About Us

Stephen has 11 traditionally published fantasy novels, has done work for hire in video games, and is a creative writing guest lecturer at universities across the UK.

His debut novel, Battlemage, was a finalist for the David Gemmell Morningstar, and it won the inaugural Hellfest Inferno Award in France.

It took Stephen over a decade of submitting novels before he gained representation from a literary agent. With considerable experience of the submission process, and from working in marketing for over 20 years, he has the skills to help writers improve their work, and craft clear communications to agents.

Services offered

• Query Package Assessment
• Example Edit
• Mentoring

Thomas D. Lee is a Sunday Times bestselling author, and a Visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing at City St. George’s University of London. His writing has been praised for its humour and for combining comedy with a serious message. His first novel PERILOUS TIMES was the winner of the Fantasy Hive Debut of the Year award for 2023, and has since been translated into French and German. The prequel THE KNIGHT WATCH will be published by Orbit Books in June 2026.

Tom has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writing, and in 2025 he completed his PhD in Creative Writing at the same institution, specialising in queer retellings of the Arthurian mythos. Having previously worked as a commercial copywriter, a freelance proofreader, and a high-school teaching assistant, Tom enjoys helping mentees to develop their writing confidence whilst improving their command of story craft and worldbuilding.

Services offered

• Example Edit
• Mentoring
• Query Package Assessment

Anna is a qualified editor and proofreader through the College of Media and Publishing, and runs online SFF writing courses for writers just setting out, as well as those serious about improving their craft.

Anna has extensive experience in writing speculative fiction for both traditional publication and tie-in publishers (Black Library and Marvel Comics), having published nine novels to Spring 2024. Those books feature, among others, military, religious, and romantic themes in both low- and high-magic worlds, as well as superhero and horror fiction, making Anna well-placed to understand your intentions and help them shine through story, plot, and character.

Services offered

• Mentoring
• Manuscript Evaluation and Report
• Developmental Edit
• Copy Edit
• The Edit Bundle
• Proofreading