Editor
Acclaimed authorStuart Walton
Stuart Walton is an established writer and editor who has had sixteen books published, and has been a senior writer and inspector on the Good Food Guide for thirty years.
His published works range from a history of intoxicants, Out of It (now in its second edition), to critical studies of the emotions and the five senses, as well as a debut novel, The First Day in Paradise (2016). His most recent work is a critical examination of love and romance, Sleepless Nights: The Faults and Failings of Love, published by Academica Press in 2024. He has been translated into twelve languages. In his early career, he wrote on food and wine, co-edited the Hachette Wine Guide and has been a senior writer and inspector on the Good Food Guide for thirty years.
As well as being a prolific book critic for, among others, the TLS, the London Magazine, the LA Review of Books and Review 31, Stuart is a Royal Literary Fund Tutorial Fellow at Plymouth University and has an Oxford Advanced Certificate in Creative Writing.
Find Stuart on Twitter here: @stuartwalton1
If you’d like to work with Stuart, 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.
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Stuart's specialties
Why we love Stuart
In an industry that is more intensely competitive than ever, Stuart believes that aspiring writers need all the constructive and objective help they can get. His subject-led non-fiction prowess is primed and ready to give you just that. Stuart is scrupulous in his examinations and will tentatively probe any areas of weakness, including both the effectiveness and clarity of your argument. Eyes like a hawk, he will sense check each chapter and ensure you are making the most of your research – and, most importantly, that your prose is comprehensible to your reader. We spoke to Stuart about his editing practises here.
What Stuart says about editing
Neither commissioning editors nor agents have the time to offer the kind of detailed feedback in which we specialise at Jericho Writers, and yet nurturing the next generation of authors, whatever their age or background, has never been more essential.
I do believe in the old-fashioned virtues of clear, precise English, constructed of flawless grammar, spelling and punctuation, but I am always inspired too by genuinely stylish and energetic writing. Discovering and facilitating that makes me very happy. What we will aim to do is make your work not just saleable, but distinctive. I specialise in non-fiction proposals, particularly historical, theoretical and biographical work, and am well-versed in the standards of presentation required by academic publishers. My attention to detail is such that I am open to line-editing work as well as overall assessment.
What Stuart works on
By purchasing any of these products, you'll have the opportunity to express your interest in working with Stuart.
Manuscript Assessment
Developmental Editing
Post-editorial guidance
Line-editing
Copy-editing
Proof-reading
Short Stories
Opening Section Review
Stuart's published books
