The Writing Group

The world's favourite writing group for novelists worldwide and a friendly online community.

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Join The Novelry to enjoy live writing classes from your home at times to suit you. Join us! We're the worldwide community of novelists. All the support a novelist could ever need with an exciting program of online writing classes and events and our online community open day and night.

Keep good company while you write and get the advice, encouragement and support you need. We are the home of happy writing.

Live Writing Classes From Home

Live writing classes available for all time zones.

“There is one myth about writers that I have always felt as particularly pernicious and untruthful—the myth of the “lonely writer”. Unless the novelist has gone utterly out of his mind, his aim is still communication, and communication suggests talking inside a community.” – Flannery O'Connor

We offer a lively program of events with special guest author sessions, literary agents and publishing professionals to help writers feel more connected to the publishing industry. With our weekly program of events for writers online, you'll make new writer friends from all over the world.

Monthly

Every Tuesday in 2 time zones

Monthly

With Polly Ho-Yen

With Kate Riordan

With Mahsuda Snaith

With Tasha Suri

With Jack Jordan

With Craig Leyenaar

The Friendly Community For Novelists

Immerse yourself in the writing life.

Whether you're an aspiring or published author, our online writers' group is a warm, safe place to stay motivated as you write, and get fast, wise feedback on your work. Write in good company. With weekly workshops, our famous Story Clinics, and Team Chats. See you there!

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The Novelry Live

Home from home for writers, online.

The Novelry offers an online social group for novelists open 24 hours a day worldwide with hundreds of writers in every genre, every time zone, every stage and every age. There's a cosy feel to The Novelry and all the resources, advice, support and guidance you could want. It's a buzzing online community with no advertising, no commercial messaging, it's all about the craft. You'll receive a very warm welcome and find novel writing buddies. You'll love being part of The Novelry.

Learn with Bestselling Authors

Bestselling Author Classes

Recorded and available as Catch Up TV.

Enjoy a video library of sessions with world-class bestselling authors, literary agents and publishers. Members can join us live or view these recorded guest sessions at a time to suit them on our fabulous Catch-Up TV at The Novelry. Our box set of Catch Up TV includes David Nicholls, Val McDermid, Paula Hawkins, Louise Doughty, Mark Billingham, Jessie Burton, Ruth Ware, and more.

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Magic With Meg

Most Marvellous Master Classes.

A series of six marvellous, mystical and magical creative masterclasses with Meg Rosoff beginning with 'Finding Your Voice'. Just one of our box sets available to all members. Discover how to bring new creative magic to your writing.

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“The main thing is to surround yourself with others who are writing so that it feels normal. When you see other people writing, you know you can do it, too.”

Tayari Jones, winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction.

Dogs of The Novelry

“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring — it was peace.” – Milan Kundera

Writing is better with a snout about. We're a shamelessly dog-loving group of writers.