Editor
Critically acclaimed authorPhilip Womack
Philip is an author and Creative Writing lecturer.
After graduating with a degree in Classics and English, he worked at Literary Review for four years, before becoming freelance in 2008 on publication of his first novel, The Other Book. Six novels for children followed, including The Liberators, The Double Axe and The Arrow of Apollo, and his first non-fiction work for adults, How to Teach Classics to Your Dog, was published in October 2020.
He teaches Creative Writing to BA and MA students at London University, and has been a literary critic for nearly twenty years, as well as a freelance journalist for a variety of national newspapers and magazines, writing on topics such as education and literature, and even an article on pyjamas for Tatler magazine. He is currently on the Management Committee of the Society of Authors and a Contributing Editor to Literary Review.
Find Philip on Twitter here: @WomackPhilip
If you’d like to work with Philip, 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.
Invaluable
– Richard K.
Exactly what I was hoping for
- Walter C.
A huge help
– Andrew McN.
Incredibly valuable
– Lucy B.
Thank you Jericho Writers
- Robert L.
Encouraged me to keep going
- R. S. Moule
Genuinely helpful
- Douglas B.
Thank you for your specificity and your kindness
- Mike J.
Thorough and well balanced
- Geoff D.
Friendly and helpful
Joanna M
Overwhelmingly positive
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Agent Submission Pack Review
Three-book deal with Second Sky
Philip completed an Agent Submission Pack Review of R.S. Moule’s The Fury of Kings.
The Fury of Kings was published by Second Sky in a three-book deal, and the first book has over 800 reviews on Amazon. Second Sky have since signed R.S. Moule for another four-book deal.
Philip's specialties
Why we love Philip
We love reading Philip’s honest and well-informed reports – particularly those he does for children’s authors and sci-fi and fantasy writers. You’ll also find Philip as our lead tutor on our Ultimate Novel Writing Course.
What Philip says about editing
I have been an editor with Jericho for several years, and it’s great to feel that the advice and suggestions one makes help writers on towards their goals, at whatever stage of the writing process they are, whether you’re right at the beginning, or struggling with something in its final throes. Writing is a difficult business, and a friendly, informed, but honest critique can be just the thing someone needs to get going into the publishing world.
I bring intelligence, wide knowledge of the literary landscape, accuracy, experience and a range of literary and pedagogical knowledge to each project, and I hope to be as encouraging as possible, whilst also being alive to the realities of each project. I hope that each of the people that I critique will be able to recognise the key things that they need to do in order to make their work really stand out from the crowd.
What Philip works on
By purchasing any of these products, you'll have the opportunity to express your interest in working with Philip.
Manuscript Assessment
Developmental Editing
Agent Submission Pack assessment
Opening Section Review
Philip's published books
