Mentorship &
Manuscript Feedback
Are you writing creative non-fiction, biography or memoir? Want help developing your voice? Figuring out a structure? Unsure about where to turn next with research? Not sure how to navigate the publishing process? Let our experienced non-fiction editors help you meet your writing goals with one of our mentorship packages. Whether you’re working on an essay or an essay collection, a travel article for a magazine or an epic adventure, a life in brief or a whole biography, the Hinterland mentors are on hand for every step of the writing journey. Our mentors are talented publishers, editors and tutors, experienced at working with writers of all skill levels, writing in all genres of non-fiction.
Select your level of support…
Manuscript Assessment
Our manuscript assessment is great for if you want focused feedback and written critique on a single piece of written work. Our editors can help with your work in progress or help polish your finished draft.
Includes:
Written feedback on up to 5000 words of creative nonfiction.
Includes developmental edits and comments in the text.
Includes 1 page of written feedback, including signposting to next steps.
£125
Single Mentoring Session
Mentoring sessions are intended to provide ongoing support for you and your writing over a longer period of time. A single session allows you to meet with your mentor, explore your project and discuss your writing.
Includes:
Pre-meeting discussion by email to help you get the most out of your upcoming mentoring session.
A 75 minute initial session (in person in Norwich/Cambridge or online, subsequent sessions will be 60 minutes) to discuss your writing in depth, help set goals and address challenging areas and obstacles..
Follow up email to summarise discussion points and signpost next steps, including recommended reading.
First session - £175
Subsequent sessions - £150
Mentoring Session Packages
Make a sustained commitment to your writing and save money when you book a block of 3 or 6 sessions. Multiple mentoring sessions allows you to foster a relationship between you and your mentor, who can work with you to help develop your writing.
Each session will include:
Pre-meeting discussion by email to help you get the most out of your upcoming mentoring session.
A 60 minute mentoring session (in person in Norwich/Cambridge or online, subsequent sessions will be 60 minutes) to discuss your writing in depth, help set goals and address challenging areas and obstacles..
Follow up email to summarise discussion points and signpost next steps.
Mentoring sessions are intended to provide ongoing support for you and your writing over a longer period of time.
We assume that these sessions will be monthly, but we can work to your timeline if you’d like to space them out over a longer period or compress them into a much shorter timeframe.
3 sessions - £450
6 sessions - £850
Twelve-Month Writing Mentorship
Sign up for a whole year of mentorship with our editors and receive 12 sessions of support, as well as regular written feedback, a free goal-setting session, regular check-ins and milestones throughout the year, and help writing a proposal/pitch to approach an agent or editor.
Includes:
Written feedback on a piece of writing (up to 5000 words) every month.
Monthly 1-hour mentorship session.
Free goal-setting session.
Regular check-ins and milestones throughout the year.
Help writing a proposal/pitch to approach an agent or editor.
Try before you commit. Try for a month and should you wish to cancel, just pay the deposit.
Payment plans available on request — please get in touch to discuss.
£2,500
(£200 deposit now - remaining balance due after 1 month)
£200 deposit
About Our Mentors
Andrew Kenrick is an experienced publisher, editor and founder of Hinterland. He holds a PhD in Life Writing from the University of East Anglia. He teaches biography, creative non-fiction and publishing, as well as supervises student dissertations, at both UEA and the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education. Andrew is the founder and co-editor of Hinterland. His first book, a biography of the first-century North African king, Juba II of Mauretania, is forthcoming from Penguin Random House.
Andrew is experienced at mentoring writers working on biography, memoir, essays, travel and food writing, and narrative history.
Freya Dean began her career in magazine journalism in the early 2000s at ELLE, SHE and Cosmopolitan before working as a freelance editor while based in the USA. She is the founder and associate editor of Hinterland, and combines editorial work with teaching English at a state-funded secondary school in Cambridge. Her own writing in the fields of non-fiction and poetry has been recognised by the Lorna Sage Award, the Elizabeth Kostova Foundation, and the National Poetry Society. Most recently she has been a contributor to The Real Story, Visual Verse, and UEA’s Non-Fiction Anthology Series. Within her teaching practice she is currently conducting research funded by Arts Council England into how to strengthen students’ creativity; and is part of a project funded by the University of Cambridge exploring how to promote poetry in the classroom. Freya holds degrees in the History of Art (BAHons, MA Hons) from the University of Cambridge, an MAHons in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Education.
Freya is experienced at mentoring writers working on narrative non-fiction, memoir, auto/biography, essay, prose poetry and flash non-fiction.
Booking Conditions
Booking Process
Add your package to your basket and checkout.
A confirmation email will be sent upon successful booking and we will get in touch within two business days to guide you through what to do next.
Cancellation & Rescheduling
If you change your mind within 14 days of your purchase and your package hasn’t started yet, we can offer a full refund or exchange to a different service. Please get in touch with us here.
Once started (either by submitting work or first meeting with mentor), packages are non-refundable.
For the 12-month package the deposit covers the first session and introductory work. If you are happy to continue you will be invoiced the remaining amount (payment plans are available). If you don’t wish to continue with the 12-month package your deposit will be used towards that session and you will have nothing further to pay.
Rescheduling of appointments must be submitted 24 hours in advance.
In the unlikely event your mentor has to curtail your package, they will give you reasonable notice and you will be refunded any unused sessions.
Package duration and expiry
You have 12 months to use your package from the date of your first meeting or work submission. This also applies to the 12-month package.
Session Format
Sessions will be conducted via online video call platform (one that is convenient to you) or in-person at a mutually agreed venue in Norwich (postcode districts NR1 to NR9)
Confidentiality & Privacy
All discussions during the mentoring session will remain confidential. Confidentiality cannot always be guaranteed when meeting in a public place.
Recording of sessions is not permitted unless agreed upon beforehand.
Liability
The mentor provides guidance based on experience but is not responsible for the outcomes of decisions made by the participant.
Services are provided without a guarantee of publication within Hinterland Magazine or elsewhere, nor can we guarantee that our services will lead to representation by an agent.