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Choose the mentorship format that suits you, your work and your goals.
You can view the range of categories and genres covered by our mentorship program below, along with the pricing structure for our different mentorship types and lengths. Reading time must be included in all mentorships, so please take this into consideration when deciding the length of your mentorship.
Please note that we ask for upfront payment for all our mentorships. This is to ensure our mentors are paid promptly for their work. If this is difficult for you (especially in the case of a lengthy mentorship), please email [email protected] to discuss your payment options.
All creators are given the opportunity to nominate their preferred mentor(s) during the booking process. You can learn more about our mentors at our mentor register.
Depending on the type of mentorship you are booking, you will be asked to submit specific materials such as a synopsis, manuscript sample, or flatplan. The details of these required materials are provided in the booking forms.
Once you have submitted your booking, you should receive an automated email confirmation from [email protected]. Please check your spam/junk folder if you don’t receive this email after submitting your booking.
We will attend to your booking request within 2-3 business days. We will contact your preferred mentors (in order of preference) and notify you as soon as we have a mentor confirmed or more information available. You will receive email updates about your booking from [email protected]. Once a mentor and time frame is confirmed for your mentorship, your mentor will be in contact to get the mentorship underway.
Members – $365
Non-Members – $555
Members – $825
Non-Members – $1225
Members – $625
Non-Members – $925
Members – $1,190
Non-Members – $1,760
Members – $1,695
Non-Members – $2,505
Members – $2,140
Non-Members – $3,160
Members – $2,525
Non-Members – $3,725
Members – $3,030
Non-Members – $4,470
Make sure you’ve included your mentor’s reading time in your time estimate. As a general rule, 10,000 words will take three hours to read, 35,000 words will take eight hours, and 70,000 words+ will take sixteen hours. If your manuscript is over 100,000 words, get in touch to discuss the best options for you.
Our current list of mentors includes specialists in diverse areas from genre fiction, to journalism, to illustration and beyond. They’re all highly credentialled, with multiple publications and at least five years of professional mentoring experience.
