Sandra is an award-winning children’s and YA author of over two dozen books published worldwide; her latest book, Hairy Horror, is published by Andersen. As a qualified and experienced teacher and a commercially published author, Sandra has been combining her two professional skills for many years. She also gives talks and workshops and teaches creative writing to adults. She has been an editor and mentor with Cornerstones since 2004, working with authors from beginner through to submission level. Offering constructive and supportive advice, she has helped many clients on their way to both commercial publication and successful self-publishing. Sandra is a Cornerstones Industry editor.

Interests: Children's, YA - I very much enjoy mentoring new writers.

Kylie is the author of five historical novels, published in eleven languages and is a director at Archetype Books. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing and lectured on the MA and degree programs at Bath Spa University and with the BBC and ABC Australia as a script consultant. She has worked with authors such as Jake Woodhouse on his Inspector Rykel series, Suellen Dainty, Jenny McVeigh, Jack Woolf and Claire Kendall. Kylie has been an editor and mentor with Cornerstones since 2009. Kylie is a Cornerstones Industry editor.

Interests: commercial, historical, crime.

Nicola has over twenty years’ experience in the book industry, both as an editor and an author. She began her career at Hodder & Stoughton, home of Stephen King and John le Carré, where she launched the careers of bestsellers Max Pemberton and Rae Earl. She is the author of eight novels, most recently with Penguin, including two Irish Times bestsellers and one winner of the RNA Festive/Christmas Romance prize. She is a consultant editor for the Romantic Novelists’ Association, Curtis Brown Creative and HarperCollins among others. She is a Submissions Editor for the Cornerstones scouting programme and has taught fiction craft classes at the City Literary Institute. She has helped many Cornerstones authors on their journey to publication including Annette Sills, Kathleen Whyman and Fenella Forster. She loves working with debut authors, identifying their strengths and developing their talent with a rigorous but always encouraging reports. Further, Nicola now works for a leading literary agency, editing and assessing submissions across a range of genres from popular psychology to literary fiction, romance, historical fiction, crime and thrillers. Nicole is a Cornerstones Industry editor.

Interests: memoir, historical fiction, romantic and commercial fiction, reading-group fiction, psychological suspense, thriller, crime, saga.

Lil C has worked in the publishing industry for nearly 20 years. Most recently as Senior Editor at Hachette Children's Group, working for their Series & Brands team. There she created and edited fiction for children of all ages, from early chapter books to YA. Lil’s experience is varied: she worked at ‘romance HQ’ a.k.a Harlequin Mills & Boon. And online publisher – Dawn Hill Publications – editing their adult romance novels.

For twelve years she was a Senior Commissioning Editor at Working Partners Ltd, the creative company behind massive commercial successes such as the Rainbow Magic, Beast Quest and Warrior Cats series. From there she moved to the Caroline Wakeman Literary Agency, where she gained experience in editing picture books.

Lil is also an author in her own right; she has written six books as sole author, and many more as a writer-for-hire. She is a Cornerstones Consultancy editor.

Interests: commercial fiction of all kinds – from picture books to adult. Special interest: humour and heart.

Daniel has written over 25 books, and has been published by Penguin, Hamish Hamilton, Allison and Busby, BBC Books, Chicken House, Scholastic USA and Badger Learning. He is represented by a leading UK literary agent and is published in over 10 countries. He has written three of the BBC’s original Doctor Who novels, a Doctor Who audio play for Big Finish, as well as his own work for adults, children and teenagers. Daniel has also taught on the Creative Writing MA at Sheffield Hallam University, is a regular judge at the Off The Shelf Festival’s “Novel Slam”, and has led writing days and workshops in over 400 primary and secondary schools. He is a Cornerstones Industry editor.

Interests: Adult fiction, YA and children's books, sci-fi, fantasy, paranormal, time-travel, timeshift, literary fiction, crime and thrillers, books for reluctant readers.

Vicky is a freelance development editor working for publishers (including Oneworld, Little, Brown, Bookouture, Legend Press and RedDoor Press), agents and authors across a range of genres including literary fiction and narrative non-fiction, crime and psychological thrillers, women’s commercial fiction, historical sagas and series. She has worked in publishing for over thirteen years, and was Senior Fiction Editor at Myriad Editions for seven years, launching the careers of award-winning debut authors who went on to become New York Times and Amazon bestsellers. She has a PhD in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Sussex and read for literary scout Sylvie Zannier-Betts before working in-house in rights and then becoming a commissioning editor. She won the Independent Publishers’ Guild Young Independent Publisher of the Year Award in 2013. She also teaches creative writing at workshops for universities and mentors writers through the publishing process from planning to completing a novel and publishing strategy. Her training as a commissioning editor means she is quick to spot potential and she enjoys working with an author to develop that promise, ensuring every book is as strong as it can be and has the best possible chance of success in a competitive market. Vicky is a Cornerstones Industry editor.

Interests: Contemporary and historical literary fiction, women's commercial fiction, psychological thrillers, memoir, literary non-fiction and short stories.