Author of Foxlowe and The Light at the End of the Day
Finish your novel, with a published novelist beside you.
I'm Eleanor. I've taken two novels from first idea to bookshop shelf, and now I help other writers do the same. One to one mentoring online, anywhere in the UK, and small, friendly classes here in Stroud.
Published by Fourth Estate and Penguin. Reviewed in The Guardian and The Irish Times. Praised by fellow novelists.
Reviewed and featured in
Praised by novelists Kate Hamer, Rachel Hore, Megan Bradbury, Nick Bradley and Rachel Edwards
Will lure you in, then cut to the kill
The Guardian on Foxlowe
“I know what agents and publishers are looking for. I can’t promise you a book deal, nobody honestly can, but I’m very well connected in the publishing world, and I’ll make sure your novel is ready before it goes out.”
Eleanor Wasserberg, published by Fourth Estate and Penguin
Two quick questions
Where are you with your novel?
Every writer gets stuck in a different place. Tell me where you are and I'll show you the support that will move you on fastest, whether that's a class, a single session or regular mentoring.
Two ways to work with me
Write with me online, or in a room in Stroud.
One to one mentoring
Personal support for your novel, wherever you live
From a single 90 minute session to get you unstuck, to regular mentoring and help getting ready for agents. All online, so you can work with me from anywhere in the UK and beyond.
See mentoring options
Classes in Stroud
Small, friendly groups that get you writing
Saturday workshops and six week courses at The Subscription Rooms and The Trinity Rooms. No experience needed.
See the class calendarPraise for Eleanor Wasserberg
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Will lure you in, then cut to the kill
The Guardian
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Mesmerising. It completely sweeps you up from beginning to end.
Kate Hamer author of The Doll Funeral
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Gorgeous and seductive… I was completely gripped
Flynn Berry author of Under the Harrow
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A richly atmospheric gothic debut
The Irish Times
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Wasserberg is a natural storyteller with hypnotic descriptive powers
Megan Bradbury author of Everyone is Watching
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Psychologically acute and emotionally absorbing
Rachel Hore author of Last Letter Home
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A masterpiece of storytelling
Nick Bradley author of The Cat and the City
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Haunting, magnificent and deeply personal
Rachel Edwards author of Darling
Fourth Estate Penguin
About the author
Eleanor Wasserberg is the author of two novels. Her debut, Foxlowe, the story of a girl raised in a cult on the moors, was published by Fourth Estate, the literary fiction imprint of HarperCollins, in 2016, and by Penguin in the United States, and was reviewed in The Guardian, The Irish Times and Vox.
Her second novel, The Light at the End of the Day, also published by Fourth Estate, follows a Polish Jewish family scattered by the Second World War.
She read English and Classics at Oxford and holds an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. She has appeared in conversation with the writers Kim Sherwood and Dan Richards. Her work has been featured in the UK, Ireland, the United States and Australia.
She teaches creative writing in Stroud and mentors novelists across the UK and beyond.
The road to publication
She has walked the road you want to walk.
Getting a novel published is a world with its own rules: what editors look for, how a manuscript changes once a publisher takes it on, what has to happen before a book reaches the shelves. Eleanor has been through it twice, with one of the most respected fiction publishers in the country.
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Oxford
English and Classics
A degree in how the great stories are built.
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University of East Anglia
MA in Creative Writing
The UK's best known writing course, where many of the country's novelists started.
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2016
Foxlowe, published by Fourth Estate
The literary fiction imprint of HarperCollins took on her debut, in hardback, paperback, ebook and audiobook.
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United States
Published by Penguin
Foxlowe crossed the Atlantic, and was reviewed in the UK, Ireland, the US and Australia.
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Second novel
The Light at the End of the Day
Published by Fourth Estate again: a publisher coming back for a writer's next book.
What that means for your novel
- She knows what an editor looks for on the first page, and why most submissions are put down.
- She has been edited by a major publisher, so she knows the changes a book goes through before it is ready.
- She knows how the industry works, from the submission letter to the launch, and can show you the way in.
Google reviews
5.0
★★★★★
A perfect score from every writer who has reviewed her classes and mentoring
I can't recommend highly enough the experience of working with Eleanor. She has a wonderful ability to help you develop your ideas while ensuring that your writing remains distinctly your own.
James WatsonGoogle review
I learnt a great deal, and was able to apply this to the novel I was working on, which helped to improve it greatly. Eleanor's classes are also very enjoyable.
J PGoogle review
Her guidance helped me unlock my ideas and start getting my novel onto paper. She's a great teacher, skilled at working with a group at different stages of their writing journey.
John EastGoogle review
Highly informative, helpful and fun. I loved learning in a relaxed setting surrounded by other creatives. The sessions really helped me plan my novel.
Erin PoppyWrite Your Novel course, Google review
An excellent blend of learning the craft, writing exercises and peer feedback. We progressed in our writing, learned from others and we had fun. The weekly biccies and tea were also most welcome!
Emily YoungGoogle review
Eleanor brings so much fun energy to the classes, they flew by. Her writing experiences, knowledge and advice and tips are generously shared.
Ceri GascoyneGoogle review
Her style is always supportive, positive, and upbeat. I found the classes were extremely useful, inspiring, and a lot of fun! Highly recommended!
John NichollsGoogle review
What writers say
After two years of plotting my novel, I finally discovered Eleanor's novel diagnostic service, and I just wish I had discovered this earlier!
Kay BrassNovel Diagnostic
I learned more than I had done previously during a whole term at a prestigious university's Creative Writing MA (seriously!)
Emily YoungSummer of Writing workshop