Jasmin Kirkbride – Editor

WHAT I OFFER

As a kind, honest and encouraging editor, my goal is to help you create the strongest possible query letter for your project. I bring together publishing expertise with a deep understanding of fiction craft, helping you present both your novel and yourself to agents with confidence. My feedback is always clear, constructive and detailed, with one aim in mind: to make your query letter shine.

As an author, I have been through the querying process myself. I secured representation for my fiction with Alex Cochrane at Greyhound, and my debut novel, THE FOREST ON THE EDGE OF TIME, was published by Tor in 2026, with my second novel, PACIFIC BLUE, under contract for 2027. Alongside my own experience of approaching agents, I regularly advise Creative Writing students at all levels on query letters, submissions, and finding the right way to present their work to prospective agents and editors. I therefore understand both what a strong query letter needs to achieve and how personal and daunting it can feel to send your work out into the world.

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE

I'll look closely at your query letter’s hook, pitch, structure, clarity, stakes, comparison titles (comps), author bio, and market positioning, as well as whether the letter presents your project clearly and persuasively to an agent. You’ll receive tracked edits and in-text comments in MS Word, alongside a letter of overall feedback. One round of follow-up questions is included. My turnaround is usually within 1 week.

MY EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

I am an editor, author and Creative Writing lecturer with 12+ years’ experience working across fiction genres.

During my career in publishing, I was Publishing Director at Endeavour Media and have also worked as a freelance developmental editor, copy editor and proofreader for publishing houses from literary independent Boiler House Press to SFF publisher Rebellion. My editorial work has included a Pulitzer Prize winner, a Man Booker-longlisted author, a BBC Book of the Week, and Amazon top-ten bestsellers. I have also worked with authors who have won the Caine Prize for African Writing and been shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize.

My advice is informed by my PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of East Anglia (UEA), and my MA in Prose Fiction, also from UEA. It is likewise supported by my experience as a Lecturer in Publishing at City, University of London, where I specialised in teaching editing, and now as a Lecturer in Creative Writing and Digital Technologies at UEA.

I have worked with a wide range of genres, with particular expertise in SFF, romance, crime, and historical fiction.

READY TO QUERY?

Send me a request with your genre, word count and where you are in the querying process. I'd be delighted to hear about your project.