Editor
Critically acclaimed authorTanya Byrne
Tanya Byrne is an award-winning author of four contemporary YA novels (Hodder), the first of which earned her a nomination for New Writer of the Year at the National Book Awards.
Her books have been published around the world and have been translated into Spanish, German, Italian and Polish. She has also contributed to several short story anthologies, including A Change is Gonna Come, which won the YA Book Prize and was the Sunday Times Children’s Book of the Week. She also contributed to Floored, a collaborative novel with Sara Barnard, Holly Bourne, Non Pratt, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson and Eleanor Wood, which published in 2018.
Her agent is Claire Wilson at Rogers, Coleridge & White.
A regular at festivals like YALC, Hay and the Edinburgh Festival, Tanya is passionate about diversity in publishing and encouraging writers from marginalised backgrounds to tell their stories.
Find Tanya on Twitter here: @tanyabyrne
If you’d like to work with Tanya, 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.
She valued my voice as a writer
Emma G
Manuscript Assessment
Successfully self-published
Katrina ‘Kat’ Croswell received a Manuscript Assessment from Tanya while working on her debut novella, Pieces of Eight: A Harper Family Mixtape, which was published in 2024.
Manuscript Assessment
Successfully self-published
After receiving a Manuscript Assessment from Tanya as part of their enrolment in the Ultimate Novel Writing Course, Jamie Deacon published YA LGBTQ+ romance //The Music of Unexpected Things// via their imprint Ink Lane Publishing in 2024.
Tanya's specialties
Why we love Tanya
We’re incredibly excited to be working with Tanya. In particular, her knowledge of the children’s and YA market is second-to-none and she boasts an impressive track record writing in this area herself. We love Tanya’s dedication to diversity and she always goes above and beyond when encouraging new writers. Jericho Writers members can watch a replay of Tanya’s webinar ‘Ask an Editor Anything’.
What Tanya says about editing
I remember how hard it was writing my first book. I had no idea if it was any good or if anyone would want to read it. Now I’m four books in, I know so much more about the industry and why some books get published and others don’t. I’m a huge champion of diversity in publishing and I want to help as many new writers, especially those from marginalised backgrounds, to get their stories out there.
As a published author, I know what agents and editors are looking for. If that’s your story, I will do everything I can to make sure that your manuscript gets their attention.
Contemporary YA is what I write and love to read, but I also have a weakness for magical realism so if that’s what you’re working on, hit me up!
What Tanya works on
By purchasing any of these products, you'll have the opportunity to express your interest in working with Tanya.
Manuscript Assessment
Developmental Editing
Agent Submission Pack assessment
Copy-editing
Proof-reading
Opening Section Review
Tanya's published books
