What’s it like to learn with AWC?

I have completed courses with the AWC before and found them to be both informative and enjoyable. When this course turned up in my emails, I thought that it sounded interesting.

Louisa was an excellent presenter. It was great to have her personal experience as an author interwoven with the course theory. I enjoyed her engaging delivery of the course.

I had started writing a novel and halfway through, I realised I needed some help.

Petronella did a great job critiquing the assignments. She was constructive at all times. I can now recognise all the things I had been doing wrong in writing my novel.

Very professional, informative and not overly expensive.

My tutor was absolutely fantastic. Jenny has been incredibly helpful and provided many important insights that I have incorporated into my work.

I enjoyed workshopping and building a community. Everyone has been really encouraging.

Every lesson and workshop provided me with the information and support I need to take my writing to the next level. Without the support of this community, I would not be as far into my novel as I am today.

I have a lot more confidence in my writing. I would probably have given up by now if not for the course.

Thank you!

I did not really understand at first how plot and structure differed and wanted to learn more; as well as get a handle on how to write in a way that kept readers engaged.

Well set-out and the bonus content on how to structure series was so helpful too. I have a greater understanding of how to create, maintain and escalate narrative tension to make my writing engaging and enjoyable to read.

The AWC has a course for any genre, style, issue or topic of interest in writing, and every one of them is interesting and engaging, well-presented and thorough.

The tutor was enthusiastic, supportive and gave good individual attention and feedback.

I enjoyed the combination of audio lessons, handouts and assignments with feedback.

Informative and professionally structured and presented. Well worth the investment. I am now one step on the way to writing my novel.

This course has given me a great basic understanding of the anatomy of a picture book and what publishers are looking for. Within a couple of weeks of starting the course I was analysing the books I read to my kids. Also, the information on how to put together a manuscript for a publisher is just what I needed to know.

It's such an easy course to fit around life. I listened to the lessons while doing the kindy/daycare run. And each week was packed with information, tips and insider knowledge that I soaked up.

Writing a children's book has been a lifelong dream. I'm also trying to set a good example for my young children - if you want to achieve something, you often have to put in the time, practice and hard work.

I was very motivated by the deadline of completing some writing every week - it kept me focused. I appreciated the tutor's kind observations, encouraging and then also constructive.

It was the first step on my path to making my dream come true.... It has given me a framework to draft my ideas around.

If you want to be an author, you need to see yourself as an author! As a busy stay at home mum with a dream, it gave me permission to put aside some time to start focusing on a goal.

Don't just talk about it, do it!

Bernadette was very knowledgeable and her feedback on the assignments was very encouraging and helpful.

I enjoyed how easy it was to follow.

It helped build my confidence as I was already familiar with many of the principles but it helped confirm that I'm on the right track.

I enjoyed the handouts and Natasha's thoughtful style and pace of presentation. Liked the way she was prepared to share her personal experiences and glimpses of her writing process and manuscripts.

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I loved the course. I've learned a lot. Reading other students' work, I could see areas that I needed to improve on. The assignment and the exercises gave me more insight to the craft of story writing.

The tutor was great; I took on board all the feedback she provided.

I enjoyed having the chance to be creative, and meeting like-minded people.

The course just made me feel like I wanted more knowledge; the more I learn the better I'll become.

The trainer was very entertaining and knowledgeable. I loved the bonus handouts.

I found a new aspect to my love of writing and real estate.

Well organised and up to date lessons and inside tips from professionals make AWC the place to go for any writing course you are looking for.

All feedback was super helpful thank you, and it always felt like a very encouraging and positive learning environment.

I enjoyed reading everyone's work and seeing all the different and interesting perspectives people brought to their assignments.

This was a great little course worth checking out if you're keen to write! It has helped me towards a decision to continue with my writing.

Great course, would def recommend. Thank you!

Valerie's delivery was excellent and I enjoyed the peppering of the content with examples from people who had undertaken the work and succeeded in their field. Also Valerie's humour-filled determination to herd us cats around potential pitfalls and imagined barriers!

It's entirely possible for me to write - for pleasure, for financial return and for others' enjoyment. Also I'm aware of others' writing all around me every day - and hence am picking up even more ideas.

I had not realised the extent of copywriting, features writing or technical writing - all of which fall regularly into my arena of experience.

AWC is a great place to dip your toe into the writing world, meet like-minded people and learn from current professionals in the many fields under the writing subject line. It is a place to safely spread your wings and learn to fly!

The examples of different types of articles and how to write them were fabulous - so very helpful, and I will use them as regular references. The information was practical and useful, and the course was quite quick to get through. I will watch these modules more than once; an excellent course.

The templates and examples of each type of article were so valuable. Thanks, Valerie and AWC!

I feel more confident in offering the various types of articles, and the templates have given me a great way to organise my work and get started quickly topic to topic.

I wholeheartedly recommend AWC courses, as you will never find better value for money, time, quality and instruction than the AWC courses.

I'd listened to the 'So you Want to be a Writer' Podcast for years, and listened to some great interviews with picture book authors, such as Victoria Mackinlay. The interviews were very inspiring. I've always wanted to write books. Since having kids my passion for picture books has grown. Lately, I haven't been able to stop thinking about writing picture books and did a few drafts earlier this year but wanted to make sure I was on the right track from the get go. I finally decided to go for it and I'm so glad I did!

I loved learning all about picture books, styles, process and learning about particular authors to look out for and classic books to add to my library. I also loved reading the stories from other classmates and hearing feedback about everyone's work.

Suzanne was great and very knowledgeable and helped me see the gaps in my stories and provided great feedback.

It's inspired me to move forward with my picture book writing!

Cathie was great. Her feedback was very thorough and very valuable, very encouraging and very constructive.

I had written a story prior to joining the course. When I read that story and the stories that I have written as part of this course, I can see a huge difference. It was fun to see myself improve through my stories.

My writing wasn't too bad (or so I thought :)), but it was very good to learn the technicality of picture book writing. The reference materials given were very good too.

A must-have if you want to learn the technical aspects of picture book writing.

Bernadette is a wonderful tutor and created a comfortable learning environment with ease. She gave feedback in a constructive, practical and respectable way with plenty of food for thought and encouragement. Thank you, Bernadette, it's been a delight to work with you!

I enjoyed meeting wonderful writers and reading a diverse range of interesting and clever writing. I also found the critiques from the group on mine and everyone else's work to be incredibly helpful and thought provoking.

I really enjoy the online learning environment - I think the AWC does this incredibly well. The quality of the courses and the enjoyment you have connecting with other writers and industry professionals makes learning the craft of writing feel natural and attainable.

The content was clear, outcome-oriented, systematically presented and useful (and interesting).

Receiving feedback on a regular basis was quite motivating. I felt Cindy was very diplomatic and consistent.

I enjoyed the weekly assignment and then prompt feedback which kept up the learning momentum.

Some of the mystery behind how to have an article published has been clarified. I will continue to do further courses.

Thank you, and where does Valerie get all her energy from :)

My workplace knew I loved to write and mostly in the creative space, however were keen to have me upskill for writing pieces for their online blog and socials. I'd previously completed a short course with AWC, and knew it would be straightforward, clear, and full of examples and ideas, and many more resources.

I really appreciated all the in-depth examples and clearly put concepts with formulas and videos. When writing my work's blogs, depending on what the piece is covering, I have an array of tools to refer to to ensure my writing is to the point, but has a nice point of difference.

I usually struggle with headings/headlines. So having a set formula for a catchy headline was great!

I enjoyed the very practical and no-nonsense approach to writing a scene. I really understand now how to approach a scene logically, rather than barrelling through without much thought on place and setting.

The AWC has great courses that really help you pick apart your writing and understand where you are going wrong (and right!).