Emma Dawson – Editor

I have over five years of experience of Agent Assisting at Mushens Entertainment and Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency. The primary genres I've worked across are literary, book club/reading group, historical, crime/mystery/thrillers, and fantasy. I'm represented by Suzannah Ball at WME for my debut accessible literary novel and I was longlisted for the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize for the same novel.

I'm neurodivergent and chronically ill and an avid reader about disability, so I would be able to offer sensitivity reading in this area, alongside offering specialist editing and mentoring. I have experience of offering access support, so do reach out if you're interested in services like helping with putting together your agent submission list, or facilitating your submission, or any other support that would help you get your submission out to agents. Also, I'm a playwright, with 2025-26 Develop Your Creative Practice funding from Arts Council England and I've previously been longlisted for a few theatre awards, including for the Theatre503 International Playwriting Prize.

I'm a thorough, enthusiastic, and encouraging editor, who will always tell you a good amount of what is working alongside making suggestions for changes. My reading speed is also very fast! I absolutely love getting stuck into a manuscript and working with an author to make it sparkle and to achieve the author's vision fully.