Self-Edit Your Novel tutor information

Self-Edit Your Novel tutor information

Who are the tutors and what is their experience?
This course is led by professional editors and acclaimed authors, Debi Alper and Emma Darwin.
Debi Alper is the author of five published novels and has worked as a freelance editor and creative writing tutor for over twenty years. She is the lead tutor for Jericho Writers’ longest running course, the phenomenally successful Self-Edit Your Novel, which launched in 2010. Debi won the inaugural RNA Indie Editor of the Year Award in 2021 and also acts as a competition judge.
Emma Darwin’s bestselling novels have been nominated for several awards including the Commonwealth Writers and RNA Novel of the Year. She is the author of Get Started in Writing Historical Fiction, This is Not a Book About Charles Darwin, and renowned Substack 'This Itch of Writing'. Emma has taught at Goldsmiths and Oxford University, and is a creative writing tutor, editor, and mentor.


If you have any further questions about the Self-Edit Your Novel you can book a call with a member of the team here, or you can get in touch with the team at courses@jerichowriters.com.

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