Writer’s Services
Queensland Writers Centre's comprehensive range of in-person and online services are the perfect tools for elevating your writing and moving your project forward, or breaking through your writer's block, no matter what stage you’re at in your writing journey.
Not sure which Service is right for you and your project?
Check out our quick guide here, contact the Centre on (07) 3842 9922 or at services@qldwriters.org.au - or get started with a Writer’s Consult.
Guide
I have ideas, bits & pieces of writing…
Writer’s Consult
I have a work-in-progress or unfinished draft…
Writer’s Mentorship
I have a completed first draft…
Writer’s Consult, Writer’s Surgery, Manuscript Assessment
I need industry advice and information…
Writer’s Consult, Writer’s Surgery, Writer’s Mentorship
I have a finished manuscript or final draft…
Editing Services
Manuscript Assessment
Manuscript assessments give writers access to the objective opinions and analytical skills of literary professionals. We’ll match your work with the best fit from our broad-ranging list of assessors to receive constructive criticism for an expert in your area.
Your assessor will look at the overall structure, content and style of your work to give you a ‘big picture’ overview of its strengths and weaknesses, potential for improvement, and further suggestions. You may request an assessment focusing on certain aspects of your work - pacing, dramatic tension, character arcs, etc - or simply a broad overview.
You’ll reiceve a structural edit and an assessment report, allowing you to rework and develop your manuscript, as well as have the opportunity to meet briefly with your assessor to discuss your intentions and aims.
AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU ARE
RATES
Standard fiction & nonfiction manuscripts:
Up to 50,000 words - $1,500
50 - 60,000 words - $1,700
60 - 70,000 words - $1,900
70 - 80,000 words - $2,100
80 - 90,000 words - $2,300
Contact us for personalised quotes on manuscripts outside of this range such as novellas, or other formats including children’s books, short stories and short story collections, poetry and poetry collections, scripts/screenplays, etc.
Writer’s Consult
What now? What next? Edit? Publish? Courses?
Get yourself a one-on-one Consult with a team member at Queensland Writers Centre and walk away with three solid recommendations tailored to your specific project to move your writing forward.
Exclusively available to members and designed for writers at any stage, Consults are the perfect tool to access insights, point you in the right direction and keep up the momentum on your writing journey. You’ll also receive a helpful Consult report and a follow-up email to see how your work is progressing.
Available in-person and online via Zoom. Please note Consults do not include pre-reading of your writing.
AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU ARE
MEMBERS ONLY
Cost
$99 / 30 minute session
Complimentary Writer’s Consults with the CEO are included with Five Year Memberships.
FEEDBACK SESSIONS
Feedback Sessions are online consults exclusively available to applicants of each of our annual suite of development programs, including Adaptable, Scriptable, and Publishable.
These sessions are a rare opportunity to receive the constructive feedback of beta readers and reviewers on your competition entry, to chat with a team member and identfiy your biggest areas of opportunity - find out what’s working, what’s not, and where to next.
Feedback Sessions are often offered at a discount rate with your application fee, so keep an eye out for our next …able development program.
Writer’s Mentorship
Looking for longform support and guidance on your project? Over the course of your mentorship, you’ll get one-on-one, personalised advice form a professional writer on writing goals, industry insights, craft, development, critique, or just ongoing motivation - and the chance to ask all your burning questions.
With industry professionals across almost every genre and format on our roster, whether you’re a novelist, screenwriter, a poet or essayist, Queensland Writers Centre will match you with a mentor suited to you and your project, and with experience relevant to your needs.
Booked in blocks, mentorships include a mix of reading time and one-on-one sessions (in-person or online). You can add on more blocks as your mentorship progresses.
AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU ARE
DISCOUNTED FOR MEMBERS
RATES
Consult* - $270 members / $320 public
5 hrs - $460 members / $530 public
10 hrs - $900 members / $1,040 public
15 hrs - $1,350 members / $1,540 public
20 hrs - $1,780 members / $1,980 public
*Required. Your initial consult also includes 5,000 words pre-reading to introduce your mentor to your project.
Writer’s Surgery
Got a draft and need clear, concrete suggestions to take it to the next level? Have an experienced writer provide you with honest and supportive feedback on a sample of your work. With a short feedback report and a meeting with your assessor included, you’ll gain personalised and professional advice to get you moving in the right direction.
Writer’s Surgery sessions are best for writers with a full draft manuscript and are suitable for all genres and formats of prose writing, including picture books and other short format writing.
With a focus on feedback which you’ll be able to use to apply to your complete manuscript, a Writer’s Surgery can be a cost-effective first step before pursuing full-length assessments and edits.
AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU ARE
MEMBERS ONLY
COSTS
$199 / 60 minute session
(maximum of 20 pages reviewed)
$345 / 120 minute session
(maximum of 35 pages reviewed)
Accessible Writing (NDIS program)
Through the Accessible Writing program, Queensland Writers Centre aims to create opportunities for NDIS participants to connect with professional, specialist writing mentors, exploring creative expression and social engagement through writing.
Adults and young adults (16+) with disability may choose to engage in the Accessible Writing program whether they want to write for pleasure, write about trauma or tell their story of disability, in alignment with personal and NDIS goals.
AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU ARE
COSTS
Queensland Writers Centre’s specialised Accessible Writing mentorship services can be accessed using NDIS funding, and are subject to specific NDIS Support Items.
Please submit an application or contact the Centre to find out more and receive a personalised quote.
Editing - line editing, copy editing & proofreading
Whether you are already a published author or you have just written ‘The End’ on your first project, all writing can be improved by being closely examined and given constructive feedback from a professional editor.
An edit will ensure your writing is consistent and correct, and that its content, language, style and layout are both fit-for-purpose and appropriate for your audience.
Queensland Writers Centre works with editors at various career stages and from diverse backgrounds and will match you to the best fit, and type of edit, for your work and its current stage. Line, copy and proof editing is available as well professional formatting. This service is suitable for authors preparing works for submissions to traditional publication opportunities and competitions, as well as writers looking to prepare for self-publication.
For structural editing please see above for Queensland Writers Centre’s Manuscript Assessment service.
AVAILABLE WHEREVER YOU ARE
COSTS
Costs for editing services will vary depending on the type/s and level of edit required, manuscript word counts, available editors’ hourly rates and number of revisions required.
Contact the Centre for a quote tailored to your project and your needs.