What’s it like to learn with AWC?

I knew I was stuck but I didn't know how. This course really helped. It was great to assess other people's work and having a number of responses to my work really helped me sort out what was wrong with it.

Louisa was excellent. I felt in safe hands and respected her knowledge and experience.

I really liked the course content to be honest. But the student feedback to my work was also very helpful.

Clarity! I feel like I've been taken back to basics and can restart with a much clearer idea of my writing style and how to tell a compelling story. People were consistently positive about my story idea and I feel fairly confident in my writing ability so I'm happy to get stuck into it again.

Great, practical and supportive courses run by professionals.

As I was listening to Pamela, I would wander off into my own stories and I already could see that what I thought would work, wouldn't. It was funny: I found myself constantly rewinding it because my mind wandered so much into my own story. I felt excited, inspired and hopeful about it.

I feel like writing again. It was uplifting at a time I needed exactly that because I could see where my stories could go. Maybe I could see this through after all.

When listening to Pamela, in that same one moment, I realised that something made no sense in the flow of my story, and via a domino type thought process I arrived at a possible way out of this conundrum. I think I could listen to it over and over again and I would hear something different each time, be inspired differently each time. Pamela's descriptions of this genre's mechanics and flow are priceless. Her affection for writing is precious and inspiring. All is thoughtfully presented.

Don't hesitate. If you want to write, or want to work through something, pick one of the AWC short introductory courses that speak to you and see where it takes you.

I think I expected basic information about a writing career but this was so much more in depth and breadth and has given me much to think about in terms of the direction of my writing.

I enjoyed the bite size pieces of information - the videos weren't too long and Valerie was very engaging in the way she spoke.

This has given me so much more information about the types of writing available to me and how I can use that in many ways. The path is a lot wider than I thought.

Bernadette is a great facilitator! She asks the participants to give their feedback first before providing her own. She also provides handy tips and answers any of our questions with kindness and honesty.

The fortnightly feedback sessions gave me the motivation to write frequently and confidence with the feedback I received from my fellow participants. I hope I also encouraged others with my constructive critiques.

If you're just starting out as a writer, the AWC provides informative courses with facilitators who have industry experience. You get to meet other participants who are in the same boat as you are. Overall, it's a nurturing environment where you can plant your story seed and everyone helps it to grow.

See you in the next course!

Incredibly insightful and helpful feedback which gave me comments and advice to work with. Because I am writing a mystery I also found it helpful that is the genre Louisa writes.

I really loved Louisa's feedback on my writing but I also found it helpful to receive feedback from course mates. The feedback gave me a good overall picture of what works and what doesn't in my writing.

I have put my full focus into writing this novel. I have fully plotted out my novel, made a significant start on it and feel motivated to keep going. I have hope that I can finish my novel and get it published.

The feedback from Louisa and my course mates had me change a very key detail in my mystery novel that has helped to shape the rest of the story entirely and I think the story will be better for it.

If you are serious about writing your novel and you need something to kick start you (and in the right direction) - try this!

I wanted the structure and accountability to finish a full draft of my novel. I had completed Novel Writing Essentials previously and wanted to go more in depth to build my writing skills. The 12-month course was a good option for me, as I work full time. There was a good balance of audio modules, workshopping and accountability to manage my own writing schedule.

I enjoyed workshopping and building connections with other students. It's great to have new writer buddies to continue on this journey with. The course content has resources I'll come back to again and again as I keep writing.

As someone who's been trying to write a novel for about 10 years, this course is the thing that's actually got me there! A lot of work ahead in revisions, of course, but getting a whole draft down feels like such a big win.

If you're serious about your writing, you need to invest in yourself and your craft. I've done a number of AWC courses and got so much out of every one.

Thanks for a great course!

Bernadette is lovely to learn from. She has a lot of industry experience and has great insight into how a piece works and what makes it better.

I enjoyed the group discussions and feedback. I feel better able to give and accept feedback. Write my work and take criticism fairly.

I definitely would recommend AWC as a place to learn. You can find a course for whatever stage of writing you are at.

I've always been interested in copywriting and wanted to do some formal learning, so I had a look at the course outline and loved the full scope of things I'd be learning and was very keen to get on board!

Mark was great! He was always so positive and encouraging and I loved the video feedback. The assignments were lots of fun and helped us apply what we learned specifically from each module.

It has given me confidence in my copywriting ability, which will allow me to push myself to apply it more in my current role as well as the possibility of doing some freelance copywriting.

Do it! It's great fun, you'll learn heaps, and it's easy to manage each module at your own pace each week.

I feel less precious about having to carve out a special time for my writing. It has shown me that I CAN write anywhere at any time if I make up my mind to do so. And I feel far more relaxed when I am writing.

Yes, I can do this! It's "just" writing, not climbing Mt Everest!

It's a very professional organization - very good at what they do!

The Write Your Novel 12-month course was worth every cent. I started the course with 50k of unpolished words, a vomit draft now that I look back on it. My aim was to add 30k more words, but instead, the course challenged and inspired me to punch up my writing at both the structure and line level. I ended up throwing away 40k of dreadful cliches, and adding 70k much better new words.

I needed the external accountability of regular submissions and other people's eyes on my work, in order to finish it. The tutor (Cathie Tasker) feedback on my excerpts was incredibly useful, but I learned just as much reading her feedback on other people's work, and giving feedback myself. Having three other people read my entire finished novel was added inspiration to complete it by the deadline.

The 12-month course gave me a bit of breathing space, but it's still a mountain of work to finish a novel. It was made much more fun by the friends made along the way. Everyone should write their first novel in this course. Can't recommend it highly enough.

My book is so much better. I am much more confident. I feel like a real writer.

Feedback was great, and the tutor was always willing to respond to any questions. I enjoyed the fact that it was structured but still some freedom around the lectures etc.

I tend to have some difficulty around reading my own work and seeing the required edits but this has helped me in gaining ideas for editing. And it has shown me that I can proceed with a career in freelance writing.

The courses offered by AWC are practical and understandable; there is no 'in-the-clouds thinking or learnings' but lessons that you can implement at any time.

I thoroughly enjoyed Vivienne's manner and her ideas and suggestions when providing feedback. She would suggest how something could be improved and off everything she picked up, I would think, 'Oh, of course!' I really appreciated her knowledge and ability to tune into each person's assignment, whatever their ideas.

I enjoyed the pace and the timing of the assignments, the amount of content and the time required to complete the modules, definitely the feedback, and the knowledge and confidence I've gained.

I didn't realise how many gaps I had in my knowledge of English grammar and punctuation until I did this course! Having gone to school at a time when grammar was not specifically taught, I learnt to write intuitively, without really knowing what it was I was doing grammatically. Now I feel I have the understanding to write with more confidence and have more control over my storytelling.

I thought the recorded lessons were useful and liked the breakdown of the webinars. Great work from the tutor online, with concise and valuable information.

I feel I can break into a world of writing that I believed was for trained journalists.

These courses are achievable and can help you gain confidence.

I enjoyed Pamela's method of explaining the differences between showing and telling and especially the Head, Heart and Body requirements of an emotional moment to bring out the characters' feelings.

Definitely recommended to inexperienced writers as there are so many little gems of information contained within.

Loved it.

I feel like I understand more the principles of picture book writing and I'm now writing more in this style.

I think I had several aha moments, but the one I remember the most was the content about the Rule of 3 principles.

I would say that Australian Writers' Centre courses provide a practical, thorough and supportive experience in learning or refining your knowledge and skills in any type of writing. There's lots of courses on offer and I plan to do more over time.

I really loved this course! My tutor was excellent! The feedback was really helpful.

I learned a lot about planning techniques. I was really happy when I figured out the outline for my story.

I would say that this course is an excellent way to learn how to write an awesome story, and be able to appreciate other stories even more.

I loved this course!!!

I enjoyed Pamela's thorough explanations - and answers to questions. She was informative and reassuring, and she offered a timely reminder about the joy to be had/there for the taking in the process of writing dual timelines.

It has inspired me to keep going, reminding me that it is FUN to write in dual timelines 😅

The AWC has an abundance of highly informative and easy-to-digest content for writers looking for guidance or inspiration to continue with their writing.

Pamela is very encouraging throughout the seminar. I felt she's like a private tutor in person in a real classroom. The handouts and slides are useful to listen and take notes to enhance learning / retention of ideas.

Complete all the FOCUS ON series by Pamela to give you a boost of confidence in your writing journey. I am amazed how much learning can be fast-tracked in these bite size modules lesson plans. Thank you!

Pamela had lots of very good, practical tips, especially around elements like pacing. Even though she emphasised the fact there was no "formula" or "rules" to dual timelines, she showed some good graphs demonstrating important structure considerations.

I feel much more equipped to move forward with my manuscript.