Eliza Knight: Writing Mentor
Your writing mentor, Eliza Knight
About Eliza
Eliza (E.) Knight is an award-winning, USA Today and internationally bestselling hybrid (traditionally and self-published) author of over eighty titles. Her latest novel, ‘The Queen’s Faithful Companion’, was released this year with William Morrow (HarperCollins). In 2013 she was named Romance Writers of America’s PRO Mentor of the Year, and in 2017 she was accepted into RWA’s Honor Roll for selling over 100,000 copies of her self-published title ‘The Highlander’s Reward’.
In addition to her own indie publishing, Eliza is contracted with Sourcebooks, William Morrow (HarperCollins) and Lake Union Publishing, and also has audio contracts with Tantor and Blackstone Audio. Her books have been translated into several languages, and most recently her novel ‘A Day of Fire’ has been optioned for television. In 2025, her women’s contemporary novel will be published with William Morrow under the pseudonym Michelle Brandon. She is a member of the Historical Novel Society, Novelists Inc., Women’s Fiction Writers Association and Tall Poppy Writers.
With her expertise in the industry, she is in high demand to present workshops on writing and publishing, both online and in-person at international, national and local conferences and literary festivals.
Why Eliza loves mentoring
As a mentor for writers for over a decade now, I take a personal and individualized approach. First, I like to get an understanding for where the writer is in their writing journey, and then read some samples to see what their style and level of craft is. From there, we’ll to tailor the mentorship based on the mentee’s story and writing needs. A nice balance between one-to-one chats and editorial evaluation is the best combination for success.
My favourite part of the writing process is watching an idea develop into a fully fleshed out, compelling narrative. And that extends to mentoring new writers, watching their ideas and dreams become realities and achievements. It’s a wild, wonderful ride I love to be a part of.
Nearly twenty years ago, I set out on my own writing journey with a dream of being published. I’ve got over eighty published novels under my belt now, awards, bestseller lists and a television option.
Why we love Eliza
At Jericho Writers, we’re a team of authors, just like you. Four of us are published by the Big 5, while others are deep in the writing process, honing our craft alongside the writers we support. We work with expert book coaches and carefully chosen mentors, selected for their ability to guide writers through every stage of their journey. It’s this approach that has helped countless authors launch their careers, sign with top literary agents, and even become Sunday Times Bestsellers.
With a prolific and varied background across different methods of publishing – including traditional and self-publishing – Eliza brings a huge amount of experience to her mentoring.