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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.

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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A clear path to publishing

Or simply write for the joy of it!

Just getting started?

Can we let you in on a little secret? Storytelling isn’t all about talent. In fact, it’s mostly about learning the trade. And you don’t have to wait for a grand sign from the universe, or that elusive big idea to find you.

Storytelling can be taught. Voices can be shaped. And brilliance can be crafted.

Welcome to our safe and supportive writing space. It’s where we grow writers.

Want to take your writing to the next level?

Simply put, you love to write. In fact, it’s less a thing you do, and more a part of who you are. You’re just wired that way.

You’re bursting with big ideas, and your notebook with one-liners. There may also be a few abandoned writing projects just waiting for their moment to shine. (Or for someone to find them in the trash.)

Time and budget are tight; family and work demands are high. So, a lot is riding on the writing training you choose to take.

And while you want a flexible, fun and playful course, when it comes to your final novel – you’re not playing.

Welcome to The Novelry. We’ll give you the roadmap to writing success. And you’ll have fun on the ride too.

Ready to get your book over the line?

You’ve tried many courses. You have the story (and it’s not bad). But your novel has never quite managed to find its final destination.

Maybe you need a little help on the editing front? Perhaps you’ve dabbled in self-publishing? Or you’re looking for your first agent.

Whatever the reason, the complex realm of literary agencies and publishing houses can feel half a world away. A closed book. Impenetrable.

You brave the journey, you finally find the door, you knock, and…silence.  

Well, not any more. Welcome to The Novelry. We’ll help you find the keys.

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Courses

The Novel Kickstarter

Are you writing fiction for the first time? Maybe you’re moving from writing short stories, screenplays or poetry to the longer form of the novel and would like some structure and support. Maybe you’ve always wanted to write but not been sure your idea was strong enough. We’ll make sure you’re packing a great story!

Whether you want to improve your storytelling skills or begin the journey toward becoming a published author, The Novel Kickstarter is the writing course that can take you all the way from coming up with an idea to a first draft.

Perfect for beginners, this online creative writing course will encourage you to create with confidence, and to challenge yourself as you develop your fiction writing skills to high standards. Plus, our writing coaching program will keep you on track to write a first draft while you’re on fire!

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Courses

The Novel Development

Have you started but got stuck with writing your novel? Maybe you’ve got a few thousand words in or reached the midpoint and stalled. Or, you have written a first draft, but you’re worried your storyline is letting you down.

Take a brave new approach to completing your novel now with expert advice from our team of publishing professionals to get your story signed off before you make a fresh start on your work-in-progress. This is the creative writing course for writers of ambition.

If you are ready to radically overhaul your storytelling structure and begin again, writing to reach publishing standards, The Novel Development Course is the online writing course that will take you all the way to the last draft. Sign up today to get that novel done.

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Courses

The Finished Novel

The Finished Novel Course is our comprehensive program to create, write and finish a fiction novel. Plus, the writing course culminates in a full in-depth report on your manuscript from our editorial team, all of whom have experience at Big Five publishing houses to help you enter the publishing process. The Ultimate Manuscript Assessment is your fast track through to literary agents and publishers.

From coming up with a strong and viable idea through each important stage of the writing journey to a finished draft, you will enjoy a structured pathway with the most comprehensive writing course available to fiction writers worldwide with self-paced online learning and dedicated personal coaching from our team of bestselling authors and experienced publishing editors.

The alternative to a Creative Writing MFA or MA with the practical career outcome: a novel finished to publishing standard. Beginners welcome!

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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 Ninety Day Novel Class
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Courses + Coaching + Community

What’s included in every course

60+ workshops a month

In addition to your course.

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 350 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, and Val McDermid to Lucy Foley, Katherine Rundell, Samantha Shannon, Steven Erikson, and (so) many more.

Learn more

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!

Learn more

Stay with us

Rollover your course plan

Stay with us

Rollover your course plan and stay with us on a monthly or annual basis from just $59 or £49 a month and keep access to all our lessons and any unused coaching or editorial sessions, plus membership!

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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