My sister Meredith Jensen drew this portrait of me. You can find more of her lovely work at meredithjensen.com.

Hi. My name is Gillian B-R.

I am a close and careful reader who cares about good stories. I want to get them out into the world, looking and reading their best. Sending queries is intimidating. I offer friendly and encouraging edits and advice on your synopsis, your query letter, or your entire draft — whatever you need to make you feel confident and query-ready.

An alumna of the Curtis Brown Writing YA & Children’s Fiction Course, I also have a PhD in Classics from King’s College London. My research focussed on the Ancient Greek novels, some of the most obscure and unusual fiction from antiquity. (You could consider them YA fiction about star-crossed teenagers in togas.)