2026/27 Manuscript Reviewers

Let us guide you on your path to publication and get your book and stories published and ready for readers.
Our manuscript reviewers offer thoughtful, professional feedback to help you strengthen your work at any stage. From big-picture structure and pacing to line-level clarity, you’ll get insights you can actually use.

Refining a draft, preparing to query, or getting ready to share your work with readers all require different kinds of support. You’ll find a reviewer here who understands your goals and your genre.

Browse Manuscript Reviewers

Browse our manuscript reviewers by genre using the sections below. Each profile outlines areas of expertise, services offered, and how to get in touch. Take your time finding the right fit for your work and where you are in the process. Not sure who to choose? We’re happy to match you with a reviewer.

Children's Literature

Lacey L. Bakker
Lacey L. Bakker helps writers bridge the gap between a finished draft and a stronger, clearer manuscript.

Allissa Blondin
Allissa has been reviewing manuscripts for seven years, focusing on big picture elements such as theme

Portico Bowman
During her time as an AWCS Story Coach, Portico reviewed an advanced draft and provided feedback that is supportive, encouraging and productive, following

Ashley Holloway
Ashley is the Editorial Director of a small arts organization in the US. There, she oversees

Comedy/Humour

Brent Nichols
Brent is a member of Imaginative Fiction Writers Association (IFWA), a critique group for speculative

Jason Pearce
Jason has previously served as a manuscript reviewer with AWCS, working on novels and short stories. He taught

General Fiction

Victoria Bailey
Victoria has reviewed works, including by students in post-secondary courses (essay and fiction); as part of AWCS

Lacey L. Bakker
Lacey L. Bakker helps writers bridge the gap between a finished draft and a stronger, clearer manuscript.

Portico Bowman
During her time as an AWCS Story Coach, Portico reviewed an advanced draft and provided feedback that is supportive, encouraging and productive, following

Kim Cheel
Kim has been assessing manuscripts for four years and working through the Story Immersion Project since 2023.

Mary Lynn Cloghesy
Mary Lynn is a professional editor and book coach with experience in fiction and nonfiction. She has special training in Communication Linguistics

Chris Corvan
Chris is an author, editor, and founder of House of Void Press. He specializes in speculative fiction, horror,

Lissa M. Cowan
Lissa is a writer, book editor, and course creator. She is the author of Milk Fever, a historical fiction novel, and co-translator from French of a book of poetic prose

Janet Gurtler
Janet Gurtler is a RITA Award–finalist author and experienced manuscript reviewer known for emotionally resonant storytelling

Ashley Holloway
Ashley is the Editorial Director of a small arts organization in the US. There, she oversees publication of a literary

Barb Howard
Barb has over 30 years of writing and publishing experience, including big-picture craft-focussed manuscript reviews.

Leesa Iverson
Leesa has over 15 years manuscript review experience, excluding horror. She was a juror for the Short Story

Ashley Killeen
Ashley has taught creative writing and provided beta reading feedback and critiques for writers of all skill

Marion Lougheed
Marion provides manuscript critiques or evaluations, as well as full developmental edits.

Ian MacClayn
Ian reviews manuscripts for fellow writers, including Matthew Gigg, who has published in literary

Angela McIntyre
Angela has extensively reviewed manuscripts, as well as provided feedback at writing workshops and conferences

Kimberley (Kim) McNeil
Kim is a graduate of The Writer's Studio (Non-Fiction, 2022) and The Writer’s Studio Graduate Workshop (2023)

Peter Midgley
Peter has years of experience reading manuscripts and writing reports and reviews. He has been a freelancer

Shari Narine
Shari has provided manuscript reviews for The Writers Union of Canada and works privately with individual writers.

Rick Overwater
Rick reviewed manuscripts while completing his UBC Masters Degree in Creative Writing. Since then, he

Sarah L. Pratt
In addition to three traditionally published books of her own, Sarah has previously been the AWCS Writer-in-Residence,

Robert Proudfoot
Robert reviews manuscripts at the Writers' Guild of Alberta and the General Fiction Writers' Circle since 2017,

Holly Quan
Holly’s debut novel The Sow's Ear Cafe was published in 2018. She is querying the sequel, Sweetgrass Moon. She

Piers Rae
Piers is a screenwriter, spending a lot of time reading and noting scripts, pitches, and other creative materials across a wide variety of genres and formats.

Eugene Stickland
Eugene was the playwright-in-residence at Alberta Theatre Projects for ten years. He was editor of B House

Kara Toews
Kara has worked as a freelance editor, giving feedback for novels, plays, poetry, as well as a children's book.

Carolyne Topdjian
Carolyne has mentored emerging novelists, providing developmental manuscript feedback, through the

Dawn van de Schoot
Dawn worked in theatre for the last 30 years in the realm of new play development. She provided feedback to students

Jessica Waite
Jessica has reviewed short-form and novel-length manuscripts. These include Peggy Fitzsimmons’ Release

Sherry Wong
Sherry has worked extensively with structural editors, two manuscript evaluators, and countless critique members

Contemporary Fiction

Alix Clarke
In 2019, Alix published her first short story In Places Between, which won second place in the Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest.

Ann Dunbar
Ann is a Canadian Independent Booksellers Association finalist and Readers’ Favorite 5-star reviewed romantic suspense author who specializes in emotional depth, character growth,

Dana Goldstein
Dana has been reviewing manuscripts since 2021. She has worked with independent authors across genres. To date, she

Lisa Toner
Lisa has beta read several books and developmentally reviewed manuscripts. She writes ARC reviews with

Fabulism

Carolyne Topdjian
Carolyne has mentored emerging novelists, providing developmental manuscript feedback, through the

Fantasy

Heather Clitheroe
Heather teaches creative writing with University of Calgary Continuing Education, receiving a UofC teaching award in 2024.

Chris Corvan
Chris Corvan is an author, editor, and founder of House of Void Press. He specializes in speculative fiction, horror,

Amy Eversely
Amy is a full-time developmental editor, beta reader, and writing coach. She also works in the entertainment industry helping

Kala Godin
Kala has eight years of experience in editing, including manuscript reviews and evaluations. She has worked with

Tanis Harty
Tanis is a teacher of the deaf & hard of hearing, helping students gain literacy skills. She has been a part of writing groups for

Huck Kahng
As a professional translator, Huck has reviewed over a hundred published books for publishing companies in

Chris Marrs
Chris has a preference for reviewing work under 35,000 words but has worked on longer prose, up to 90,000.

Miranda Martini
Miranda was the Associate Editor for The Sprawl, where she edited the magazine’s Arts & Culture section. She also

Brent Nichols
Brent is a member of Imaginative Fiction Writers Association (IFWA), a critique group for speculative fiction

Rick Overwater
Rick reviewed manuscripts while completing his UBC Masters Degree in Creative Writing. Since then, he

Robert Proudfoot
Robert reviews manuscripts at the Writers' Guild of Alberta and the General Fiction Writers' Circle since 2017. He

Robert Runté
Dr. Runté was the Senior Editor for Five Rivers (2009-2018) and EssentialEdits.ca (2012-present). He taught writing

Tawny Stokes
Tawny has 20 years of writing and publishing experience. The last 10 years includes editing and copy-editing books

Urban Fantasy

Jason Pearce
Jason has previously served as a manuscript reviewer with AWCS, working on novels and short stories. He taught

lITERARY fICTION

Chris Corvan
Chris is an author, editor, and founder of House of Void Press. He specializes in speculative fiction, horror,

Lissa M. Cowan
Lissa is a writer, book editor, and course creator. She is the author of Milk Fever, a historical fiction novel, and co-translator from French of a book of poetic prose

Pamela Donison
Pamela has reviewed WIPs, short stories, and novel-length manuscripts, including The Sunbeam Room for Lethbridge author Scott Paul.

Ann Dunbar
Ann is a Canadian Independent Booksellers Association finalist and Readers’ Favorite 5-star reviewed romantic suspense author who specializes in emotional depth, character growth, and

Ashley Holloway
Ashley is the Editorial Director of a small arts organization in the US. There, she oversees publication of a literary

Huck Kahng
As a professional translator, Huck has reviewed over a hundred published books for publishing companies in Korea

Lisa Murphy Lamb
Lisa has worked and edited short and long fiction with new and experienced writers. She was editor at Stonehouse

Carrie Mac
Since receiving her MFA from UBC, Carrie has mentored privately and with Humber School for Writers. She has also

Jason Pearce
Jason has previously served as a manuscript reviewer with AWCS, working on novels and short stories. He taught

Stephen Price
Stephen brings academic training and thirty-six years of teaching experience to manuscript reviews. He is an

Nadia Ragbar
Nadia is a fiction writing coach at One Lit Place. She also reviews individual manuscripts, including a literary fiction

Lisa Toner
Lisa has beta read several books and developmentally reviewed manuscripts. She writes ARC reviews with

Sherry Wong
Sherry has worked extensively with structural editors, two manuscript evaluators, and countless critique members and

rOMANCE

Lacey L. Bakker
Lacey L. Bakker helps writers bridge the gap between a finished draft and a stronger, clearer manuscript.

Alix Clarke
In 2019, Alix published her first short story In Places Between, which won second place in the Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest.

Heather Clitheroe
Heather teaches creative writing with University of Calgary Continuing Education, receiving a UofC teaching award in 2024.

Chris Corvan
Chris is an author, editor, and founder of House of Void Press. He specializes in speculative fiction, horror,

Ann Dunbar
Ann is a Canadian Independent Booksellers Association finalist and Readers’ Favorite 5-star reviewed romantic suspense author who specializes in emotional depth, character growth,

Amy Eversely
Amy is a full-time developmental editor, beta reader, and writing coach. She also works in the entertainment industry helping

Susan Forest
Susan is a professional editor with 15 years' experience through freelance projects and for Laksa Media Groups and

Ashley Holloway (no fantasy)
Ashley is the Editorial Director of a small arts organization in the US. There, she oversees publication of a literary

Ashley Killeen
Ashley has taught creative writing and provided beta reading feedback and critiques for writers of all skill levels,

Barb Reimer
Barb belongs to a critique group with another organization, where they review each other’s manuscripts. In addition to

Tawny Stokes
Tawny has 20 years of writing and publishing experience, including erotic prose, erotica, and queer literature. The last

Erotica

Heather Clitheroe
Heather teaches creative writing with University of Calgary Continuing Education, receiving a UofC teaching award in 2024.

Tawny Stokes
Tawny has 20 years of writing and publishing experience. The last 10 years includes editing and copy-editing books

Romantasy

Chris Marrs
Chris has a preference for reviewing work under 35,000 words but has worked on longer prose, up to 90,000. Over

sCIENCE fICTION

Lacey L. Bakker
Lacey L. Bakker helps writers bridge the gap between a finished draft and a stronger, clearer manuscript.

Heather Clitheroe
Heather teaches creative writing with University of Calgary Continuing Education, receiving a UofC teaching award in 2024.

Chris Corvan
Chris is an author, editor, and founder of House of Void Press. He specializes in speculative fiction, horror,

Amy Eversely
Amy is a full-time developmental editor, beta reader, and writing coach. She also works in the entertainment industry helping

Susan Forest
Susan is a professional editor with 15 years' experience through freelance projects and for Laksa Media Groups and

Tanis Harty
Tanis is a teacher of the deaf & hard of hearing, helping students gain literacy skills. She has been a part of writing

Huck Kahng
As a professional translator, Huck has reviewed over a hundred published books for publishing companies in Korea

Miranda Martini
Miranda was the Associate Editor for The Sprawl, where she edited the magazine’s Arts & Culture section. She also was

Brent Nichols
Brent is a member of Imaginative Fiction Writers Association (IFWA), a critique group for speculative fiction

Rick Overwater
Rick reviewed manuscripts while completing his UBC Masters Degree in Creative Writing. Since then, he reviewed

Stephen Price
Stephen brings academic training and thirty-six years of teaching experience to manuscript reviews. He is an

Robert Runté
Dr. Runté was the Senior Editor for Five Rivers (2009-2018) and EssentialEdits.ca (2012-present). He taught writing

Tawny Stokes
Tawny has 20 years of writing and publishing experience, such as grounded sci-fi, including post-apocalyptic and

Robert Proudfoot
Robert reviews manuscripts at the Writers' Guild of Alberta and the General Fiction Writers' Circle since 2017. He juried

cRIME

Ashley Holloway
Ashley is the Editorial Director of a small arts organization in the US. There, she oversees publication of a literary

Brent Nichols
Brent is a member of Imaginative Fiction Writers Association (IFWA), a critique group for speculative fiction

Rick Overwater
Rick reviewed manuscripts while completing his UBC Masters Degree in Creative Writing. Since then, he reviewed

Robert Proudfoot
Robert reviews manuscripts at the Writers' Guild of Alberta and the General Fiction Writers' Circle since 2017. He juried

sUSPENSE/tHRILLER

Alix Clarke
In 2019, Alix published her first short story In Places Between, which won second place in the Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest.

Pamela Donison
Pamela has reviewed WIPs, short stories, and novel-length manuscripts, including The Sunbeam Room for Lethbridge author Scott Paul.

Ashley Holloway (no grit lit)
Ashley is the Editorial Director of a small arts organization in the US. There, she oversees publication of a literary

Huck Kahng
As a professional translator, Huck has reviewed over a hundred published books for publishing companies in Korea

Chris Marrs
Chris has a preference for reviewing work under 35,000 words but has worked on longer prose, up to 90,000. Over

Brent Nichols
Brent is a member of Imaginative Fiction Writers Association (IFWA), a critique group for speculative fiction

Karen Sommerville
Karen is an author, developmental editor, and certified book coach, with a specialization in fiction. She has been a Story Maker in the 2026 Author Development Program at AWCS.

Lisa Toner (psychological/domestic thriller)
Lisa has beta read several books and developmentally

Carolyne Topdjian
Carolyne has mentored emerging novelists, providing developmental manuscript feedback, through the Sheridan

mYSTERY

Lacey L. Bakker
Lacey L. Bakker helps writers bridge the gap between a finished draft and a stronger, clearer manuscript.

Heather Clitheroe
Heather teaches creative writing at the University of Calgary Continuing Education and received a UofC teaching award in 2024.

Pamela Donison
Pamela has reviewed WIPs, short stories, and novel-length manuscripts, including The Sunbeam Room for Lethbridge author Scott Paul.

Ann Dunbar
Ann is a Canadian Independent Booksellers Association finalist and Readers’ Favorite 5-star reviewed romantic suspense author who specializes in emotional depth, character growth,

Susan Forest
Susan is a professional editor with 15 years' experience through freelance projects and for Laksa Media Groups and

Tanis Harty
Tanis is a teacher of the deaf & hard of hearing, helping students gain literacy skills. She has been a part of writing groups for

Huck Kahng
As a professional translator, Huck has reviewed over a hundred published books for publishing companies

Robert Proudfoot
Robert reviews manuscripts at the Writers' Guild of Alberta and the General Fiction Writers' Circle since

Karen Sommerville
Karen is an author, developmental editor, and certified book coach, with a specialization in fiction.

Tawny Stokes
Tawny has 20 years of writing and publishing experience, including cozy mystery and post-

Carolyne Topdjian
Carolyne has mentored emerging novelists, providing developmental manuscript feedback, through the

Juanita Violini
Juanita has reviewed and consulted on mystery books for over three years. Her extensive knowledge of the mystery story

sPECULATIVE fICTION

Alix Clarke
In 2019, Alix published her first short story In Places Between, which won second place in the Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest.

Chris Corvan
Chris is an author, editor, and founder of House of Void Press. He specializes in speculative fiction, horror,

Ashley Killeen
Ashley has taught creative writing and provided beta reading feedback and critiques for writers of all skill levels, many genres

Carrie Mac
Since receiving her MFA from UBC, Carrie has mentored privately and with Humber School for Writers. She has also

Robert Proudfoot
Robert reviews manuscripts at the Writers' Guild of Alberta and the General Fiction Writers' Circle since 2017. He juried for the

Robert Runté
Dr. Runté was the Senior Editor for Five Rivers (2009-2018) and EssentialEdits.ca (2012-present). He taught writing assessment

gOTHIC

Carolyne Topdjian
Carolyne has mentored emerging novelists, providing developmental manuscript feedback, through the Sheridan

hORROR

Alix Clarke
In 2019, Alix published her first short story In Places Between, which won second place in the Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest.

Chris Corvan
Chris is an author, editor, and founder of House of Void Press. He specializes in speculative fiction, horror,

Kala Godin
Kala has eight years of experience in editing, including manuscript reviews and evaluations. She has worked with

Huck Kahng
As a professional translator, Huck has reviewed over a hundred published books for publishing companies in Korea that

Chris Marrs
Chris has a preference for reviewing work under 35,000 words but has worked on longer prose, up to 90,000. Over the last 12

Jason Pearce
Jason has previously served as a manuscript reviewer with AWCS, working on novels and short stories. He taught

Stephen Price
Stephen brings academic training and thirty-six years of teaching experience to manuscript reviews. He is an instructor

pSYCHOLOGICAL

Alix Clarke
In 2019, Alix published her first short story In Places Between, which won second place in the Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest.

Lisa Toner
Lisa has beta read several books and developmentally reviewed manuscripts. She writes ARC reviews with NetGalley, Simon and

Carolyne Topdjian
Carolyne has mentored emerging novelists, providing developmental manuscript feedback, through the Sheridan

sUPERNATURAL

Carolyne Topdjian
Carolyne has mentored emerging novelists, providing developmental manuscript feedback, through the Sheridan

hISTORICAL fICTION

Victoria Bailey
Victoria has reviewed works, including by students in post-secondary courses (essay and fiction); as part of AWCS

Lacey L. Bakker
Lacey L. Bakker helps writers bridge the gap between a finished draft and a stronger, clearer manuscript.

Lissa M. Cowan
Lissa Cowan is a writer, book editor, and course creator. She is the author of Milk Fever, a historical fiction novel, and co-translator from French of a book of poetic

Ashley Killeen
Ashley has taught creative writing and provided beta reading feedback and critiques for writers of all skill levels,

Jason Pearce
Jason has previously served as a manuscript reviewer with AWCS, working on novels and short stories. He taught

Robert Proudfoot
Robert reviews manuscripts at the Writers' Guild of Alberta and the General Fiction Writers' Circle since 2017. He juried

Lisa Toner
Lisa has beta read several books and developmentally reviewed manuscripts. She writes ARC reviews with

Sherry Wong
Sherry has worked extensively with structural editors, two manuscript evaluators, and countless critique members and

Magical Realism

Alix Clarke
In 2019, Alix published her first short story In Places Between, which won second place in the Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest.

Jason Pearce
Jason has previously served as a manuscript reviewer with AWCS, working on novels and short stories. He taught

Stephen Price
Stephen brings academic training and thirty-six years of teaching experience to manuscript reviews. He is an

Middle Grade Fiction

Dana Goldstein
Dana has been reviewing manuscripts since 2021. She has worked with independent authors across genres. To date, she

Upmarket

Chris Corvan
Chris is an author, editor, and founder of House of Void Press. He specializes in speculative fiction, horror,

Jason Pearce
Jason has previously served as a manuscript reviewer with AWCS, working on novels and short stories. He taught

Karen Sommerville
Karen is an author, developmental editor, and certified book coach, with a specialization in fiction. She has been a Story Maker in the 2026 Author Development Program at AWCS.

Carolyne Topdjian
Carolyne has mentored emerging novelists, providing developmental manuscript feedback, through the Sheridan

Women's Fiction

Victoria Bailey
Victoria has reviewed works, including by students in post-secondary courses (essay and fiction); as part of AWCS

Alix Clarke
In 2019, Alix published her first short story In Places Between, which won second place in the Robyn Herrington Short Story Contest.

Pamela Donison
Pamela has reviewed WIPs, short stories, and novel-length manuscripts, including The Sunbeam Room for Lethbridge author Scott Paul.

Ann Dunbar
Ann is a Canadian Independent Booksellers Association finalist and Readers’ Favorite 5-star reviewed romantic suspense author who specializes in emotional depth, character growth,

Barb Reimer
Barb belongs to a critique group with another organization, where they review each other’s manuscripts. In addition to

Karen Sommerville
Karen is an author, developmental editor, and certified book coach, with a specialization in fiction. She has been a Story Coach in the 2026 Author Development Program at AWCS.

Creative Nonfiction

Victoria Bailey
Victoria has reviewed works, including by students in post-secondary courses (essay and fiction); as part of AWCS

Allissa Blondin
Allissa has been reviewing manuscripts for seven years, focusing on big picture elements such as theme, flow and

Portico Bowman
During her time as an AWCS Story Coach, Portico reviewed an advanced draft and provided feedback that is supportive, encouraging and productive, following

Chris Corvan
Chris is an author, editor, and founder of House of Void Press. He specializes in speculative fiction, horror,

paulo da costa
paulo has been a writer-in-residence thrice in the last two years, where he consulted on numerous manuscript edits and reviews.

Shumaila Hemani
Shumaila served as Editor-in-Chief of the graduate music journal Intonations at University of Alberta and worked at

Ashley Holloway
Ashley is the Editorial Director of a small arts organization in the US. There, she oversees publication of a literary

Huck Kahng
As a professional translator, Huck has reviewed over a hundred published books for publishing companies in Korea

Marion Lougheed (especially memoir or family history)
Marion provides manuscript critiques or evaluations, as well

Miranda Martini
Miranda was the Associate Editor for The Sprawl, where she edited the magazine’s Arts & Culture section. She also was

Peter Midgley
Peter has years of experience reading manuscripts and writing reports and reviews. He has been a freelancer

Judy Monchuk
For decades, Judy has worked with writers, particularly in creative nonfiction. She spent 20 years at Canadian Press

Holly Quan
Holly’s debut novel The Sow's Ear Cafe was published in 2018. She is querying the sequel, Sweetgrass Moon. She

Shari Narine
Shari has provided manuscript reviews for The Writers Union of Canada and works privately with individual writers.

Rick Overwater
Rick reviewed manuscripts while completing his UBC Masters Degree in Creative Writing. Since then, he reviewed

Alena Papayanis
Alena is a professional nonfiction essayist. Reviews have been a part of her writing practice She has been mentored

Holly Quan
Holly’s debut novel The Sow's Ear Cafe was published in 2018. She is querying the sequel, Sweetgrass Moon. She

Piers Rae
Piers is a screenwriter, spending a lot of time reading and noting scripts, pitches, and other creative materials across a wide variety of genres and formats.

Nadia Ragbar
Nadia is a fiction writing coach at One Lit Place. She also reviews individual manuscripts, including a literary fiction

Nikki Reimer
Nikki has done substantive manuscript edits of poetry books for UCalgary Press and Talonbooks. She was also

Dr. Linda Zelda Schulz
Linda has been a lecturer and editor. She has written plays, poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction, and more recently

Eugene Stickland
Eugene was the playwright-in-residence at Alberta Theatre Projects for ten years. He was editor of B House

SallyV Truss (biography)
SallyV works with a number of authors, regularly delivering manuscript reviews and story edits. She “honours the

Jessica Waite
Jessica has reviewed short-form and novel-length manuscripts. These include Peggy Fitzsimmons’ Release;

Memoir

Lacey L. Bakker
Lacey L. Bakker helps writers bridge the gap between a finished draft and a stronger, clearer manuscript.

Allissa Blondin
Allissa has been reviewing manuscripts for seven years, focusing on big picture elements such as theme, flow and

Kim Cheel
Kim has been assessing manuscripts for four years and working through the Story Immersion Project since 2023.

Lissa M. Cowan
Lissa is a writer, book editor, and course creator. She is the author of Milk Fever, a historical fiction novel, and co-translator from French of a book of poetic prose

paulo da costa
paulo has been a writer-in-residence thrice in the last two years, where he consulted on numerous manuscript edits and reviews.

Dana Goldstein
Dana has been reviewing manuscripts since 2021. She has worked with independent authors across genres. To date, she has completed nine full manuscript assessments.

Tanis Harty
Tanis is a teacher of the deaf & hard of hearing, helping students gain literacy skills. She has been a part of writing groups for

Shumaila Hemani
Shumaila served as Editor-in-Chief of the graduate music journal Intonations at University of Alberta and worked at

Barb Howard
Barb has over 30 years of writing and publishing experience, including big-picture craft-focussed manuscript reviews.

Ashley Killeen
Ashley has taught creative writing and provided beta reading feedback and critiques for writers of all skill levels,

Marion Lougheed
Marion provides manuscript critiques or evaluations and full developmental edits, including those with difficult subject

Fay Martin
Fay’s has a long history of engagement in the creative community. She reviewed manuscripts during her MFA and

Kimberley (Kim) McNeil
Kim is a graduate of The Writer's Studio (Non-Fiction, 2022) and The Writer’s Studio Graduate Workshop (2023) at

Judy Monchuk
For decades, Judy has worked with writers, particularly in creative nonfiction. She spent 20 years at Canadian Press

Shari Narine
Shari has provided manuscript reviews for The Writers Union of Canada and works privately with individual writers.

Stephen Price
Stephen brings academic training and thirty-six years of teaching experience to manuscript reviews. He is an

Holly Quan
Holly’s debut novel The Sow's Ear Cafe was published in 2018. She is querying the sequel, Sweetgrass Moon. She

Nadia Ragbar
Nadia is a fiction writing coach at One Lit Place. She also reviews individual manuscripts, including a literary fiction

Dr. Linda Zelda Schulz
Linda has been a lecturer and editor. She has written plays, poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction, and more recently

SallyV Truss
SallyV works with a number of authors, regularly delivering manuscript reviews and story edits. She “honours the

Jessica Waite
Jessica has reviewed short-form and novel-length manuscripts. These include Peggy Fitzsimmons’ Release;

Essay

Victoria Bailey
Victoria has reviewed works, including by students in post-secondary courses (essay and fiction); as part of AWCS

paulo da costa
paulo has been a writer-in-residence thrice in the last two years, where he consulted on numerous manuscript edits and reviews.

Shumaila Hemani
Shumaila served as Editor-in-Chief of the graduate music journal Intonations at University of Alberta and worked at

Barb Howard
Barb has over 30 years of writing and publishing experience, including big-picture craft-focussed manuscript reviews.

Marion Lougheed
Marion provides manuscript critiques or evaluations, as well as full developmental edits. She is also a publisher at Off

Fay Martin
Fay’s has a long history of engagement in the creative community. She reviewed manuscripts during her MFA and

Kimberley (Kim) McNeil
Kim is a graduate of The Writer's Studio (Non-Fiction, 2022) and The Writer’s Studio Graduate Workshop (2023) at

Judy Monchuk
For decades, Judy has worked with writers, particularly in creative nonfiction. She spent 20 years at Canadian Press

Dr. Linda Zelda Schulz
Linda has been a lecturer and editor. She has written plays, poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction, and more recently

TRAVEL

Allissa Blondin
Allissa has been reviewing manuscripts for seven years, focusing on big picture elements such as theme, flow and

JOURNALISM

Allissa Blondin
Allissa has been reviewing manuscripts for seven years, focusing on big picture elements such as theme, flow and

Marion Lougheed
Marion provides manuscript critiques or evaluations, as well as full developmental edits. She is also a publisher at Off

ACADEMIC/BUSINESS

Allissa Blondin
Allissa has been reviewing manuscripts for seven years, focusing on big picture elements such as theme, flow and

Marion Lougheed
Marion provides manuscript critiques or evaluations, and full developmental edits. She is open to reviewing articles

Miranda Martini
Miranda was the Associate Editor for The Sprawl, where she edited the magazine’s Arts & Culture section. She also was

Judy Monchuk
For decades, Judy has worked with writers, particularly in creative nonfiction. She spent 20 years at Canadian Press

SallyV Truss (business and conference speaker books)
SallyV works with a number of authors, regularly delivering

PLAYWRITING

Miranda Martini
Miranda was the Associate Editor for The Sprawl, where she edited the magazine’s Arts & Culture section. She also was

Holly Quan
Holly’s debut novel The Sow's Ear Cafe was published in 2018. She is querying the sequel, Sweetgrass Moon. She

Piers Rae
Piers is a screenwriter, spending a lot of time reading and noting scripts, pitches, and other creative materials across a wide variety of genres and formats.

Dr. Linda Zelda Schulz
Linda has been a lecturer and editor. She has written plays, poetry, short stories, creative non-fiction, and more recently

Eugene Stickland
Eugene was the playwright-in-residence at Alberta Theatre Projects for ten years. He was editor of B House

Dawn van de Schoot
Dawn worked in theatre for the last 30 years in the realm of new play development. She provided feedback to students

POETRY

Victoria Bailey
Victoria has reviewed works, including by students in post-secondary courses (essay and fiction); as part of AWCS courses

Allissa Blondin
Allissa has been reviewing manuscripts for seven years, focusing on big picture elements such as theme, flow and

paulo da costa
paulo has been a writer-in-residence thrice in the last two years, where he consulted on numerous manuscript edits and reviews.

Kala Godin
Kala has eight years of experience in editing, including manuscript reviews and evaluations. She has worked with

Ashley Killeen
Ashley has taught creative writing and provided beta reading feedback and critiques for writers of all skill levels, genres and

Marion Lougheed (both free and formal)
Marion provides manuscript critiques or evaluations, as well as full developmental edits. She is also a publisher at Off Topic

Ian MacClayn
Ian reviews manuscripts for fellow writers, including Matthew Gigg, who has published in literary journals The Hopper and

Miranda Martini
Miranda was the Associate Editor for The Sprawl, where she edited the magazine’s Arts & Culture section. She also was the

Kim Mannix
Kim was a poetry editor on Watch Your Head: A Climate Crisis Anthology and a poetry reader for literary journal Ex-Puritan. She

Peter Midgley
Peter has years of experience reading manuscripts and writing reports and reviews. He has been a freelancer reading publisher

Nikki Reimer
Nikki has done substantive manuscript edits of poetry books for UCalgary Press and Talonbooks. She was also part of a Writers'

Dr. Linda Zelda Schulz
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Dawn van de Schoot
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