{"id":642213,"date":"2023-11-10T17:06:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T17:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/?page_id=642213"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:16:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:16:33","slug":"neil-blackmore","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jerichowriters.com\/creative-writing-courses\/novel-writing-mentors\/neil-blackmore\/","title":{"rendered":"Neil Blackmore: Writing Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
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Your writing mentor, Neil Blackmore<\/h1> <\/div>\r\n
Specialises in: Historical, contemporary, literary, book club, crime, thriller, women\u2019s fiction, romance, dystopian, comic\/satire, short stories, novellas, memoir, narrative non-fiction, and select subject-led non-fiction including history, LGBT, and politics.<\/div>
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About Neil<\/h2>

Neil Blackmore is the author of several novels published in the UK by Penguin Random House as well as internationally. His work has been widely acclaimed and is regularly reviewed in major newspapers and magazines. The Times<\/em> wrote that his 2023 novel Radical Love<\/em> “confirms Blackmore one of the most original voices in historical fiction today”. His 2020 novel The Intoxicating Mr Lavelle<\/em> was shortlisted for the Polari Prize. His latest novel,\u00a0Objects of Desire<\/em>, was published in 2025 by Penguin.<\/p>\n

Neil is very experienced in offering editorial support and professional advice to writers. He has been for many years been a member of the North London Writers Group, which workshops whole novels by published authors across a wide range of markets. He has worked on novels by literary novelists such as Naomi Alderman (Bailey Prize) and Zoe Gilbert (Costa Prize), historical novelists such as Anna Mazzola and Alix Christie, and crime\/thriller writers such as Emma Flint and Tammy Cohen. He has also edited memoirs and works with select subject-led non-fiction, including history, LGBT, politics\/current affairs, and working-class\/class themes.<\/p>\n

You can hear an extensive radio interview with Neil talking about his career here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/section>\r\n\r\n