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Your Next Chapter Starts Here.
The Novelry is the worldwide professional writing school for novelists, and we warmly welcome beginners. Whether you're a beginner or an old hand, we offer step-by-step support to complete the book you've always wanted to write. Enjoy daily guidance on a beautiful interactive platform. With bestselling author tutors at your side and one-to-one live tuition. Exciting, original, practical courses to get you writing with joy. Created by Booker Prize list, and award-winning author, Louise Dean.
The Book in a Year Plan ®
Our Most Popular Plan.
Welcome to the no-fear novel. Our 3-step process. From a confident start to a happy ending with our complete support. Create, write and complete a manuscript to publishing standard. Your author tutor will oversee your progress to ensure you stay on track. We submit your work, when it's ready, to leading literary agents. The fast track to becoming a published author. Suitable for all writers. Available worldwide. £1399 or $1999.
The Online Writing Courses.
The Classic Course
In search of the big idea? Start here. 45 “mind-blowing” lessons to help you find the story you're meant to write. For£129 or $185 x 2 monthly payments.
The Ninety Day Novel ® Course
Write and complete your novel. Over 100 lessons and one-to-one online coaching sessions with your author tutor.From £299 or $425 x 3 monthly payments.
The Big Edit
Revise your novel to publishing standard. Includes pitching to literary agents for novel course graduates or as a standalone course. From £120 or $170.
Choose Your Author Tutor.
Choose your tutor to guide you through completing your book when you sign up for The Book in a Year Plan or the Ninety Day Novel ®. You'll get the personal guidance you need for your novel with one-to-one feedback via online Zoom sessions for all time zones. We are committed to your success. (We love what we do!)
The Home of Happy Writing.
“I started writing my book with The Novelry in May, and by March I had signed with a literary agent.”
“I would never have progressed so quickly without The Novelry, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fast track to mastering the essentials of creative writing. I took all three courses in The Book in a Year plan. I loved the idea of the daily writing practice, the insightful tutor chats, and the combination of high literary ideals and genre awareness. In fact, I loved the course so much that I'm using it to draft my second book – while I've dabbled in many techniques, I feel most comfortable coming back to The Novelry.” Olesya Lyuzna.
World Class Author Classes.
A 'Full Body' Immersion in Fiction.
When you join us for a course at The Novelry, you're entitled to become a member of the worldwide writers' group for novelists. We're open 24/7 worldwide, and home for budding writers and published authors. With a workshop for feedback from the best beta-readers. We offer weekly classes and sessions with bestselling authors. Members can join us for live sessions with world-class authors or view the sessions on our fabulous Catch-Up TV at The Novelry. Our box set of Catch Up TV Author Sessions includes David Nicholls, Jessie Burton, Val McDermid, Paula Hawkins, Louise Doughty, Mark Billingham, Ruth Ware, and more.
Custom Writing Courses.
Whether you're a complete beginner or a published author, we're here to give you the support you need, which is why our very first tutor session begins with the question – what do you want to achieve? We're here to help you get there. Whether you're writing a memoir, biography, children's fiction or fiction of any genre under the sun, we will tailor our support to your needs.
Writing for Children
Our stand-alone course is perfectly suited to those writing for younger readers. From £129 or $185. Find out more about our cult classic course for children's fiction writers.
Writing a Memoir
Compose your memoir with a stand-alone course of 15 lessons from the Whitbread Award-winning author of a Penguin Modern Classic memoir, Tim Lott. £149 or $179.
Membership
A worldwide workshop for novelists to get fast feedback on their work, weekly classes and the online social group. For those taking courses with us. Live your best writing life.
Bestselling Author Classes.
Members can join us for live sessions with world-class authors or view the sessions on our fabulous Catch-Up TV at The Novelry. Our box set includes David Nicholls, Jessie Burton, Val McDermid, Paula Hawkins, Louise Doughty, Mark Billingham, Ruth Ware, and more.
In Association with Leading Global Literary Agencies.
The Novelry pitches your work to global literary agencies. This is the fast track to getting published.
Our agency friends look forward to reading manuscripts from writers of The Novelry due to the high standard of work from our course graduates. Join us and achieve your ambition to be an author with a publishing contract.
Our Positive Teaching Method.
Nervous? Don't be. We'll swap your nervousness for excitement within days. The next chapter of your life starts here.
At the heart of The Novelry is our positive teaching method. We offer a collaborative environment, not a competitive environment. We believe all writers, at all stages of their career, are always learning their craft. We work as comrades. We want the best for you and your story. Our one-to-one sessions with our writers are lively and exciting. We will help you grow as a writer and build your skills and confidence. Don't take risks with your writing. Come on over to The Novelry. We get far better results faster with our warm-hearted teaching method.
The “Life-changing” Courses with Five Star Reviews.
Most serious writers take courses or apprenticeships with published authors.
Stephen King learnt from John Gould. Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro, Anne Enright, Gillian Flynn and Tracy Chevalier all took classes. The list is long. Few are the authors who didn't study their craft. Learn from an acclaimed author. Write with new confidence.
“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.
“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.
“Truly life-changing.”
“I didn’t think I had a story in me. I now have a 90,000-word first draft that I can actually see becoming a book some day. The course delivers on its promise and more. The daily lessons helped me establish a writing practice; the sense of belonging to the community made me feel less alone, and my meetings with my mentor helped me breathe life into my story. It was pure joy.”
Lesley Erickson.
As Featured and Recommended by:
“The best course to write your novel.” The Bookfox.
“A place for writers to develop their work quickly.” The Bookseller.
“The ultimate productivity hack.” Forbes Magazine.
“One of the top ten creative writing holidays in the world.” The Telegraph.
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