Editor
Author, mentor, and writing coachAnna Vaught
Dr Anna Vaught is the author of eleven books across genres and forms, as well as a mentor, teacher and occasional university lecturer. Her work includes the novels Saving Lucia and The Zebra and Lord Jones, the short fiction collection Famished, and the bestselling teaching book The Alchemy. Her shorter work has appeared widely in journals, magazines, anthologies, the national press, and across various platforms, and she has been a columnist for Mslexia and The Bookseller.
Committed to access and inclusivity in the arts, Anna curated the Curae Prize for writer-carers and campaigns for equity in the creative industries and improved mental health provision for young people. She also supports students in Gaza pursuing education and humanitarian scholarships. Her research explores intergenerational trauma, imagination and magical realism and she holds a BA and MA in English Literature and a PhD in Creative Writing.
If you’d like to work with Anna, get in touch with our Writer Support team; tell us about your book and what you’d like support with, and we’ll help you identify your next steps.
Anna's specialties
Why we love Anna
We’ve worked with Anna on our writing courses and mentoring service for a number of years, where her students and mentees have benefitted from her skill for mentoring and teaching, passion for writing, and wholehearted care for their success. Anna is a champion of writers at all stages, and we’re delighted to offer our editorial services with her.
What Anna says about editing
Great writing often begins with uncertainty; I am passionate about helping aspiring writers shape that uncertainty into confident, compelling work. As an author with a strong academic background and extensive, diverse teaching and mentoring experience, I bring creative intuition, critical precision and deep empathy to my editorial practice.
My aim with every project is to help writers realise the fullest potential of their work while strengthening their confidence and craft. I attend closely to voice, structure and intention, offering clear, practical guidance without losing sight of the writer’s originality. My academic background and research into trauma, imagination and magical realism inform a thoughtful, nuanced approach to complex material.
I am a wide and curious reader and am happy to work on manuscripts in any genre, including non-fiction and short fiction collections.
What Anna works on
By purchasing any of these products, you'll have the opportunity to express your interest in working with Anna.
Manuscript Assessment
Developmental Editing
Agent Submission Pack assessment
Post-editorial guidance
Short Stories
Opening Section Review
Anna's published books
