about me
Bio
Hanna Nielson is a writer-actor-filmmaker and freelance editor/artist based in Belfast. She works with authors, self-published writers, small presses, and journals in Northern Ireland and beyond. Currently she is Editor-in-Chief and Founder of The Belfast Review and Uí Néill Press. Her fiction, essays, poetry, artwork can be found in Martello Journal, The Honest Ulsterman, Ogham Stone, and more. Her writing on feminism and BAME inclusion in media can be found in Ms in the Biz and Pasadena Weekly. Her literary magic realism novel, Did You Pay the Piper Man? (Uí Néill Press, 2025) is now available at all major retailers.
As a documentary filmmaker, she holds several film festival awards and her screenplays have placed highly in contests, including Sundance Screenwriters Lab. She holds a MA in Creative Writing from University of Leeds, and a BA in Cinema and Comparative Literature from University of Iowa, where she also studied at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and Iowa Playwrights’ Workshop.
Experience
With 15+ years experience across filmmaking, art, and publishing, in the US, Ireland, and UK, Hanna Nielson has worked with clients in entertainment, music, journalism, non-profits, government, advertising, and major league sports. As a publishing consultant and mentor, she collaborates with small presses, journals, and authors based on the Island of Ireland and beyond. She offers a curated selection of professional services for discerning clients.
AVAILABLE SERVICES:
-EDITING & PUBLISHING SERVICES
-ART & DESIGN COMMISSIONS
-FILM & SCRIPT CONSULTATION
It is free to query (click here for details). If your project is of interest, the next step is a free online 30 minute consultation to discuss your project goals and editorial needs. An estimated quote will be provided within 1 week, guaranteed for up to 2 weeks.
Booking fees are payable in advance.
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manuscript wish list
For editorial services, queries are open for Fiction and Nonfiction. Manuscripts must be the original work of the author, not generated or assisted by AI or LLM technologies, and not infringing on the copyright, trademarks, or intellectual property of others.
MANUSCRIPT WISH LIST
FICTION: Adult Literary or Upmarket Fiction in Speculative, Magic Realism, Coming of Age, Historical, Contemporary, Fantasy, Science Fiction/Dystopian, Gothic/Light Horror, Mystery or Thriller, with an emphasis on psychological realism and well-crafted prose.
Fiction Favourites: (Literary) Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell, Milkman by Anna Burns; (Speculative) Things We Lost in the Fire by Mariana Enriquez, The Fire Starters by Jan Carson; (Horror) Water Shall Refuse Them by Lucie McKnight Hardy, The Whisper Man by Alex North; (Fantasy) The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkein, Earthsea Trilogy by Ursula Le Guin; (Sci Fi) The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin, 1984 by George Orwell, Imzadi by Peter David; (Mystery/Thriller) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John Le Carre, The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins, The Little Sister by Raymond Chandler; (Coming of Age) Frogs for Watchdogs by Sean Farrell, Stand by Me by Stephen King, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
NONFICTION: Memoir, Irish Interest, Women's History, Nature, Arts, Culture, Media and Film, Mythology.
Nonfiction Favourites: (Nature) Underland by Robert Macfarlane, The Hidden Life of Deer by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, Never Cry Wolf by Farley Mowat, The Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes,: (Culture/History) Flapper: A Madcap Story of Sex, Style, Celebrity, and the Women Who Made America Modern by Joshua Zeitz, The Road to Wigan Pier by George Orwell, Hysterical Men: The Hidden History of Male Nervous Illness by Mark S Micale, Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm; (Myth) Women Who Run with Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell.
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