Revise to (Re)Submit your Novel or Memoir

Does this sound familiar?

You’ve completed your manuscript and you’re ready to enter the query trenches, but a little voice inside tells you it may not be ready (even with those excellent alpha and beta reads!) and before you go out with it, you want to make sure your manuscript is bulletproof.

Or:

You’ve completed your manuscript and sent it off to agents or editors and their response is – crickets. But without any market feedback you aren’t sure what may be wrong or how to fix it.

Either way: if you want your manuscript to be ready for agents and editors, this course is for you.

In this 8-week intensive workshop you’ll share up to 5,000 words (approx. 20 pages) per week (excluding the first) for expert feedback, for a total of 35K words reviewed by the end of the program.

Please Note: Only novel and memoir manuscripts are appropriate for this workshop.

We’ll focus on elements such as structure, stakes and conflict, pacing, character development, voice, style, language, and a good balance between scene and summary.

We will be meeting every Saturday, 2:30PM EST, starting February 7th, 2026, for 2.5 hours.

Sam Hiyate

Literary Agent

Literary agent and president of The Rights Factory, an international literary agency based in Toronto.

In his 30+ year publishing career he has launched the careers of numerous New York Times and Globe and Mail bestselling authors.

He teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto and publishing at Ryerson University.

An expert on outlining your book. A creativity/mindset coach to speak about writer psychology. A professional editor for guidance on polishing your book. An expert on querying literary agents and securing a traditional book deal.