Welcome to my site dedicated to accelerating your writing. I can help you with manuscript assessment, developmental editing and writing groups. Three books I've worked on in the past three years have wound up being published by traditional publishers and many more have been self-published.

I'm a journalist with 25 years in the trade and the former editor of two consumer mags – Time Out and Triple J Mag.  Book-wise, I'm the author of one novel, Cherry Bomb (Allen and Unwin); three non-fiction books, Woman of Substances, Everything Harder Than Everyone Else  (both Black Inc) and The Introvert's Guide to Leaving the House (Affirm Press, 2025); and an anthology, Your Mother Would Be Proud (Allen and Unwin)

In recent years I've discovered a real love of teaching, from guest lecturing at universities, to running a course for Writers Victoria, to holding workshops for Avid Reader, Bendigo Writers Festival, The Monthly magazine and more. Most frequently, I run my own workshops and writers groups, and coach writers one on one.

You can join my free Facebook group for writers, in which I share tips, opportunities, newsworthy topics and details of my latest classes.

Lastly, my journalism is kept on a whole 'nother website. If you're not yet exhausted by hyperlinks, it's at www.jennyvalentish.com and I also have a weekly Substack newsletter.

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