Gail Anderson-Dargatz  

Our Editors

About Gail:

GAIL ANDERSON-DARGATZ taught for nearly a decade within the CW MFA program at UBC, where she was a thesis advisor and sat on application juries. She has also served as a peer assessor on grant juries and as a juror for fiction competitions. As you can see from the praise scroll below, Gail has worked with many of Canada’s finest established and emerging writers as a mentor and developmental editor for over twenty years. Click About for more on Gail's successful writing career.
 
To discuss which editing service is best for your project, book a meet and greet with Gail.
  
 
 
 

About Graham:

GRAHAM ANDERSON-DARGATZ is currently completing the SFU editing certificate program and holds the Editing Essentials certificate from Editors Canada, where he’s a member. He has written extensively on language, linguistics, and etymology and has developed language courses that are used in schools throughout British Columbia. He is delighted to work with writers who have English as a second language.
 
To arrange for a sample edit from Graham, send 1,000 words of your fiction manuscript to books@gailanderson-dargatz.ca

Work with Gail

Gail works with writers at all levels, from newbies to pros. Choose the course that best suits your project.

Meet and Greet

Meet Gail for a 15-minute Zoom session to find out which one of Gail's services is right for you.

Fiction Mentorships

Gail's flagship course. In this one-on-one, private, four-month online mentorship, Gail will guide you as you build your fiction project.

Manuscript Evaluations

Looking for an editor’s perspective on your fiction project, but not yet ready for an in-depth developmental edit? A manuscript evaluation is the affordable next step between a beta reading and a developmental edit.

The Clean Sweep

Writing is messy. Clean it up! Get a detailed edit of your story, pitch package, grant application or fiction project of any length.

Blue Pencil Sessions

Not your average blue pencil session, this 45-minute consultation with Gail is a full workshop. Book at any time.

Alpha and Beta Reading Service

Alpha and beta readers give feedback on a manuscript from a reader’s perspective. Move your project forward with this affordable service.

Developmental Edits

Gail digs deep into your manuscript's big picture story elements - themes, story goals, conflicts and structure, character arcs, pacing, point of view, and dialogue - to help you develop your project to the fullest.

Writing Retreat

A perfect writing getaway in the beautiful Shuswap landscape found in so much of Gail's writing

About Gail

Gail's novels have been national and international bestsellers and two have been short-listed for the Giller Prize, among other awards. She works as a developmental editor and mentors writers from around the world.

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