Editorial Services

I am an experienced (and caring!) editor of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Currently, I offer editorial services for poetry, ranging across full manuscript critique/assessment to line-editing. I am always honest, but I can guarantee that I will be sympathetic to your vision, helping you to make your manuscript the very best it can be and supporting you through the process. Prices vary and are dependent upon the extent of pages of poetry. Please use the contact form if you wish to find out more.

Tutorials

For smaller-scale support, I offer personal tutorials on a pay-as-you-go basis, with the frequency completely up to you. These usually involve a one-hour session via Zoom on either a Saturday or a Sunday, priced at £50. A session can be what you want it to be: a deep-dive into a poem that you can’t quite seem to fix or finish, a look at fresh poems as you begin to approach the editorial process, or a beginner session if you’re just starting to explore writing poetry. Please use the contact form if you wish to find out more.

Testimonials

‘Kathryn Gray was my much-appreciated editor on my second short story collection, Cosmic Latte (which went on to win the Edge Hill Readers’ Choice Award). Generous, efficient, and above all discerning. I really wish I could keep her all to myself.’—Rachel Trezise

‘I was extremely fortunate to have Kathryn Gray as the editor for my first novel. Kathryn is a superb editor. Her editorial advice was supportive, insightful, and above all constructive in helping me shape and strengthen my book. All our discussions were dialogues, fruitful, and forward-thinking. Kathryn gave me the confidence to push myself and develop as a writer, to think deeply about my work and what I wanted to say. This year sees the publication of my seventh novel, and I'm still drawing on her wise words, as important to me now as they were when we first worked together.’—Katherine Stansfield

‘Kathryn edited one of my more demanding manuscripts, a history of remote places and obscure names and words called Forgotten Footprints. Her prompt and sympathetic guidance made light passage of that tough final phase of writing when a writer needs to see the text afresh and assess it honestly. She also took time and thought to do something most editors would not: to suggest what might be missing. She proposed I add a reflective passage at the very beginning – something I would never have thought to do. I wrote it the same day. It not only made the book jump alive on the first page, but became one of my go-to extracts for public readings. The book went on to win a major award.’—John Harrison