our Masterclasses! Those who joined us last night for Changing the Canon, thank you.
Next week, we start the week with our early morning retreat at 7am.
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at our Masterclasses! Those who joined us last night for Changing the Canon, thank you.
Next week, we start the week with our early morning retreat at 7am.
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Just like that, our final #ConsciousWritingMonth is next week. Time really does fly!
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at our Masterclasses! Those who joined us last night for Changing the Canon, thank you.
Next week, we start the week with our early morning retreat at 7am.
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at our Masterclasses! Those who joined us last night for Changing the Canon, thank you.
Next week, we start the week with our early morning retreat at 7am.
In a recent interview, author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social and our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social discussed struggling with writing, why it is important to keep going - and to understand why you write.
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
November 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In a recent interview, author Katie Hale @katiescribbles.bsky.social and our Director, Aki Schilz @akischilz.bsky.social discussed struggling with writing, why it is important to keep going - and to understand why you write.
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Read the full interview here 🪟 bit.ly/Behind-the-D...
Happening tonight for #ConsciousWritingMonth, Changing the Canon.
Join Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung and Natasha Carthew, as they explore sustaining the long work of literary change.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Join Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung and Natasha Carthew, as they explore sustaining the long work of literary change.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
November 13, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Happening tonight for #ConsciousWritingMonth, Changing the Canon.
Join Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung and Natasha Carthew, as they explore sustaining the long work of literary change.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Join Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung and Natasha Carthew, as they explore sustaining the long work of literary change.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Want to catch up on all the Masterclasses we've had so far? Come join our #BeingAWriter community and access the series, with permanent watch-back for all recordings.
Plus, you're part of a supportive and motivating writing community, cheering you on.
Find out more 🔽https://bit.ly/Being-A-Writer
Plus, you're part of a supportive and motivating writing community, cheering you on.
Find out more 🔽https://bit.ly/Being-A-Writer
Being A Writer
A programme of support for writers that prioritises literary creativity and emotional resilience. Curated by the UK’s leading editorial consultancy, The Literary Consultancy (TLC), Being A Writer is…
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November 13, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Want to catch up on all the Masterclasses we've had so far? Come join our #BeingAWriter community and access the series, with permanent watch-back for all recordings.
Plus, you're part of a supportive and motivating writing community, cheering you on.
Find out more 🔽https://bit.ly/Being-A-Writer
Plus, you're part of a supportive and motivating writing community, cheering you on.
Find out more 🔽https://bit.ly/Being-A-Writer
How important is character motivation? It's crucial to the success of a story, says TLC Editor Annabelle Sami.
In our November blog, Annabelle investigates forms of motivation, how this can impact plot, your character's inner world, and in turn, the reader.
Take a closer look on the #TLCblog
In our November blog, Annabelle investigates forms of motivation, how this can impact plot, your character's inner world, and in turn, the reader.
Take a closer look on the #TLCblog
The Importance of Character Motivation - The Literary Consultancy
Strong and clear character motivation is the thread that runs through the beats of your plot to make them a comprehensible storyline.
literaryconsultancy.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
How important is character motivation? It's crucial to the success of a story, says TLC Editor Annabelle Sami.
In our November blog, Annabelle investigates forms of motivation, how this can impact plot, your character's inner world, and in turn, the reader.
Take a closer look on the #TLCblog
In our November blog, Annabelle investigates forms of motivation, how this can impact plot, your character's inner world, and in turn, the reader.
Take a closer look on the #TLCblog
Want to join us for #ConsciousWritingMonth? You can secure your spot for our last two Masterclasses with a £15 ticket, available to purchase until the evening before.
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
November 12, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Want to join us for #ConsciousWritingMonth? You can secure your spot for our last two Masterclasses with a £15 ticket, available to purchase until the evening before.
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Our Christmas voucher offer is back!
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our Christmas voucher offer is back!
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
Reward the writer in your life with the gift of professional feedback on their creative project by a highly experienced editor, all with a TLC Christmas voucher.
Purchase your voucher by the end of November for a 10% discount
🎄 bit.ly/TLC-Christma...
#ConsciousWritingMonth continues with Changing the Canon, Thu 13 Nov at 7pm GMT
Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung & Natasha Carthew explore the long work of literary change
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung & Natasha Carthew explore the long work of literary change
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Conscious Writing Month - The Literary Consultancy
Welcome to Conscious Writing Month 2025
literaryconsultancy.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#ConsciousWritingMonth continues with Changing the Canon, Thu 13 Nov at 7pm GMT
Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung & Natasha Carthew explore the long work of literary change
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social, Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung & Natasha Carthew explore the long work of literary change
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
We've two #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclasses remaining this month. Do join us, with individual Masterclass tickets available for £15.Still to come...
🍂Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, Natasha Carthew & Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social
🍂Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, Natasha Carthew & Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
We've two #ConsciousWritingMonth Masterclasses remaining this month. Do join us, with individual Masterclass tickets available for £15.Still to come...
🍂Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, Natasha Carthew & Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social
🍂Changing the Canon, with Penny Batchelor @pennyauthor.bsky.social, Maxine Mei-Fung Chung, Natasha Carthew & Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social
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David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
The judges ‘had never read anything quite like it’, says panel chair Roddy Doyle, announcing the Hungarian-British author’s novel as the winner of the £50,000 award
Hungarian-British author David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker prize for his novel Flesh.
Szalay’s sixth work of fiction traces the life of one man, István, from his youth to midlife. The judges “had never read anything quite like it”, said panel chair Roddy Doyle, who won the prize in 1993. “It is, in many ways, a dark book, but it is a joy to read.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
David Szalay wins 2025 Booker prize for ‘dark’ Flesh
Reposted by The Literary Consultancy
The W&A Working-Class Writer's Prize 2025 is open for entries NOW!
Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4opAzXS
Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4opAzXS
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The W&A Working-Class Writer's Prize 2025 is open for entries NOW!
Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4opAzXS
Submit your writing within our one-month window to be in with a chance of winning.
Find out more: https://bit.ly/4opAzXS
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If you missed our annual New Writing Prize ceremony last week, here's what our stellar judges had to say on the winners' work ...
The winning pieces will be published in print in our Spring 2026 issue, so watch this space.
Congratulations once again to Jo Bardsley, Flora Beagley, and Luke Liu!
The winning pieces will be published in print in our Spring 2026 issue, so watch this space.
Congratulations once again to Jo Bardsley, Flora Beagley, and Luke Liu!
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If you missed our annual New Writing Prize ceremony last week, here's what our stellar judges had to say on the winners' work ...
The winning pieces will be published in print in our Spring 2026 issue, so watch this space.
Congratulations once again to Jo Bardsley, Flora Beagley, and Luke Liu!
The winning pieces will be published in print in our Spring 2026 issue, so watch this space.
Congratulations once again to Jo Bardsley, Flora Beagley, and Luke Liu!
#ConsciousWritingMonth continues with our Masterclass panel, Changing the Canon. Thu 13 Nov at 7pm GMT.
Take this moment to protect your future health and wellbeing, recognising what you can change to better serve yourself and your creative intentions.
Take this moment to protect your future health and wellbeing, recognising what you can change to better serve yourself and your creative intentions.
November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
#ConsciousWritingMonth continues with our Masterclass panel, Changing the Canon. Thu 13 Nov at 7pm GMT.
Take this moment to protect your future health and wellbeing, recognising what you can change to better serve yourself and your creative intentions.
Take this moment to protect your future health and wellbeing, recognising what you can change to better serve yourself and your creative intentions.
Interested in how to live a more conscious creative life?
Take a closer look with our dedicated #ConsciousWritingMonth reading list featuring books by our speakers and titles to help you life a more ethically engaged life as a creative artist.
All on UK Bookshop.org @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Take a closer look with our dedicated #ConsciousWritingMonth reading list featuring books by our speakers and titles to help you life a more ethically engaged life as a creative artist.
All on UK Bookshop.org @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Conscious Writing Month
A month of workshops, readings and talks for writers wanting to lead more conscious lives. Curated by Jade Cuttle. Hosted by The Literary Consultancy.
uk.bookshop.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Interested in how to live a more conscious creative life?
Take a closer look with our dedicated #ConsciousWritingMonth reading list featuring books by our speakers and titles to help you life a more ethically engaged life as a creative artist.
All on UK Bookshop.org @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
Take a closer look with our dedicated #ConsciousWritingMonth reading list featuring books by our speakers and titles to help you life a more ethically engaged life as a creative artist.
All on UK Bookshop.org @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
And just like that, we're over halfway into #ConsciousWritingMonth.
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at events so far! Those who joined us last night with Khairani Barokka, thank you.
Next week, we're back with our early morning retreat at 7am. Join TLC & start your week writing!
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at events so far! Those who joined us last night with Khairani Barokka, thank you.
Next week, we're back with our early morning retreat at 7am. Join TLC & start your week writing!
November 7, 2025 at 10:41 AM
And just like that, we're over halfway into #ConsciousWritingMonth.
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at events so far! Those who joined us last night with Khairani Barokka, thank you.
Next week, we're back with our early morning retreat at 7am. Join TLC & start your week writing!
It has been wonderful to see so many of you at events so far! Those who joined us last night with Khairani Barokka, thank you.
Next week, we're back with our early morning retreat at 7am. Join TLC & start your week writing!
Happening tonight for #ConsciousWritingMonth, we have Writing with Grief led by Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social
We invite you to hold grief as a companion, writing alongside it as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
We invite you to hold grief as a companion, writing alongside it as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Happening tonight for #ConsciousWritingMonth, we have Writing with Grief led by Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social
We invite you to hold grief as a companion, writing alongside it as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
We invite you to hold grief as a companion, writing alongside it as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared.
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
Want to catch up on all the Masterclasses we've had so far? Come join our Being A Writer community and access the series, with permanent watch-back for all recordings.
Plus, you're part of a supportive and motivating writing community, cheering you on.
Find out more 🔽
Plus, you're part of a supportive and motivating writing community, cheering you on.
Find out more 🔽
Being A Writer
A programme of support for writers that prioritises literary creativity and emotional resilience. Curated by the UK’s leading editorial consultancy, The Literary Consultancy (TLC), Being A Writer is…
literaryconsultancy.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Want to catch up on all the Masterclasses we've had so far? Come join our Being A Writer community and access the series, with permanent watch-back for all recordings.
Plus, you're part of a supportive and motivating writing community, cheering you on.
Find out more 🔽
Plus, you're part of a supportive and motivating writing community, cheering you on.
Find out more 🔽
Have you considered mentoring with TLC?
Last Friday, TLC welcomed writers from Belgium, Singapore, Norfolk, Nottingham, London and beyond to our in-person Industry Day for writers enrolled on our mentoring programme, #ChapterandVerse
Last Friday, TLC welcomed writers from Belgium, Singapore, Norfolk, Nottingham, London and beyond to our in-person Industry Day for writers enrolled on our mentoring programme, #ChapterandVerse
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Have you considered mentoring with TLC?
Last Friday, TLC welcomed writers from Belgium, Singapore, Norfolk, Nottingham, London and beyond to our in-person Industry Day for writers enrolled on our mentoring programme, #ChapterandVerse
Last Friday, TLC welcomed writers from Belgium, Singapore, Norfolk, Nottingham, London and beyond to our in-person Industry Day for writers enrolled on our mentoring programme, #ChapterandVerse
Want to join us for #ConsciousWritingMonth? You can secure your spot for any Masterclasses with a £15 ticket, available until the evening before the event.
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month.
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month.
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
November 5, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Want to join us for #ConsciousWritingMonth? You can secure your spot for any Masterclasses with a £15 ticket, available until the evening before the event.
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month.
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
Take a closer look at what we have yet to come this month.
🍂 bit.ly/CWM-2025
#ConsciousWritingMonth continues with Writing with Grief, Thu 6 Nov at 7pm GMT
Write alongside grief with Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social, as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Write alongside grief with Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social, as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Conscious Writing Month - The Literary Consultancy
Welcome to Conscious Writing Month 2025
literaryconsultancy.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#ConsciousWritingMonth continues with Writing with Grief, Thu 6 Nov at 7pm GMT
Write alongside grief with Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social, as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Write alongside grief with Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social, as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
We're almost half way through #ConsciousWritingMonth. Come join us, with individual Masterclass tickets available for £15!
Still to come...
🍂Writing With Grief with Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social
Still to come...
🍂Writing With Grief with Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We're almost half way through #ConsciousWritingMonth. Come join us, with individual Masterclass tickets available for £15!
Still to come...
🍂Writing With Grief with Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social
Still to come...
🍂Writing With Grief with Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social
#ConsciousWritingMonth continues with Writing with Grief, Thu 6 Nov at 7pm GMT
Led by Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social, write alongside grief in all its forms as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Led by Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social, write alongside grief in all its forms as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Conscious Writing Month - The Literary Consultancy
Welcome to Conscious Writing Month 2025
literaryconsultancy.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#ConsciousWritingMonth continues with Writing with Grief, Thu 6 Nov at 7pm GMT
Led by Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social, write alongside grief in all its forms as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
Led by Khairani Barokka @mailbykite.bsky.social, write alongside grief in all its forms as we seek how to capture and honour what is disappearing and disappeared
🍂 Free for Being a Writer members
🍂 £15 tickets available
☕Good morning!
This is your 1-hour reminder for those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing with the TLC team.
We'll see you there at 7am! #ConsciousWritingMonth
This is your 1-hour reminder for those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing with the TLC team.
We'll see you there at 7am! #ConsciousWritingMonth
November 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
☕Good morning!
This is your 1-hour reminder for those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing with the TLC team.
We'll see you there at 7am! #ConsciousWritingMonth
This is your 1-hour reminder for those with Being a Writer membership or a VIP Pass. It's almost time to start your week with some early morning writing with the TLC team.
We'll see you there at 7am! #ConsciousWritingMonth