Professional Writing Academy
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- Our intensive 6-month course, Write Your Novel in Five Acts, gives you the editorial tools to spot story holes and fix any sagging scenes. Guided by narrative expert John Yorke, you’ll craft a blueprint that truly holds up. Join today: zurl.co/ZnW1i
- Got a life story you’ve been trying to tell? The tricky part is turning real-life memories into compelling stories. Our Stories From Life course bridges that gap. Led by Richard Benson, we’ll help you find the narrative in the noise. Join us: zurl.co/249oR
- Every writer hits a wall. We’ll help you climb it. Join us for a chat about editing, how our course helps and to meet the team on 10 February, 12:30pm to 2pm. Secure your free spot today: zurl.co/YSq0K And apply for the course here: zurl.co/F1giq
- Free live taster session on 19 February with Emily Barr about our Finish Your Draft Group Mentoring programme. Your chance to ask questions about revising, rewriting, and everything in between! Free ticket here: zurl.co/klGf1 Course info here: zurl.co/L9XMJ
- Course starts 2 February👉 Write and Submit a Short Story is fully online. Learn from our experts and fit it around your life. We’ll provide the structure and deadlines and the support you need. Make the time to get your story out there! Join us: zurl.co/KITS5
- 🌟 LAST CHANCE to join our 2 February start date for Fiction Foundations!🌟Join a small group of peers and get the kind of expert feedback that actually helps move your writing forwards. Come and learn the craft properly with us, join the group: zurl.co/LGP4G
- Join us for a free taster on 10 February with Cornerstones Literary Consultancy - how to professionally editing your book. ✅ Free session on 10 February: zurl.co/3DrRv ✅ Apply for the course: zurl.co/IE6D9 ✅ Watch a short video: zurl.co/9DRNB
- Write and Submit a Short Story starts on 2 February, packed with practical exercises to fix the fundamentals. Learn how to build believable characters and structure a plot that works. Get the confidence to finish your story and finally hit 'send'. Join us: zurl.co/bdzXe
- Our Fiction Foundations course starts 2 Feb and will help you turn your ideas into a solid practice alongside a gang of like-minded authors. Master the essentials of plot and character and create a portfolio of work you can actually be proud of. Join: zurl.co/uASLA
- Last chance to join our workshop on Self-publishing 101: Your Guide to Success, with Natali Simmonds on 29 January. Lifting the curtain on the independent publishing process so you can decide, with confidence, whether it’s the right path for you. Book here zurl.co/kFKXV
- Join us for a free 90-minute session on 19 February, with Emily Barr. Emily will share insights from her journey across 22 published novels, and how she brings her stories to life. Free ticket here: zurl.co/AqvUh Apply for the course: zurl.co/WhGRi
- Is your head full of story ideas? It’s time to get them on the page! Our Write and Submit a Short Story course is designed to take you from initial spark to finished piece. We’ll help you navigate character, plot and those tricky endings. Start writing: zurl.co/qberi
- Calling yourself a writer takes guts and actually writing takes discipline. Our Fiction Foundations course starts 2 February. Whether you’re a total beginner or just rusty or stuck. The tools to get you moving starts here: zurl.co/i59uA
- Join our live event on 10 February, with Cornerstones Literary Consultancy, to Edit Your Novel the Professional Way. Hear about how the course works to prepare you for your chosen publication route. Free ticket: zurl.co/9lFjg Course details: zurl.co/2tzlj
- Plot holes? Sagging middle? Stuck in the weeds? Our Finish Your Draft programme is built around practical exercises to rebuild your narrative and push your story forward. Stop staring at the wall. Start building your book. Join us this January: zurl.co/w2E1K #Novel
- Last few places available for Therapeutic and Reflective Writing, starts on 14 January. An eight-week CPD course including biblio-poetry therapy, metaphor and journalling. For personal growth and wellbeing, to help clients or just be curious! Book now: zurl.co/EYIdX
- Self-publishing 101: Your Guide to Success. Workshop with Natali Simmonds on 29 January. Get a clear look at what actually goes into publishing your own book: editing, cover design, formatting, platforms, timelines, and everything in between. Book here: zurl.co/a1iGb
- Finishing a novel is hard, but you don’t have to do it alone. Our Finish Your Draft mentoring programme connects you with a small group of writers for accountability, motivation, and shared progress. Find your people. Finish your book: zurl.co/NWox2 #WritingCommunity
- A workshop ideal for novelists who would like to have their work optioned! With Netflix and Prime writer and showrunner, explore how to transform novels and prose fiction into compelling stories for film and TV. Join on 26 January, 6:30-8:30pm UK time: zurl.co/XxPvZ
- “Free-write often, and with some abandonment, in a journal marked for your eyes only.” – Anne Taylor, Course Director. Join our Therapeutic and Reflective Writing course and discover how writing can heal, reveal, and transform: zurl.co/8DdTz
- Happy New Year! As PWA turns 15, we’re proud to have taught 17,643 writers worldwide. In 2026, we’ll fuel your writing with expert teachers, deadlines, community, and inspiration to achieve your goals! Join us at the Professional Writing Academy: zurl.co/Ng5Ny
- That novel isn’t going to write itself. Our Jumpstart Your Novel course gives you the tools to wrestle your idea into a compelling synopsis, breathe life into your characters, and craft a story that flows. Ready to write? Join us: zurl.co/wF1yw
- Killing your darlings is hard. Killing your characters is harder. Our Writing Crime Fiction course gives you the precision tools to craft a mystery that keeps readers guessing. Don’t let the trail go cold. Join us this January: zurl.co/RpMW3 #CrimeFiction
- Words heal but methods matters. Our Therapeutic and Reflective Writing course teaches you how to use journaling, biblio-poetry therapy and group work to explore your inner world and build resilience. Start listening to what your words are telling you. Join zurl.co/etptM
- Is your novel is stuck in a dusty folder? Time to break it out. Our year-long Finish Your Draft mentoring programme is the ultimate accountability partner. We’ll help you tackle plot holes, sagging middles, and characters who’ve stopped talking to you: zurl.co/43u35
- Our Jumpstart Your Novel course, starting 26 January, is designed to help you turn your big idea into a brilliant first chapter. Work with published authors and industry pros to master plot, characters, and structure. Let’s get started: zurl.co/BB5fT
- Your killer idea deserves a killer execution. Our Writing Crime Fiction course, starting 26 January, is led by published crime novelists who know how to craft gripping mysteries. Start your investigation: zurl.co/U9YPi #CrimeFiction #novelwriting
- Writing is more than words on a page - it’s a path to self-discovery. Our CPD-accredited Therapeutic and Reflective Writing course is led by pioneers in writing for wellbeing. This is writing as self-care. Let us guide your journey. Start here: zurl.co/0Xt1q
- Bursaries, grants and funding opportunities available for writers. Whether you're an emerging talent or an establish author, there's something here for everyone! Explore our latest article on Funding Opportunities: zurl.co/0kS8j #WritingCommunity #FundingForWriters
- We have the five-act framework to make your novel a reality. With expert tutors and partners at John Yorke Story, we will guide you from start to finish. Our Black Friday course offer ends at midnight! zurl.co/Rsg49 #writingcommunity #amwriting #novelwriting
- Time to get plotting! Our Black Friday offer on the Writing Crime Fiction course ends at midnight and we've got the expert tutors to help you bring your story to life. Don't let this one get away: zurl.co/tRzyA #writingcommunity #amwriting #crimefiction
- Do you have a YA novel idea? Ready to go? We've got the expert tutors to help you tell it. There's still time to catch our Black Friday discounted prices today! Cyber Monday ends at midnight. Dare to be brave: zurl.co/z6hpZ #writingcommunity #amwriting #yanovel
- Last chance! Your future as a writer starts now... come on in and hone your skills with our world-class courses. Learn from industry-leading tutors and join a global community of writers who just get it. Limited spaces. Offers end today, 1 December: zurl.co/aTv7O
- That short story is waiting. Our Black Friday sale is on! Learn to write and submit your work with expert guidance and with a professional writing community. Let's get it done! And it's 30% off this weekend 😀 zurl.co/XWbo8 #BlackFriday #WritingCommunity
- Are you staring at a blank page? It can happen. And you are not alone. Let's get you moving again! Join us, and benefit from 30% off selected courses this weekend:zurl.co/OFPi3
- Not to miss! Finish Your Draft in a Year: Group Mentoring is a year-long course to give you everything you need to finish or revise a novel. Experience the magic of group mentoring! zurl.co/yA7vp #BlackFriday #Novel #OnlineWritingCourse
- Curious about writing fiction, but not sure where to start? Our 6-week online Fiction Foundations course takes you from random scribbler to serious writer. Work with an expert tutor and in a small group. It’s time to find your focus! Find out more: zurl.co/SGmrm
- It’s here! The Professional Wright Academy Black Friday sale is now live! Save up to 30% on selected online writing courses until 1 December. Go on, you’ve earned it! Check out the sale here: zurl.co/dcTzt #PWA #BlackFriday #Sale #WritingCourse #ProfessionalWriting
- Learn to build a compelling novel from the ground up: - Master the five-act structure to create a gripping narrative - Write or rework the first 10,000 words of your novel - Develop a detailed blueprint for the rest of your book And 30% off this weekend! zurl.co/CtZJL
- "The real bonus is the quality of the mentor's feedback and the support from the terrific cohort. There is simply no way I could have gotten this far on my manuscript without this programme." Diane Lemieux Finish Your Draft In a Year: Group Mentoring zurl.co/VcJDH #PWA
- There’s a story in you that needs to be told. Find it this Black Friday. We're offering 30% off selected writing courses from 28 Nov to 1 Dec. Don’t miss it! For writing short fiction, a full novel, non-fiction or editing your work, our courses are here: zurl.co/z9pjd
- Winter is coming - perfect time for a plot twist! Crime writing is a dark art. It’s about the lies we tell and the secrets we keep. It’s about justice, and what happens when it fails. Don’t just write a story. Build a case! We can show you how: zurl.co/uEJGh
- It's a useful exercise to review characters in a book you're reading now, or maybe a story your love? And next on the agenda, its time to write and develop your own! Online writing courses to bring out the best in your character creations: zurl.co/Lh0P3
- Black Friday is coming soon! And we've chosen some great courses for you. Skilling-up the professional way! Keep an eye out this as our 30% sale off selected courses goes live on 28 November: zurl.co/kzvmS #FindYourStory #WritersLife #WritingCourses #BlackFriday
- Celebrate #WorldPhilosophyDay Philosophy challenges us to look deeper. It’s what transforms a simple plot into a narrative that resonates and stays with the reader. Want some inspiration? Read articles from our professional writers: zurl.co/Hb3eY #WritingCommunity
- Words are your most powerful tool at work. Our 'Write Better at Work' course helps you communicate with clarity and confidence. Say what you mean and get the results you want. And it's CPD accredited! Check out how to Write Better at Work: zurl.co/PrRxm
- Writing for young adults is a huge responsibility, a joy and an opportunity! This audience is smart and passionate. It's a space for big ideas, unforgettable characters and shaping worlds. We’ll show you how tell your story. Writing for YA is here: zurl.co/nrqmx
- Ready for editing? Amazing! Transform your story into a polished manuscript with our course 'Edit Your Novel the Professional Way': zurl.co/JO6Fy You'll get expert guidance, group support and structure. Learn to see your work with fresh eyes and make your novel shine!
- Midge Gillies, Writing Memoir Course Director, has released a new book: Atlantic Furies. An astounding story of 6 rule-breaking female aviators who risked everything to be a flying first! Midge Gillies: zurl.co/6Texk Writing Memoir course: zurl.co/DycjV
- Let's get organised and get ahead for 2026! Our Black Friday sale is coming, so sign up for exclusive access and be the first to know when the offers drop. Join our newsletter: zurl.co/UhHrm #WritingCourses #LearnToWrite #BlackFridaySale #WritingNews #OnlineCourses
