hi there
Hannah Morgan Teachout has long found solace in stories. Moving around the world as a child and an adult, she still doesn’t have a good answer to the question “where are you from?” After working in a variety of fields, she found a calling in publishing. Hannah has interned with the children’s literature department at Tobias Literary Agency and now works as an assistant at Folio Literary Management. A graduate of the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults, she loves a good adventure, on and off the page.
Currently, you can find Hannah reading with terrible posture, baking scones and sipping tea, or reluctantly walking her dog up and down the hills of New York’s Hudson River Valley.
am I the right editor for your story?
Not every editor is the right fit for every story. In order to best serve you and your story, I ask you consider if my set of interests and qualifications is a match.
I find joy in middle grade, young adult, and adult fiction. Spanning most genres, I have a particular affinity for speculative, horror, fantasy, and contemporary with (or without) a suspenseful or romantic bent. I love working on structure, pacing, emotion, character, and other big-picture edits. Specific manuscripts I have experience editing include middle grade, young adult, and adult fantasies (and romantasy), contemporary romcoms for teens and adults, as well as thrillers and horror in the adult and crossover space.
While working for literary agencies, I honed my reading skills to get to the heart of the story and refine character and narrative arcs to resonate with industry professionals in materials ranging from one-line pitches to full manuscripts. I’ve taught query letter writing workshops for MFA programs and writing conferences and have a special place in my heart for the dreaded synopsis.
My goal is to help you tell your best story, not dictate the story I want it to be. If any of this sounds right, or if you have questions, I’d love to hear from you.
what are people saying?
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Hannah provided rapid, insightful feedback for the early draft of Five Broken Blades, pointing out weaknesses in pacing and character development that led to strengthening the story overall. I wholeheartedly recommend her services. Jump at the opportunity if you are lucky enough to find an opening in her schedule!
Mai Corland, New York Times, Sunday Times, USA Today and Indie Bestselling author of Five Broken Blades
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Plot planning with Hannah was truly invaluable. If you’re looking for someone who can take a nuanced look at your work, find the snags, and help pull the solutions out of your head and heart to make your book the best it can be… you’ve found her!
Kate Dramis, author of The Curse of Saints and The Curse of Sins
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Hannah brings a deep understanding of character development and story structure to her editorial work, but just as important as her knowledge of craft, she also knows how to ask the right questions and provide the support writers need to create the best possible version of the story they want to tell.
Emily Thiede, author of This Vicious Grace and This Cursed Light
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"Hannah is everything you could want in a great editor. Incisive and on point, encouraging and constructive, Hannah helps me zero in on problem areas, teases out my strengths, and shows me the way forward. Unreservedly recommended."
Mike Stewart, award-winning author of Heart Sister and Seeking Draven
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From streamlining queries, to revising a novel, Hannah has the intuition, industry knowledge, and skill to help make a project shine. She has an innate ability to guide with kindness and clarity and helped pull forth the very best in my submission materials and my draft. She's one of the few whose opinion I wholeheartedly trust.
Kalie Cassidy, adult fantasy writer
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Collaborating with Hannah was an absolute joy! She not only pinpointed weaknesses in my work but also provided invaluable suggestions on how to strengthen them. She handled my work with the utmost respect, creating a positive and constructive environment and I was particularly impressed by her responsiveness. If you're seeking expert assistance for your submission package, look no further!
Laurnce King, young adult fantasy writer
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From start to finish, Hannah’s critique process was extremely organized, communicative, reliable, and encouraging. Her feedback on my submission package offered detailed wordsmithing, big-picture pitch advice, along with kind confirmations for what was working with my project.
Ginger Swan Lindsey, middle grade writer
