MARGINS EDITORIAL
You’re a writer with a draft manuscript. You’ve given it your all, but you aren’t sure if it is ready for submission.
Or, you’ve hit a block and you need an experienced person’s help to brainstorm.
Margins Editorial will give your writing the expert and personalised attention it deserves, whatever stage you are at. Offered by prize-winning author of two literary novels, Santanu Bhattacharya, we believe that creativity works best when done in collaboration.
WHY THIS WHY NOW
WHY THIS WHY NOW
Getting published has never been more competitive, and your manuscript gets only one chance at grabbing attention.
Yet writing is often a solitary process, and after months or years immersed in a draft, it can be difficult to see the work objectively. At a certain stage, what you need is not more generic advice, but someone with experience and expertise to read your work, offer honest and constructive feedback, and brainstorm a stronger path forward.
Margins Editorial provides thoughtful and rigorous editorial mentorship. You could be at any stage of your writing journey, working on any form of creative prose. Your manuscript could be finished or unfinished. You could want to publish traditionally or by yourself. Under-represented voices such as queer and global majority stories are welcome.
You will collaborate with Santanu Bhattacharya, prize-winning author of two novels and several works of short fiction and nonfiction. You know exactly who you are working with, and what strengths and skills they bring.
Remember, you don’t have to do this alone! Check out our services and get in touch.
Services
Services
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Get an unbiased opinion on how the beginning is reading
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Get feedback at regular intervals on the next section you write
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Get an in-depth review of your draft manuscript, finished or unfinished
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Get a full report, line edits and pitching ideas on your finished manuscript
ABOUT SANTANU
ABOUT SANTANU
Santanu Bhattacharya is the author of two novels, One Small Voice and Deviants. One Small Voice was an Observer Best Debut Novel for 2023, and was shortlisted for the Author’s Club Best First Novel Award and the Gordon Bowker Volcano Prize. Deviants won the Rainbow Award and BLF-Atta Galata Prize 2025, and was longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. His short fiction and essays have appeared in The Bombay Literary Magazine, Commonwealth Writers’ adda, the Daunt Books’ essay anthology Over The Water, the Verve Books’ anthology Queerphoria, and Token magazine. Santanu is the recipient of the Desmond Elliott Prize Residency, the Mo Siewcharran Prize, the Life Writing Prize, and a London Writers’ Award. He grew up in India, and now lives in London.
Santanu has taught at the National Centre for Writing, Arvon, London Writers’ Centre and Writers & Artists. He has served on judging panels of several prizes, and has mentored emerging writers. His work primarily centres around queer intersectional identities, intergenerational stories, and the interplay between the personal and the political.
TESTIMONIALS
TESTIMONIALS
“What I enjoyed most about the course was the feedback from our tutor, who clearly took the time to personalise their comments, show understanding, and connect with what I was trying to express.”
“The encouraging constructive feedback, and the recommended next steps in the one-to-one meeting, gave me more confidence than anything else I’ve done in learning creative writing.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the course and looked forward to each new module opening. I found myself eagerly awaiting feedback, keen to improve.”