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Write a Novel to Get Published

Create and complete a novel and get matched with literary agencies

The Novelry is the specialist worldwide creative writing school with bestselling and award-winning author tutors and publishing professionals. Innovative creative writing courses with motivational techniques and craft insights directed by Booker Prize-listed, award-winning author Louise Dean. 

This is the place to get your novel done.

Enjoy daily lessons, one-to-one tutor sessions, a friendly writing community and our dedicated support every step of the way. Begin a new chapter of your life today. 

Sign up for one of our Book in a Year plans and write with confidence, in the right direction, to achieve your ambition.

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The Writing Courses With Author Tutoring

Build your confidence with mentoring from our author tutors 

In addition to the daily course lessons, with video, text, downloads and tools, you'll get bespoke coaching, customised to you and your novel, to help you write your book and stay on track.

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You'll be able to choose your preferred author tutor for your one-to-ones when you sign up for our Ninety Day Novel ® course or one of our Book in a Year ® plans. Schedule your sessions to fit in your life, and get dedicated support to complete your novel.

Whether you're aiming for a contract with a major publisher, to self-publish or to write a story for your family, we'll make a plan to get you there and see you all the way through to 'The End'. We want the very best for you and we love what we do. 

Our Shorter Creative Writing Courses Online

The individual courses to support you writing your novel in stages. Step by step.

Our courses are open to all. Suitable for beginners and experienced writers. Available worldwide in all currencies.

(All these courses are included in our Book in a Year plans, combined at a discount.)

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✨ NEW: The Big Idea

Get started with our inspiring creative writing course for those in search of a story idea. The course to build your creative writing confidence. £99 or $149.

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1. The Classic Course

Ready to plan a big story? 45 “mind-blowing” lessons from the all-time classic bestsellers to build the world and plot of your big story. £259 or $365.

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2. The Ninety Day Novel ® 

Over 100+ lessons and coaching sessions with an author tutor to complete your first draft. For those with a novel ready to write. From £299 or $425 for 3 months.

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3. The Editing Courses

Expert insights to edit and revise a novel to publishing standard. 50+ lessons. Get feedback at our workshop and from our editorial team. From £349 or $485.

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Your Success Story Starts Here

“Quite simply – brilliant.”

“Writing my debut novel, Fifty Minutes, whilst completing the course at The Novelry, was an intense experience but an absolutely pleasurable one. Louise Dean and her team are quite simply brilliant. The lessons and guidance I received were first class and helped me to develop as a writer. From the initial idea for my novel to the point of getting agent representation, The Novelry were on hand with support and advice. The dream was always to get an agent and so to receive interest from several was mind-blowing - to have Madeleine Milburn within that list was more than I could have hoped for. I’m thrilled!” 

– Carla Jenkins

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The Worldwide Novel Writing Community 

Weekly Writing Classes Online. Global. Always Open.

Writing classes and workshops online with bestselling authors in every fiction genre. NOW: Magic With Meg Rosoff – monthly master classes. COMING SOON: Start Writing With Adele Parks.

Members can join live or watch our box-set of recorded lessons and masterclasses with authors like Louise Doughty and Mark Billingham. Our library of lessons includes David Nicholls, Jessie Burton, Val McDermid, Paula Hawkins, Meg Rosoff, Rachel Edwards, Ruth Ware, Lucy Foley, Harriet Tyce, Mike Gayle and more. 

Forthcoming Writing Classes with Bestselling Authors

Drop into our regular writing classes, our Tuesday story clinic and Sunday evening team chats with our Founder. Pop into the online community with special writing groups for children's fiction, crime, fantasy, or romance. There's an online workshop for fast, wise feedback on your writing from the best beta-readers. We're open 24/7 worldwide.

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Magic With Meg – Creative Thinking Master Classes Monthly.

Katherine Rundell 4 October

Katie Fforde 18 October

Piers Torday 15 November

Evie Wylde 29 November

Kendare Blake 13 December

Rachel Joyce 20 December

Diana Evans 3rd January

The Fast Track to Securing Literary Agency Representation

We work with literary agencies with world-class reputations. Recognizing the quality of our graduates' novels, they prioritise our submissions and respond within two weeks. We have secured representation for writers with agencies like United Agents, PF+D, Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency and others.  If you mean business as a writer, we can help introduce you to the best agents who can get you a publishing contract and even license your work for TV and film. 

Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency

Mushens Entertainment

Mushens Entertainment

United Agents Literary Agents

United Agents Worldwide

Trident Media Group

TMG New York

Peters Fraser and Dunlop

Peters Fraser + Dunlop

The Soho Agency

The Soho Agency

AM Heath

A.M. Heath

Eve White Literary Agency

Eve White Literary Agency

DHH Literary Agency

DHH Literary Agency

Johnson & Alcock

Johnson & Alcock

Watson Little

Watson, Little Ltd

Georgina Capel Literary Agency

Georgina Capel Associates

 “A wonderful organisation for aspiring writers, and we’re thrilled to work with them!”

Madeleine Milburn, Director of Madeleine Milburn Literary TV & Film Agency representing award-winning and bestselling authors of adult and children’s fiction who feature on The Sunday Times, New York Times and international bestseller lists. 

The “Life-Changing” Courses in Creative Writing

  Writers Love The Novelry

 

“The Novelry has literally saved my life.”

“For the first time I feel like I can write and complete and publish a novel and it’s not some desperate pipe dream. The Novelry is not just a warm community of writers helping writers, but also a very detailed, informative, step by step (and I mean that literally) guide to writing a novel from start to finish. And it works! So wherever you are in your writing process, whether your a plotter or a pantser, there’s more than enough material in this course to get you through your writing process right to the very end.”

– Ngozi Amadi

“Life-changing.”

“What does life-changing mean? I could tell, about two weeks after starting the course, that something within me was surfacing and getting stronger. I'm becoming a different person, a stronger person, because of this course, getting the story down. It was breathtaking in the best of ways. I'm still reeling.” 

– Matti Hicks

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“It has changed my life.”

“I have been a binge writer for over thirty years, committing thousands and thousands of words to projects I never saw through. Then I found The Novelry. I signed up to force myself to finish, thinking I'd done enough writing courses and not expecting to learn much more, but WOW a cornucopia of thought-provoking sessions and exercises that resulted in a first draft I never thought I'd ever be able to write. And, just as predicted, I really did quickly start to come to my writing with confidence and joy. It has changed my life because now I really do see myself as a writer and I am eternally thankful that I found The Novelry.” 

– Lucy Barker

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