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Which course is right for you?

With courses that include coaching and a community, The Novelry offers everything you need to be a novelist.

Where next in your writing journey?

Want help choosing the course for you?

Let’s see where you’re at so we can support your writing journey.

A trusted path,
with publishing experts.

The Novelry is the writing school for authors founded by Booker Prize-listed author Louise Dean. Our team includes in-house editors from the Big Five publishers, bestselling authors offering one-to-one coaching, plus direct submission opportunities to top global literary agencies. We take writers on the complete journey from idea to book deal.

Save yourself years of self-doubt and frustration with a new approach to storytelling. Self-paced and super smart, The Novelry takes you step-by-step on the complete writing journey to write a book readers will love.

Our one-hour-a-day method is perfect for a busy person with a day job. You’ll get intuitive and interactive lessons to plot your story and fast-track your craft skills. Plus, you’ll get one-on-one dedicated guidance from an all-star team of authors and Big Five editors to help you deliver an exciting story to publishing standards. With live writing classes daily, exciting online workshops and events and a buzzing community of fellow writers, sign up and start living the writing life today!

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Happy writing guaranteed

Course comparison

One-off
Monthly

The Novel Kickstarter Course

$
1995
OR
$
179
/mo
£
1699
OR
£
155
/mo
Craft your idea, shape your story, and write a complete first draft.

The Novel Development Course

$
2495
OR
$
229
/mo
£
1899
OR
£
175
/mo
Complete your novel and polish your manuscript ready for submission.
Membership (1 year)
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The Classic Storytelling Class
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The Ninety Day Novel Class
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The Big Edit Class
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6 Coaching Sessions
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2 Editorial Sessions
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The Ultimate Manuscript Assessment
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Courses + Coaching + Community

What’s included in every course

Live the writing life

Immerse yourself in our writer-to-author community while you wait.

Enjoy every moment

Join workshops, live classes, and events with your fellow members of The Novelry, some of whom are published authors and can give you thoughts and advice.

Even better, sign up for special guest events with literary agents and publishers to help you learn more about what’s hot in the market right now—and maybe even find your dream agent or editor.

40+ workshops a month

In addition to your class.

Write in good company

Guided, group-based workshops with fellow writers, bestselling authors, and publishing professionals. Offered live online, but also recorded, so you can easily catch up if you miss one.

You’ll get advice and writing prompts, genre-specific challenges, and exercises to help you develop your writing and deepen your craft. And of course, you’ll have a community of like-minded spirits, cheering you on as you reach each milestone on your journey.

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Video masterclasses

From the likes of Kristin Hannah and Yann Martel.

Catch Up TV for storytellers

(Binge-watch the series.)

Over 100 classes with famous bestselling writers, publishing experts, and leading literary agents for you to explore in your own time.

Find out how your best-loved authors (really) write their books, from Tess Gerritsen, Paula Hawkins, Sophie Kinsella, and Val McDermid to Lucy Foley, Katherine Rundell, Samantha Shannon, Steven Erikson, and (so) many more.

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A supportive writing community

Find your people.

Come for the course. Stay for the people.

We’re the largest online writing community exclusively for novelists and memoir writers. This group offers you a safe space to share the ins and outs and ups and downs of the creative life.

It’s ad-free and bound by the terms of confidentiality, allowing you to be yourself as a writer among industry professionals, trusted new friends, and like-minded people.

What’s more, our annual U.S. and U.K. parties and networking events offer the perfect opportunity to mingle and celebrate your work. Cheers to that!

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‘It’s amazing to see the book on the shelf.’

The Novelry submitted Nazima’s book to our literary agency partner Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency, and Nazima was offered representation. She went on to secure a two-book publishing contract with Simon & Schuster.


‘The Novelry was a game changer on how to approach a novel, and turn it into a well-structured, polished piece of work. I learnt so much about the craft of writing. I am so grateful to you all. I feel a mixture of great excitement and a hint of trepidation walking into bookshops. It’s amazing to see the book on the shelf— the joy of that never goes away.’

— Nazima Pathan