What’s it like to learn with AWC?

The video feedback from Carla has been brilliant. It allows you to hear everyone's comments, rather than being insular, and this assists with things (positive and less so) I may not have experienced yet. The feedback was kind, direct, individual and advice has been useful.

If you're interested in writing. Do it. If you want to write well, learn from tutors with "street cred" in a supportive environment, and alongside likeminded emerging writers. Then do it with AWC.

This is a well thought out and structured course. Vivienne has passed on her knowledge and experience, both successes and failures in an engaging fashion.

Vivienne is an engaging tutor. She has a story to tell of how she became an opinion writer and is passionate about others having that opportunity.

I already was an opinion writer but lacked the knowledge to sharpen my skills.

The AWC is a great place to find your niche as a writer and gain the knowledge and skills to take it further; to the world.

As a relatively new author/illustrator of picture books, presenting was the natural progression for me to better promote my work. After reading your course outline, this was definitely what I was looking for. Public presenting has always been a huge challenge for me. I thought this course would demystify and help me to get over my hesitation.

I cannot thank AWC enough for putting together such a fantastic course. I may not use all the things covered, but would struggle to find anything else as comprehensive, especially for the Australian market.

I think this course has removed a lot of the 'fear' behind presenting. I need to find my own groove and of course practice, a lot. A wealth of information that I will probably continue to refer to as I build my brand.

Nat was a joy to watch each session. I wish I had her energy and confidence, but hoping I get there soon after completing this course!

Highly recommend. You would struggle to find more comprehensive and user-friendly courses for the industry, especially in Australia.

I've been investigating the possibility of becoming a copywriter for some time, and have seen multiple blogs advising obtaining copywriting training before entering the professional world.

As a university student, I was a little scared of the price tag, as I don't yet earn a full time income! However, I'm very glad that I chose to spend my money on the course. I think it has saved me a LOT of time and effort, and I think it is very reasonably priced for what is included!

Mark came across as very friendly and approachable. I was a bit worried that one had to be "gifted" to be a successful copywriter, but Mark's constructive, helpful, and encouraging feedback has given me reassurance that becoming a professional copywriter is a possibility.

I enjoyed creating a short advertisement from a brief, and learning about the remarkable hidden world of SEO! I never realised there was a way to impact a website's ranking on Google. I also really appreciated the encouraging guidance on the art of writing long copy. Moreover, the real-world advice given on how to monetise one's copywriting was well presented, clear and comprehensive. Overall, I feel this course has given me some excellent guidance on how to get started as a professional copywriter.

I now realise that becoming a professional copywriter is actually a "real job", and moreover, that there are practical, real-world steps I can take to becoming one. I never thought I could actually get paid to write!

If you are curious about copywriting, I would highly recommend undertaking Copywriting Essentials. It is practical, encouraging, and worth the investment!

Valerie was a great presenter and Vivienne offered thorough feedback on submissions. Great insights on how to actually go about getting feature articles out there.

I enjoyed the insights into how the industry works. As a beginner, it's really tricky to know these things without guidance.

Encourages me to diversify into freelance writing as well as copywriting. Expanding my skillset and opportunities to make a career of writing.

Really practical courses that can be completed without taking up a ridiculous amount of time.

Petronella was really great; she gave quick and concise feedback with easy next steps.

The weekly nature got me in the habit of setting aside time, in my busy schedule, to write. The course put in motion something I've been wanting to do for years, which is to get back into writing in a purely creative way. No deadlines or business tone, etc, just write something you want to create.

It's a fantastic starting point.

I got a lot out of seeing everyone else's work and feedback. It also gave me some fundamental building blocks I was lacking and forced me to view both reading and writing from a different perspective.

Pamela was extremely knowledgeable and gave feedback in a constructive and empathetic way.

It has given me a bit of a path/framework to work in/toward step by step that maybe makes completing something seem a little less insurmountable.

It is short, fun and easy to access. It will give the opportunity to try out writing and the teachers are very knowledgeable. If you have ever thought about writing and have not done it, or have not progressed because you are intimidated, or not sure if it's any good, or not sure how to make it better, then why not try it?

I was most appreciative of Petronella's time, as well as the quality of audio and written information. It is clear that the AWC provides genuinely high-quality material that has been well thought out. It is theoretically on the mark and highly practical. Pitched to just the right level for me and also helped extend me beyond what I expected.

I have experienced a paradigm shift in the way I view writing - I now take my writing seriously and see it is not a skill that grows like a magic apple on a tree but takes dedication. It can be fun but requires hard work and commitment. I have learned that more formalised training such as that offered by AWC has the potential to make a profound difference to the quality of work produced and will probably save me years of going round in circles trying to teach myself.

The quality of AWC material is exceptional. The online tutor was engaging and immensely helpful. I feel I have had a whole new world opened up to me. The opportunity to interact with a similar cohort has been an unexpected bonus and made me reach out to a local writing group which I never would have done.

I loved this course. It was challenging and full of really great content. I know I'll be revisiting the content many times in the future.

The assignments were challenging and I enjoyed applying what I had learned in each module to a new story every week.

I now have a confidence in my ability to craft a story. I have a greater knowledge of the process of writing for publication. Publication is not just a lofty 'imagine' but a feasible outcome.

If you have any inclination to write a story, do this course. It will give you the knowledge and confidence to make it happen.

Thank you. I have really enjoyed being creative every week and I have learned a lot from the process.

An amazing, fun course. I enjoyed everything!! 5 weeks of creative copywriting was bliss!!!!!

Mark is amazing; gives truthful and helpful feedback.

Give this course a go!!! It will bring out your creative writing.

My fascination with writing began when I was old enough to write. My dream was and is to be an author and publish a few novels. But every time I sit in front of a screen to type, nothing would happen. I needed a place to start, some form of structure, hence signing up for this course.

This course has given me a place to start and a way to build my characters and stories. It has inspired me to take my writing further. I feel an opening of heart that wasn't present before.

The Australian Writers' Centre is a wonderful place to start a story. It holds space for whatever state you're in and offers possibilities to expand.

The course was very user friendly. I was surprised at the impact and how it generated thinking and opened some of the floodgates. The skills introduced are invaluable.

The tutor was very, very competent and encouraging and the feedback was really useful. I also enjoyed being part of a group sharing writings.

The course provided a skill set and a learning from the writing experience. Making me look at books differently and learn. Opened up the creative narrative. I am reading voraciously at the moment and wish to create more time for writing. I also look at what I have written from a completely different perspective.

Creative Writing Stage 1 provides a great introduction into the skills of writing and can open the internal narrative and some feedback which is invaluable.

The amount and quality of the content was above what I expected, and I look forward to working through it again now that the course has finished.

Petronella seemed very capable and was easy to understand. I liked her down-to-earth style and could tell that she is very competent at what she does.

I really enjoyed listening to Valerie deliver the audio modules, and the information was rich and of great value to myself as a novice writer.

I have done script-writing courses in the past but the teaching material in this course was the most useful I have ever been given. It was clearly presented and practical, so that I could start using it straight away. I also liked the exercises. Writing the assignments made me really focus on what I had learned.

I've just worked out a structure for a novel because of what I've learned on this course. I've never got that far before and it's given me confidence to keep writing.

The material is great, the advice is sound. AWC gave me the information I need and now I feel like I can write a novel.

First of all, some pats on the back for the staff in the office. Initially I had some problems downloading the material and when I rang, the staff were super - followed up - made sure I was okay - and reassured me that I wasn't a computer "Klutz" - which I think I am - and made me feel I could approach them for help anytime. And how lovely to speak to a person instead of getting a recorded message!

Being able to listen to the lessons at a time that suited meant it was easy to work in the course with my other commitments. The printouts were terrific - detailed but easy to follow - and meant I could concentrate on the talk and just make a few comments on the actual handout when I wanted to.

I thought Cathie was terrific - her comments were always helpful and balanced between being encouraging and pointing out areas that needed work. Also, seeing the work and her comments on the other students' writing was useful - a big "thank you" to Cathie.

I really like how I now feel like I have a solid framework to evaluate my picture book ideas and drafts. The course was very clear about what the takeaway messages were.

I feel much more confident about how to move forward with improving my writing.

The course is very well organised and professionally produced with an expert tutor.

This was a great course. It was way better than I expected. It was very professional, very well set out and covered way more than I expected. I found it a really empowering way to learn about writing picture books.

Cathie was fantastic. I found her feedback super helpful (both on my own work and on other peoples' work). She gave really clear guidance that I learnt a lot from.

I am a corporate lawyer so spend a lot of time reading and writing complicated things. It was great to spend some time learning something more simple (but by no means less challenging!), being creative, learning a new way of writing and thinking from a child's point of view. It was very different to my normal day-to-day and got me thinking in a whole different way, which I really enjoyed.

These guys are very professional, seem to have a lot of experience and put together a course that was very comprehensive and a great way to learn.

Thank you for a fantastic course!

I was given this course as a gift from my daughter after she read a piece I had written.

The only hesitation I had was that perhaps, as an uneducated older person, I may not meet the standards of others in the course. I should never have worried about my abilities as I soon learned that everyone writes differently and I decided I would continue in my own style and learn from the course.

I found Pamela's feedback to be very helpful. I developed Covid in the first couple of days on the course but Pamela was very understanding of how I was feeling.

I loved the fact that I can have the handouts at hand to go back over and refresh my memory on the audio lessons.

I have learned so much in this course and it has given me the encouragement to continue with my writing. It does not matter at what stage in life you are or what your style of writing is, just get your words down on paper and draft, draft, draft. In the end, it is your story and you decide what you want to do with those words.

This is a fantastic course. It really covers the major points in writing a great story. Whether you want to publish or not is irrelevant. As a newbie to writing, I found this course to be invaluable for the insight that is given on writing an interesting piece.

Learning completely different types of writing skills compared to the writing skills in my current role has been really rewarding.

I just had it in my head that anyone could do this... but that's not true. Not everyone can, or everyone would! You do need to have a talent for it and a passion for it.

The course is definitely worth it for people wanting to decide if copywriting is for them and then to go ahead and learn the basics.

Being a mum, I was worried I wouldn't be able to find the time to fully participate in this course. Evidently, this wasn't the case. The time magically appeared because I enjoyed it so much.

I enjoyed challenging myself each week to write and submit a piece of writing for assessment.

I have gained more knowledge of the Australian publishing industry; particularly the importance of market research, writing in spreads and developing a manuscript.

The Australian Writers' Centre offers courses that are worthwhile investing your time and money in. The knowledge I gained from a five-week course has been invaluable.