Olivia Levez

Twitter: @livilev

Website: www.olivialevez.com

Agent: Clare Wallace at Darley Anderson Literary Agency

Published books: The Island, The Circus, published by Rock the Boat, Oneworld

Genre: YA and MG

Bio: Published author of The Island and The Circus (Oneworld). Agented by Clare Wallace at Darley Anderson. My debut YA book, The Island, got a starred review in Publishers Weekly, and has been selected for the 10 for 10 reading initiative. Set up Lost and Found – debut YA author tour. I binge-write in my caravan by the sea in West Wales.

Experience: Children’s author. Runs Scribblers – Worcester based writing group. Full member of SCBWI – part of West Midlands critique group. English teacher – 25 years. Examiner for GCSE English language – 7 years

Mentoring style: Supportive appraisal of work-in-progress. Particularly interested in structural editing. Happy to Face-time as well as written critique.

Mentee style: A genuinely passionate writer, up for honest feedback

What kind of novel would you like to work on? I’d like to see an immediately gripping voice; a fresh POV on something familiar; evocative setting; snappy spare dialogue; unputdownability; and a cracking finale. Not much, then!

Mentoring package offered: Full manuscript developmental edit report (1 read through and report only)

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