31-583: [REDACTED] Look up TLC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Television [ edit ] TLC (TV series) , a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 TLC (TV network) , formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network TLC (Asia) , an Asian television channel TLC (Australian TV channel) ,
62-509: A "Literary Adventure" holiday overseas. In 2015, with increased Arts Council England funding (TLC is an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation) TLC expanded its Free Reads Scheme to deliver the Quality Writing for All Campaign, in partnership with 17 regional literature development organisations, for high quality, low-income writers, with a special focus on supporting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and disabled writers across
93-725: A Digital Age" ran for the first time at the Free Word Centre in June 2012. In 2016, TLC's 20th birthday was celebrated with the hosting of the "industry conversation" What’s Your Story? in association with Writers' Centre Norwich , Free Word Centre, Apples & Snakes , English PEN and FMcM, featuring a specially commissioned poem by Lemn Sissay , a symposium chaired by Professor Jon Cook ( University of East Anglia ), and contributions from guest speakers including Kit de Waal , Giles Duley , Margaret Busby , Elif Shafak , Henny Beaumont, Mark Ball , Raymond Antrobus and Abi Morgan , following
124-561: A Dutch television channel, which broadcasts lifestyle programs TLC (Poland) , a Polish television channel TLC (Swedish TV channel) , a Swedish television channel TLC (Turkish TV channel) , a Turkish television channel TLC (UK and Irish TV channel) , a UK and Ireland television channel Discovery Real Time , a former UK television channel originally known as The Learning Channel Music [ edit ] TLC (group) , an American R&B/pop group TLC (album) , 2017 album by American R&B/pop group TLC "T.L.C.",
155-693: A New York City government agency Taiwan Lutheran Church , church in Taiwan Tasmanian Land Conservancy , Australian non-profit organisation The Land Conservancy , a not-for-profit, charitable land trust based in British Columbia, Canada The Learning Company , an American educational software company SoftKey , a Canadian shovelware company which acquired The Learning Company and used its name from 1995 to 1999 TLC Camp , American nonprofit providing summer camp for children with cancer Trades and Labor Congress of Canada ,
186-558: A New York City government agency Taiwan Lutheran Church , church in Taiwan Tasmanian Land Conservancy , Australian non-profit organisation The Land Conservancy , a not-for-profit, charitable land trust based in British Columbia, Canada The Learning Company , an American educational software company SoftKey , a Canadian shovelware company which acquired The Learning Company and used its name from 1995 to 1999 TLC Camp , American nonprofit providing summer camp for children with cancer Trades and Labor Congress of Canada ,
217-478: A Polish television channel TLC (Swedish TV channel) , a Swedish television channel TLC (Turkish TV channel) , a Turkish television channel TLC (UK and Irish TV channel) , a UK and Ireland television channel Discovery Real Time , a former UK television channel originally known as The Learning Channel Music [ edit ] TLC (group) , an American R&B/pop group TLC (album) , 2017 album by American R&B/pop group TLC "T.L.C.",
248-618: A UK-based editorial consultancy service Schools [ edit ] Thayer Learning Center , a boot camp for teens in Missouri, US The Learning Center for the Deaf , a school for the deaf and hard of hearing in Massachusetts, US The Lakes College , a private school in Brisbane, Australia Science and technology [ edit ] Technology life cycle , describes the commercial gain of
279-413: A UK-based editorial consultancy service Schools [ edit ] Thayer Learning Center , a boot camp for teens in Missouri, US The Learning Center for the Deaf , a school for the deaf and hard of hearing in Massachusetts, US The Lakes College , a private school in Brisbane, Australia Science and technology [ edit ] Technology life cycle , describes the commercial gain of
310-673: A keynote address by TLC founder Becky Swift. Following Swift's death from cancer in April 2017, Aki Schilz became TLC's new Director. For its manuscript reading and assessment service, TLC draws on a team of more than 80 editors and readers to assess writing at all levels, across fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry, scripts and screenplays. In addition, TLC offers the Chapter and Verse mentoring scheme, both commercially and with places available as bursaries enabled by Arts Council England funding, and also programmes and runs events, classes and
341-554: A number of organisations, including the Royal Society of Literature , The Guardian , Media Futures and the Alliance of Independent Authors , of which it is a Partner Member. TLC's commercial services are available to writers worldwide, but within the UK it works with 17 regional literature development bodies across England for its Free Read bursary scheme for low-income writers, including Spread
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#1732845644372372-419: A product through the expense of research and development phase, and the financial return during its "vital life" Therapeutic Lifestyle Change , a treatment for depression Thin-layer chromatography , a chromatography technique used in chemistry to separate chemical compounds Total lung capacity , refers to the volume of air associated with different phases of the respiratory cycle Triple-level cell ,
403-419: A product through the expense of research and development phase, and the financial return during its "vital life" Therapeutic Lifestyle Change , a treatment for depression Thin-layer chromatography , a chromatography technique used in chemistry to separate chemical compounds Total lung capacity , refers to the volume of air associated with different phases of the respiratory cycle Triple-level cell ,
434-456: A song on the album Show Your Hand by the Scottish funk and R&B band Average White Band Sports [ edit ] Tables, ladders, and chairs match , a type of professional wrestling match WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs , a professional wrestling event featuring the above type of match Organizations [ edit ] New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission ,
465-405: A song on the album Show Your Hand by the Scottish funk and R&B band Average White Band Sports [ edit ] Tables, ladders, and chairs match , a type of professional wrestling match WWE TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs , a professional wrestling event featuring the above type of match Organizations [ edit ] New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission ,
496-443: A type of flash memory Tank Landing Craft, a British WWII landing craft, US called Landing craft tank Triple lumen catheter Other uses [ edit ] Toluca International Airport (IATA airport code TLC), Mexico Toyota Land Cruiser , an automobile See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing TLC Tender Loving Care (disambiguation) TLS (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
527-443: A type of flash memory Tank Landing Craft, a British WWII landing craft, US called Landing craft tank Triple lumen catheter Other uses [ edit ] Toluca International Airport (IATA airport code TLC), Mexico Toyota Land Cruiser , an automobile See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing TLC Tender Loving Care (disambiguation) TLS (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
558-454: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages TLC [REDACTED] Look up TLC in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. TLC may refer to: Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Television [ edit ] TLC (TV series) , a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2 TLC (TV network) , formerly
589-476: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages The Literary Consultancy The Literary Consultancy ( TLC ) is a UK-based editorial consultancy service that was founded in 1996, becoming the first service of its kind to offer "professional, in-depth editorial advice and assessment to anyone writing in the English language, anywhere in the world". Operating under
620-643: The Australian and New Zealand TV channel Travel and Living Channel TLC (French TV channel) , a French television channel TLC (German TV channel) , a German television channel TLC (India) , an Indian television channel TLC (Latin America) , a television channel broadcasting to several countries in Latin America TLC (Middle East and North Africa) TLC (Dutch TV channel) , a Dutch television channel, which broadcasts lifestyle programs TLC (Poland) ,
651-528: The Learning Channel, an American cable TV network TLC (Asia) , an Asian television channel TLC (Australian TV channel) , the Australian and New Zealand TV channel Travel and Living Channel TLC (French TV channel) , a French television channel TLC (German TV channel) , a German television channel TLC (India) , an Indian television channel TLC (Latin America) , a television channel broadcasting to several countries in Latin America TLC (Middle East and North Africa) TLC (Dutch TV channel) ,
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#1732845644372682-452: The UK with manuscript assessment bursaries. Schilz has said, "We're lucky enough to be both well-connected and well-regarded, and can also refer writers onwards to various trusted services for things like copy-editing, proofreading, and publishing services. Where we see manuscripts of a particularly high quality, we are often able to help writers onwards towards publication, usually via agents." TLC has worked and works in partnership with
713-477: The Word, New Writing North and Arvon Foundation , as well as supporting a number of prizes ( SI Leeds Literary Prize , Mslexia First Novel Award, Bridport First Novel Award) and other literary ventures. In May 2018, The Literary Consultancy announced the establishment of The Rebecca Swift Foundation , an independent grant-making foundation and poetry award, inspired by Rebecca Swift's "two key passions: poetry and
744-455: The industry in large numbers, and editing was in some companies considered a time-wasting exercise! This is a crude generalisation, and of course all good publishers still have excellent editors working for them, but the main shift from editorially led buying to sales team buying, changed the flavour of publishing radically. ...there were so many good editors on the freelance market, and so many people writing who needed an opinion on their work. TLC
775-400: The need for a professional editorial consultancy where writers could send manuscripts for assessment before they approached publishers and agents. As she explained: "I felt that ... many more people were writing, as new technology made it easier than ever for people to want to put their stories down, yet the publishing environment was becoming more difficult than ever.... Editors were shed from
806-595: The primary labor federation in Canada (1883-1956) Transitional Learning Center , a post-acute brain injury rehabilitation facility based in Galveston, Texas Transgender Law Center , an American civil-rights organization connecting transgender people to legal services True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days , an offshoot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Literary Consultancy ,
837-442: The primary labor federation in Canada (1883-1956) Transitional Learning Center , a post-acute brain injury rehabilitation facility based in Galveston, Texas Transgender Law Center , an American civil-rights organization connecting transgender people to legal services True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days , an offshoot of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Literary Consultancy ,
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930-709: The strapline "Literary Values in a Digital Age", TLC is based at the Free Word Centre in Farringdon Road , central London. Its founding Director was Rebecca Swift (1964–2017), who set up the organisation with Hannah Griffiths after they worked together at Virago Press . The current director of TLC is Aki Schilz . The Literary Consultancy was established in 1996 by its founding director Rebecca Swift (1964–2017), together with Hannah Griffiths (who went on to become Publisher at Faber & Faber ). While working as an editorial assistant at Virago Press , Swift realised
961-628: Was the first to establish itself in Britain, and to remove the stigma of people paying for editorial opinion and advice. After all, editing is a real skill, knowing the markets is another skill, and in my view people writing should consider paying for these skills—rather than expecting serious feedback for free. In 2009, TLC became a resident founding member of the Free Word Centre — an international organisation for literature, literacy and freedom of expression – where events are hosted, including an annual literary conference. "The Literary Conference: Writing in