Pricing plans

You can email us at hello@thenovelry.com and we’ll respond quickly to your question.

Because publishing is global, so are we! We are located in the U.K. and the U.S.A., with offices in London and New York, and our companies are registered in both the United States and England and Wales. You can find our details at our Contact Us page here. We offer annual parties in New York and London and we coach and work with writers worldwide in all time zones.

‍Data Protection and Copyright

We have a company‑wide policy to protect and safeguard your data. We do not retain your content or materials outside of secure company systems longer than needed to work with you on them. Once your account is closed, your data is deleted, and we carry out regular quarterly audits to clean and maintain our systems.

All material you share with us — including drafts, outlines, synopses, and ideas discussed in coaching or editorial sessions — is treated in strict confidence. Your copyright remains entirely yours, and no member of our team may share your work or ideas without your express permission. While copyright protects the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves, we treat all creative material you share with us with the same respect and care. Please take care if you choose to share your writing or ideas with other companies, platforms, or services, as not all providers offer the same level of protection or confidentiality that we guarantee.

Please review our advice on the use of AI at our AI Policy here.

We maintain a happy and supportive community for all of our writers. Our community is open to all and governed by courtesy and respect with some simple rules of engagement that ask members not to engage in partisan commentary on political matters. You’ll find The Novelry a safe place. See our terms and conditions here. 

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You can review our course prices with a side-by-side comparison table available on our Pricing page here.

You have a year’s access to your class or course from the date of purchase.

The courses are self-paced so you can take the lessons in your own time, your way. You can schedule your coaching sessions to suit you too.

We cannot pause or freeze subscriptions, but don’t worry! You can easily and affordably extend access to your program with our rollover plans for just $59/£49 a month or $599/£499 a year. Most of our members do because they love writing with The Novelry.

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Our biggest investment is in people. We employ an in-house team of world-class writers and editors—not freelancers—who bring both major accolades and genuine passion for nurturing new talent. It’s a rare combination, and we pay them properly for their expertise and care.

You’ll develop your novel with a New York Times or Sunday Times bestselling author—someone who’s reached the top ten and sold books worldwide.

Your manuscript will receive attention from editors who’ve held key roles at Big Five publishers such as Penguin Random House and have edited authors like David Baldacci, Harlan Coben, Nicholas Sparks, Joyce Carol Oates, Joanna Trollope—even Stephen King.

Behind the scenes, our interdisciplinary teams meet regularly in small, genre-focused groups to review your progress as an individual writer and ensure you’re developing to reach your highest potential.

Our lessons are written and presented by a Booker-listed author, and you’ll have access to over 60 live classes and workshops each month.

Our programs cost a fraction of an MFA (typically $12,000–$48,000) and, unlike an MFA, you’ll graduate with a finished novel ready to submit—and direct access to literary agents. We maintain close relationships with leading agents worldwide, understand their wish lists, and submit manuscripts we believe are truly ready. We meet with agents regularly to champion our writers, often seeing representation offered within two weeks of submission.

There’s no charge to enter our submissions process, and we never take commission. Our editors work through several rounds of review to help you reach your goal.

You don’t need a course to write a novel—and there are plenty of free ones online. But if you choose to invest with us, you’ll gain dedicated one-to-one support, industry-level editorial guidance, and a warm, creative community that takes your writing—and your investment—seriously. We never forget it’s a privilege to be part of your story.

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Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is a graduate degree that usually takes two to three years to complete. Applications for Creative Writing MFAs require a sample portfolio for entry, and prices can range from $12,000 to $48,000. Like any graduate degree, these courses vary greatly in terms of quality and resources. But one thing’s for sure: publishers aren’t looking for qualifications. They just want top-quality submissions.

Students join The Novelry to write a book that will sell. More affordable than a Creative Writing MFA, our most comprehensive course is just a fraction of the cost. Most importantly, graduates leave our program holding a full manuscript, having worked with global bestselling authors and professional editors to reach publishing standard.

The Finished Novel Course is our bundled course program with a full read of your novel from professional publishing editors, carefully packaged to save you money. The price of all the items includes a discount of over $1000 or £1000 when purchased separately.

The price showing at our website today includes your savings. While offer lasts.

You can spread the cost too, with monthly payments.

Plus, you can extend your access to the program and keep everything included from just $59 or £49 after your year of access ends. It’s the smartest plan for writers who mean business, and includes a full manuscript review from our Big Five editorial team too!

Yes! Our courses focus on the development of your story, as we know that’s the key ingredient for successful submission to literary agents and editors who will only consider the story and the pitch before they get to reading your work, in the same way readers scan the back jacket copy before deciding to buy. Story is everything, but so many aspiring writers don’t understand that and focus on their writing style, wasting time on the fancy words when the story sucks. We make sure we work alongside you in coaching sessions, giving feedback on your storyline as it develops, in every session. We take a real-world practical approach to getting published that no other course does. Just check out our success stories.

You can get feedback on your writing as and when you want it with additional paid feedback sessions with your coach or your editorial team. We don’t include these in the plans as it would put the price up, and not all writers need them, or some have signed up for a course like The Finished Novel Course, which includes feedback in The Big Edit phase and a full manuscript read, too.

We strongly advise writers to get feedback on the storyline only (included in your coaching) at first draft. Once you know the story, you can then revise it in the editing phase of our program, and that’s the right place to get feedback. Otherwise, you’re wasting your time and money! We don’t want that! Our process is carefully considered to help writers make it all the way to publishing without spending a fortune on editors before they know they have a great story!

You can purchase additional feedback sessions to 5,000 words at a time at $450 USD or £350 GBP, and enjoy as much expert feedback or critique from our Big Five editors or your writing coach as you want.

Our writing community is online worldwide 24/7. Wherever you are, you’ll find writing buddies online when you’re seeking good company. It’s a hive of friendly writerly encouragement, full of advice, tips and news, and you can get feedback on your work when you’re editing your novel too, at our workshop. You’ll be invited to join the closed secure community when you join us on our courses or classes. With our Catch Up TV service, you can watch back all recorded guest events at a time to suit you. Find out more about our community here.

We offer over 60+ live classes every month, with weekly writing classes for all writers at any stage, including genre workshops and our Story Clinic, which is hosted by a writing coach. Come and meet your fellow writers. Plus, we offer special guests sessions with bestselling authors and industry professionals and genre-based small-group workshops in every time zone.

Don’t worry if you miss a special guest event class. They are available recorded as part of our Catch Up TV at our community. You’ll love our vast library of recorded classes with world-famous writers like Kristin Hannah, Yann Martel, Tayari Jones, Val McDermid, Paula Hawkins, David Nicholls, and many more.

Our typical writer member has wanted to write a book for a long, long time. They are heavy readers, very often cat- or dog-lovers, and they are very curious about the way humans work! We know writers are sensitive souls, that’s why we’ve created such a warm and nurturing environment. We’re writers, too! Writers at any stage of their journey will flourish at The Novelry.

We welcome beginners. (No bad habits!) We are open to all and non-selective as a principle because we know we can teach. What do you need? Probably a love of reading is all.

If you have a novel you have started or abandoned, you will find all you need to stay on track to complete it this time.

Often writers come to us after taking courses elsewhere.We are the place writers come to write through to achieving their goals because our focus is wholly on you and your story. Your success means the world to us.

An hour a day. You can take the classes at your own pace and spend as much time as you like writing after the lesson. Writers LOVE the lessons and binge them, but we suggest one lesson a day, which will take anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour, or as long as you wish to allow. The lesson is given by video and text with downloads online and it’s timed to coincide with where you’re at in your writing process. You’ll need to set aside an hour a day for your writing when you begin to put pen to paper. It’s one hour just for you and you’ll come to love this special time.

One hour a day? You deserve it.

Our self-paced writing courses start the moment you sign up. Ready when you are!

You have a year’s access to your course but can easily and affordably extend access to your program with our extension plans for a maximum price of $59 or £49 a month (less if you buy an annual plan).