What’s it like to learn with AWC?

The tutor was encouraging. The feedback was practical and I was able to apply it to the next module's exercise. Provided the framework for translating ideas into stories.

I have wanted to write children's picture books for years. I started myself several years ago and I still have the same ideas and now have the tools and guidance to seriously pursue this.

By module four I was able to apply the theory into practice and write in the style required for professional writing.

Pamela used some good examples and explained all the issues in a clear and concise way, making it easy to follow and understand.

I have a much clearer idea now after doing the course as to what to and what not to do and how to go about my research and my writing in the future.

Googling the character names I think up for my stories was a very useful tip and one I hadn't actually thought of doing but will be from now on.

I would highly recommend the Australian Writers' Centre for courses.

The tutor was lovely. Very encouraging. Gave some great tips. Loved the handouts.

I have more motivation and I have more writing tips under my belt.

I have already recommended the Centre because I follow them on Instagram and I am soo impressed about how many of their graduates get published!!!

Hopefully I will be one of those graduates 😊

I enjoyed Pamela's wealth of experience in providing examples and describing her points clearly and thoroughly. I got a lot of good information and ideas out of it.

I have some new ideas and new inspiration for my story. This especially happened during the Q&A session, so thanks for including that.

I always learn something from every course I attend and come away feeling excited about what I can do next to improve my book.

Thank you!

I enjoyed the specifics about an opening needing to be a scene, clear POV and teasing/breadcrumbs. Also, the examples at the end.

I am now going through my draft and going to bring forward a different scene to start.

I really appreciated the well thought out stages of the course, the interviews with Katrina and all the very useful practical advice from Valerie!

I enjoyed learning new skills, the engaging manner in which Valerie delivers the course and the excitement she conveys about this career.

I'm very excited to get started by developing ideas to pitch and begin writing (I've already thought of some along the way whilst I've been doing the course). I'm working out my next steps in what my next career looks like after a long career as an accountant and then in risk management. Travel writing as the next phase in my life would be wonderful. I really enjoy travelling and pushing myself to learn and grow. Let's go!

Excellent course material, well structured with a fabulously engaging presenter, who explores practical skills required to enable you to (hopefully) become a successful travel writer.

I liked that the course totally taught me how to write with a romance lens vs other themes.

My 'aha' moment was the breakdown of what happens and when. For example, I started my story like I was writing a thriller and the hero hadn't been introduced in the first five chapters. Now I know I have to totally turn it around, but that isn't a bad thing!

If you want to learn the key parts of writing a romance - take this course!!

I've enjoyed Margaret's positive attitude to our work, and how constructive the feedback has been.

Being able to interact with fellow students and give feedback to each other has been really inspiring. I hope we are able to keep encouraging each other along on our journeys.

It's reminded me that I do indeed have the time to write, and that I may even be able to make something of it in the future.

If you want to learn in a friendly, supportive environment, this is the place!

LA Larkin was excellent! I didn't realise she was a thriller specialist before starting, but as this is the genre of my book i was very happy about it.

I enjoyed giving and getting feedback. It was very interesting to see how other writers wrote, and how that came through in their feedback on my work.

The course increased my confidence in writing, and has given me some very practical immediate help in building the plot and structure of my novel.

Please keep going, it's all useful! Definitely worth doing.

I have absolutely loved the course. Such interesting tutorials and each module can be self-paced. Highly recommend to others!

Great feedback and Nat was very natural delivering the positives first, the improvements and end with a positive or two.

I understood the lectures which helped the assignments speak to me. This gave me the confidence to go on with writing.

An aha moment for me was that the redrafting over and over was not a confirmation that I was bad at writing, but each one another opportunity to make the story better.

Michelle is a kind, knowledgeable and enthusiastic presenter, whose style made me feel comfortable, reassured and excited all at once. Watching her videos felt more like talking with a friend than learning new stuff.

I've done many Australian Writers' Centre courses and this was one of the best. I even renewed my course access because I'm still not quite ready to jump into a website, and I keep referring back to the modules for advice and insights.

Your Author Website has deepened my knowledge, given me lots to think about, provided a roadmap for action, and helped me to believe that there ARE ways to build an author profile and presence without having to be too 'out there' - or even published.

Do yourself a favour. The Australian Writers' Centre really understands writers, and has a great range of courses, resources and events to build your skills, knowledge and community. They are the best.

I enjoy the courses offered by the Australian Writers' Centre and those presented by Kate Forsyth in particular. She is very inspiring.

One of the most important things Kate spoke about was to develop a writing schedule. It is like most things, if you want to do something make time for it in your schedule/diary.

I have enjoyed the courses I have participated in and would recommend the Australian Writers' Centre because there is such a variety of courses to choose from.

Having completed WYN, this course was the obvious next step to developing my manuscript with the support of a tutor and workshopping with fellow students at a similar level.

I was quickly put at ease by Bernadette's welcoming tone and my group of amazing classmates.

Bernadette was a fabulous tutor. Her warm and friendly style encouraged everyone in the class. Our weekly Zoom meetings were fun and informative. She guided and challenged me to shape my draft into a better form.

It has helped me understand that editing (although a seemingly daunting process) can be broken down into chunks and is an essential part of writing. I can now accept that sometimes you need to delete 'your darlings' to make a better draft.

If you want to learn more about the writing process, there is a course for you at the AWC.

The weekly assignments were just enough to test and practice, but not too overwhelming. Alex, the tutor, was very good, very informative.

It's given me the confidence to try!! Super inspiring how much faith in students' ability is baked into the program.

After writing the 500-word profile in a safe, low-stakes environment, it made me feel like I had achieved something important.

I would say it's a fantastic, affordable way to get experience that many three-year degrees offer but in a much more affordable, flexible, and sometimes more precise learning environment.

The tutor was very supportive and friendly. Her feedback helped to understand and see how it should be tweaked for improvements.

I enjoyed the interview session and how we had to write it about a person we didn't really know.

I guess I realized a lot about research when I was writing the pitch idea for magazines. I realized what interested me more than the others.

I would say this course will nudge you into a whole new world of factual and non-fictional writing.

I enjoyed the assignments. Alex gave excellent feedback and her edits were invaluable.

It was a deeper dive into freelance writing. I had previously done the profile writing and freelance business course, but this was a great general overview.

All their courses are wonderful, you get a lot from them.

This course far exceeded my expectations. I understood what it was going to be about from a practical point of view, but the content and in-depth analyses about the different parts of structure were so much more. I feel more confident moving forward with my own writing, with a completely holistic overview of the way structure functions and the rules surrounding it.

This course just reiterated for me what I knew, but in a way that was fresh, easy to understand and allowed me to think in new ways.

The Australian Writers' Centre is absolutely worth the time of anyone looking to resell, refresh and reevaluate their own work through a comprehensive and well-articulated series of courses.

I found Kate's course extremely informative and inspirational.

I loved it all. Kate's insight into the world of art and literature was most interesting and I relished the tips for writing that she shared.

I am inspired! I want to write now more than ever. I want to take all the knowledge Kate has imparted and put it to use.

I would say if you are interested in these genres and are looking for expert tips and knowledge then give it a go!

I'm wanting to write a novel but largely hadn't done much fiction writing since school so wanted to get back on my basics.

Loved the course and loved hearing from Nat each week. She was really helpful. She always had thoughtful notes and explained feedback really clearly.

The lessons with Valarie were great, super handy to be able to listen to them at any time. I loved listening to Nat's feedback and tips across everyone's works. Little things that I wouldn't have thought about in my own characters or scenes were really great to hear from the submissions of the other students.

Just that I can write! I enjoy writing but actually doing a novel seemed like a pipe dream but the encouragement from Nat and Valarie makes me feel like it's something I could achieve.