What’s it like to learn with AWC?

The content is fabulous. The fact that I can now go back and do some of the exercises at my own pace and have access for a year, is great! Love the handouts too, very helpful.

I enjoyed Valerie's beautiful voice! Modules are very well constructed. Pamela's weekly practical and honest feedback. And, the encouragement to keep going!! THANK YOU!

Feel so encouraged to carry on and put in the work now needed to complete my novel. Thank you, Pamela and Valerie.

If you want to write for fun or to get published, just give it a go. Start small if you need to with one of the seminars or jump into a course that interests you. You feel part of a community that cares and understands.

Just a big thank you for your encouragement.

I'm writing a crime novel, and I wanted points and ideas to make it more gripping.

I enjoy the way in which Pamela presents the material. She makes things easy to understand.

It's given me greater insight about controlling pace throughout the story.

Do it! You won't be disappointed.

I didn't waste a second with this course. Everything and everyone was really helpful. Big thanks to Vivienne, and Nicole who helped me through so much!

Vivienne was always thorough and timely in her feedback. Kind, knowledgeable and responsive to any questions or comments from the class. She generously shared her knowledge through feedback and encouragement.

I enjoyed interviewing classmates. I thought this would be the worst part but I really enjoyed myself and it was good to get to know the other students through profiles.

I think I developed a bit of language confusion after living in France and only speaking French for 5 years. The course has helped me to rediscover English writing, and sharpen my communication skills. Getting clear on being clear, showing transitions, using descriptive language to enrich the text, all of these lessons have been helpful. I'm excited to put it into practice for my podcast.

By the time you finish a course with AWC you will know exactly what you need to start your career as a writer. The workload is manageable and won't burn you out. Support from teachers and staff is both generous and timely, and the assignment feedback is really helpful. The only question you will be left with at the end of the course, is why you waited so long to get started?!

I've always wanted to write and have been on platforms like Instagram and, recently, my blog. I'd never learnt the specific techniques though and wanted to gift this course to myself to learn more about the craft of writing.

The deadline for submissions is an excellent strategy to get some work done for feedback. I learnt so much more from that along with the modules of course.

Pamela was really good as our tutor and her feedback has been very helpful.

I enjoyed the opportunity to write within a certain construct especially the word count because I've always felt restricted with those things. I learnt how to work with them rather than hold myself back.

I've already noticed a shift in my writing. I have taken out 'feeling words' and use shorter and succinct sentences or phrases. A lot of things like names, scene building, point of views and character-specific issues have been very helpful tools.

Using our own interests and passion to give momentum to our writing was a great learning experience because somewhere along the line, I'd started to believe we need to write certain stories to be published. Thankfully that's changed for the better. I found the point of view lessons really interesting too.

If you love writing and want to give it a shot, definitely enrol in this course.

I just want to thank you again for creating this platform. I'm so glad I came across it and was able to give myself the opportunity to learn and enjoy the experience.

I thought it would be a basic outline and broader coverage of editing, but there was so much more on offer, including examples, questions and step-by-step instructions.

This course emphasised the importance of getting into the depths of your story, which is something I knew but now I have a really structured approach that I can use with all my manuscripts. This has also helped develop my abilities as an editor, an understanding I can use when giving feedback to others.

I can now apply what I know to make my manuscript a quicker read, getting rid of lengthy summary and shortening my sentences in action scenes.

Absolutely worth doing - you don't know how crucial pace is.

I think I was a bit concerned about the weekly assignments, while working full time and doing other study. However, with time management, like anything, it all happened!

The tutor was friendly and encouraging. I enjoyed the assignments!

It has given me the tools and confidence to finally and slowly start my own side hustle freelance copywriting business

Highly recommend this course for anyone interested in copywriting. The course is easy to digest with weekly assignments and feedback to keep you on track.

I wanted to learn about copywriting as I am passionate about writing and creativity. I loved that this course was so accessible and easy to follow.

Mark was a great tutor and provided helpful insights about my copy. I found his feedback really valuable and gave me a lot of encouragement to keep writing.

I loved that this course had exercises to put into practice what we learned every week. It is a really good way to integrate all the knowledge received and to check if you are on the right track!

This course has given me the courage and confidence to pursue writing as a career.

It is an amazing way to kickstart your writing, easy to juggle with a busy schedule and top-notch, not only providing you with knowledge but also with feedback on your copy!

Nat's feedback was on point and she gave excellent examples of how to correct where I had gone wrong. She is an asset to the AWC. The professionalism in which she ran the course was second to none.

Although I wasn't sure how the student feedback component would work, I found it the best part of the whole course. It's one thing to read about how to write but seeing and reading feedback from others and giving thought to their works as well was an excellent way to learn.

I now know where I have been going wrong in my writing. Point of view is more important than I could have imagined. It was Nat's commentary that was a lightbulb moment for me regarding POV.

If you want to be a writer, you can't go wrong with a course run by the Australian Writers' Centre.

I feel like a new person and have a solid direction with my writing now. In 18-24 months' time I expect to have a decent draft for the Write Your Novel course.

Nat was able to pull my writing apart in a way that left me feeling positive about how much room I had to improve. Her humour in her video feedback was great fun.

I enjoyed the workshopping aspect - I learnt an enormous amount by pulling other people's work apart and now view my own work very differently.

I actually call myself a writer now!

It went beyond what I thought world building was, and how to tie it into the story.

It has confirmed that the process I use to invent worlds is on the right path, but I have not been going far enough with the detail required to make the worlds created believable.

Very good for bringing your attention to the finer details required to write a good story.

I had started writing my novel but had stalled. This was the incentive to get back into writing.

Nat is awesome. She is entertaining and her feedback is hard-hitting. Especially entertaining when she acted out most of the facial expressions I'd included in a scene.

The Australian Writers' Centre has courses that suit most writers' needs. The tutors are approachable and know their stuff.

I was so surprised on how much knowledge, tips & tricks I have picked up in the 5 weeks of completing this course. The added bonus modules were of great value too.

Bernadette is a great instructor, and Mark gave valuable feedback throughout.

I enjoyed the engaging video content throughout the modules.

I find using some of the formulas really helpful for my copywriting in everything I do now! From emails to text messaging. It's given me a better way of understanding how to communicate with purpose and clarity.

Less is more! It's more purposeful to use short clear and useful copy to get a message across. I have realised that I was using unnecessary fill in words/fluff and repetitive words.

Definitely go for it! Heaps of valuable content to take away that you can implement in many ways

I'll be back...

Absolutely blown away by this course and by how much I have learnt already.

Pamela was amazing and her feedback was outstanding. After taking her advice and going back over my work, I was so much happier with it. Incredible teacher.

I found it easy to submit assignments and interact with the teacher/classmates even though I'm on the other side of the world.

I've learnt so much from this course and have already applied my learnings to my first novel.

Outstanding course, highly recommend!

It provided plenty of good examples of articles and writing that illustrated the topics being discussed. The course material was short and snappy and easy to consume.

It's given me a greater understanding of the kinds of things I can write and I believe it will be profound as I put it into practice!

Always something new to learn. Just do it!

Very easy to follow and helped with clear explanations. Made me think more clearly about the way stories are put together properly.

Great courses, some long ones, some short ones, giving great advice in easy lessons. I highly recommend them and will possibly do more as well.

I enjoyed having a deadline each week to keep me regularly working on my writing.

The course was well structured, had good supporting materials in the handouts, it was practical, I've loved it.

I find the rich narrative approach of CNF and the research element of journalism very alluring. As a former journalist and aspiring novelist, this course felt like a great way to combine my skills and interests.

As with all AWC courses, I really enjoyed the combination of practical, focused information and the examples given of other people who have succeeded in the genre. This course in particular is packed with interviews from the centre's So You Want To Be A Writer podcast series.

Research, plan, then get on with it - and always, always write with sensitivity toward other people's lives. And fact check. A lot.

Do it. AWC courses are the best. If you use what you learn you'll more than likely recoup your investment, and have a great time doing it.

Cathie was very supportive and constructive. I liked the way her comments were delivered by video and by the written word. This meant I could really hear the emphasis of her comments.

I really enjoyed learning about the structure of a picture book and how to incorporate point of view and emotion into that structure. This was all new to me.

I would say that it is essential to writing a picture book if you are a beginner.

The course was very comprehensive, easy to listen to and understand. I feel like Scrivener is going to help me every step of the way as I write.

The Australian Writers' Centre is a really fabulous organisation, very supportive of writers, and offering great learning opportunities.