ASA Mentorships

“I cannot recommend this highly enough. This ASA service is invaluable to emerging writers. Your manuscript will be taken to the next level and you might even be shown new directions for your story and characters that you had never thought of. It could just be the difference between getting published or not. Do yourself a favour... make the call!” - Glen Rothlisberger

Have a first draft but don’t know how to improve it? Need help with structure or character development? Looking for professional support to strengthen your manuscript?

The ASA offers mentorships to all published and unpublished writers and picture book illustrators with a work-in-progress. Writers work closely with their chosen mentor for a set number of hours within a particular time period, to help bring their work to a publishable standard. Discussion may take place in person and/or via phone, Skype and email.

About our mentors

The ASA currently has around 30 mentors available to work with you. The ASA only employs multi-published authors and illustrators or editors with at least five years of professional experience as mentors.

Applicants may nominate their mentor of choice from our mentors' register.

Browse the mentor register

Mentorship Categories Available

Adult Genres

• General non-fiction
• Genre and General Fiction
• Illustrated non fiction and Lifestyle
• Journalism
• Literary Fiction and short stories
• Narrative Non Fiction
• Poetry

Children’s Genres

• Middle Reader ages 5-12
• Young Adult ages 12-15
• Picture Books – under 10

Illustration Genres

• Children’s Picture Books
• General Illustration
• Graphic Novels/Comics

Dual Mentorships

• Picture Books - Author/Illustrators

Cost

As we need to ensure that our mentors are always paid quickly and fairly, we do ask for payment up-front for all our mentorships.

We are, however, aware that this can be a financial strain if you require a lengthy mentorship, so please contact us if you would like to discuss the option of a payment plan.

Hours	Member Price	Non- Member Price
3 (The First Ten Pages)	$365	$555
5 (Picture Book Dual Mentors)	$825	$1225
5	$625	$925
10	$1,190	$1,760
15	$1,695	$2,505
20	$2,140	$3,160
25	$2,525	$3,725
30	$3,030	$4,470
All prices include GST

NB. Reading time must be included in the length of mentorship you select. A rough indication of reading time is 10K words three hours, 35K words eight hours, 70K words + sixteen hours. Manuscripts over 100K words will require a very lengthy reading time. If your manuscript is longer than 100K words, please contact the office to discuss whether a mentorship would be appropriate.

Apply for a First Ten Pages Mentorship

Apply for a Picture Book Dual Mentors Mentorship

APPLY FOR A 5HR+ MENTORSHIP

If you have any questions about our Mentorships please email programs@asauthors.org or call us on 02 9211 1004.