Looe Festival of Words – How to Edit Your Book
Wed 01 Oct
|Harbour Heritage Centre
Explore what makes a story ‘work’ for its audience and learn how to edit your book


Time & Location
01 Oct 2025, 10:00 – 12:00
Harbour Heritage Centre, The Quay, West Looe, Looe PL13 2BX, UK
Guests
About the event
Wednesday 1 October 2025
Explore what makes a story ‘work’ for its audience and learn how to edit your book from a professional freelance editor.
Focusing primarily on fiction writing, this workshop is designed to give you the skills you need to help edit and hone your book to get it ready for publication. From tackling soggy middles to learning how to pace your novel perfectly, this workshop aims to inspire and give you the tools you need to give your book the best possible start before hitting the shelves.
Emily is based in Cornwall. She has a BA Hons degree in Creative Writing from Falmouth University and an MA in Writing for Young People from Bath Spa University. Her novel writing has been widely recognised, being longlisted and shortlisted for several awards. Her passion is helping writers hone their craft – whatever the genre – and she is deeply…

