Stuart Wakefield
Lead Reviewer And Community Liaison at Author Accelerator
North Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolStuart Wakefield is a seasoned storytelling specialist and community-focused leader with 12 years of experience helping authors turn narrative chaos into clarity as an Author Accelerator Certified Book Coach and Lead Reviewer. He combines deep editorial judgment with programme and community management—running certification reviews, onboarding, course content upkeep and member engagement across email, Zoom and Mighty Networks. Before focusing on books he led technical teams and product portfolios at Ford Credit and Turner, bringing rigorous project management, data architecture and migration experience to creative endeavours. His background in theatre and broadcast informs a practical, dramaturgical approach to narrative craft and underpins a track record of championing underrepresented voices. Stuart holds an MA (Distinction) in Professional Writing and is an award-recognised novelist, blending creative credibility with operational discipline. He is comfortable moving between hands-on coaching, content production and platform-level community stewardship to help manuscripts find the right readers.
12 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Information Systems, 2:1, Bachelor of Science - BS, Business Information Systems, 2:1 at Anglia Ruskin UniversityNational Diploma, Art Foundation, Pass, National Diploma, Art Foundation, Pass at North Essex School of Art and DesignFoundation degree, Art/Art Studies, General, Foundation degree, Art/Art Studies, General at Colchester InstituteColchester Royal Grammar SchoolDiploma of Education, Short Story Writing, A, Diploma of Education, Short Story Writing, A at ICS LearnPlaywriting, Playwriting at The Royal Central School of Speech and DramaCity & Guilds, Theatre Costume Design, Pass, City & Guilds, Theatre Costume Design, Pass at Chelmsford CollegeMaster of Arts - MA, Professional Writing, Distinction, Master of Arts - MA, Professional Writing, Distinction at Falmouth University
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Github contributions (5)
stuartwakefield2016/stuartwakefield-styles-header
Jul 2016 - Aug 2019
Contributions:3 releases, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 1 month
superwatermelon/swift-annuity
Mar 2016 - Sep 2016
Contributions:3 releases, 32 commits, 28 pushes in 6 months
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