What’s it like to learn with AWC?

The information is detailed and comprehensive and the activities extremely helpful. The tutor's feedback was positive and always gave something to work on.

I enjoyed seeing the shift in my writing because I was really practising and focussing. I now know how to go about writing a picture book from go to whoa.

The course is great. You can't go past it. It is intense because it is crammed with information and activity. Thanks for the opportunity.

I thoroughly enjoyed and learnt a lot about how to refine and control my writing. Angela is generous with her comments and positive with her critique. Her comments were detailed and invaluable.

I am motivated and will keep going and am looking forward to writing my first story.

If you want to write you must go through at least the creative writing course - it is brilliant for putting you on your track to write.

I enjoyed the course. I loved getting the feedback and seeing the progressive stories of other students. The exercises were a very good motivation for me and something I will use in the future.

I realised that I was not alone in the way that I think about writing. It is different for each person but to know that other people struggle and that it is not always a walk in the park was very enlightening for me.

I am no longer as hard on myself and no longer (well most of the time) strive to write perfectly. I have a clearer and better understanding of the process of writing.

It is a safe and friendly environment to get your toes wet.

Thank you for the course. I am happy I made the decision to enrol and I am hoping to enrol in more courses moving forward.

I now feel more confident about embarking on writing a historical novel. I particularly enjoyed learning more about world building and how important this is to creating an authentic historical story.

As always, Bernadette's wisdom has been a great source of education. This course has pushed me in the right direction to truly become a freelance copywriter straight out of the gate.

I enjoyed the flexibility and the bite-sized learning modules. I feel empowered that I can actually do this...I know I am still learning but I am confident to call myself a freelance writer now.

The course content was great. I liked that it had substance, a real 'how-to' of opinion writing.

Vivienne was fantastic. She was generous with sharing her experience, and very engaging. The fact that Vivienne is a published opinion writer provided great credibility and gave weight to the course content.

The atmosphere in the group was really good. The discussion was engaging. I enjoyed it.

It has made me feel that it would be possible for me to write an opinion piece and be published.

I wanted to push myself to write more and to hit the 20,000-word mark. I also wanted constructive feedback from other writers. I was nervous about not being good enough but it ended up being a very supportive environment.

The feedback from Angela was extremely helpful. She opened my eyes to things I hadn't noticed and gave me some things to focus on. I felt she was very thorough. Her feedback is invaluable.

It pushed me to write! I am writing more than I ever have. It's motivated me to get a first draft done.

It's a very supportive, non-judgemental course.

David is at heart a conversationalist. I learnt so much from his examples from life. David is clearly outstanding in his abilities and his way of conveying information was entrancing and engrossing. I loved every minute. Feedback was awesome. I learnt so much from his laser questions and then explanations of process. Watching was learning. The handouts were excellent. The pre reading amazing. The examples so good. Can't speak highly enough.

I can do this. I have the personality and have been essentially doing it for years - now time to write it all down. I found my niche. I know what he is talking about. I gained confidence that I can do exactly what I have wanted to do, tis now to me to carve out that time. The structure is very helpful. The tips excellent and practical.

Valerie is an incredible tutor and so knowledgeable about the ins and outs of travel writing. Every piece of her feedback and insights were invaluable.

I enjoyed writing the assignments, having creative freedom to run with an idea. The planning, the research, the writing and receiving the feedback on all the work within the class.

I think for a short 5-week course, it covers everything and is delivered in the most efficient way. It has given me the confidence and motivation to pursue my travel writing, feeling ready and equipped to write more stories and approach editors.

It is an absolute game changer. Excellent value. Prepare to learn a lot in a short time, within a fantastic and supportive community.

This was a fantastic opportunity to spend some time with David Leser and learn a bit about profile writing. It was more like a conversation than a course and I enjoyed it a lot. Generous, engaging, intelligent. What's not to love?

AWC courses are focused, practical and immediately applicable in the real world. Don't waste your time or your money going anywhere else.

The Travel Writing course reinforced many of the underlying principles I learnt in the Freelance Writing course earlier in the year. But as this course is purely about travel writing it really made me focus my attention on looking for even better angles to fit with this genre. Just practising the craft - analysing, writing and pitching - in a safe environment has been, along with the excellent feedback from Valerie, really confidence building.

Over the last few weeks I've noticed a new habit: when I'm out and about - walks or hikes with friends, exploring somewhere new, visiting a museum or new micro-brewery - I'm asking myself: "Is there a story in this?" or "This is interesting, where's the angle?"

The AWC offers a really good framework for budding writers. You are guided supportively by some great tutors. Week by week they build on very well-structured lessons with great advice, examples and feedback that helps build skills and confidence. I have learnt tons from the AWC courses.

Anything is possible i.e. becoming a freelance or travel writer. Trust the process, do the homework, listen to the tutors, and I'll get there!

It was informative but didn't require too much of me. This was important as I have my fingers in many pies at the moment so it's nice to be able to fit the learning around my busy life, rather than feeling I'm dropping balls everywhere!

I really enjoyed it. I have set up my ABN and enrolled in more (a lot more!) AWC courses to give me plenty of exposure in my early days as a freelancer to give me the best chance of success.

I really can become a freelance writer; it was a secret dream before. I am super logical (I was a financial planner before having kids) but I am loving using a more creative part of my brain and I am learning that my research and previous corporate experiences will help me in my freelance writing career.

I aspire to be a writer but had no idea where to begin. This course seemed to tick all the boxes even those that I didn't know existed prior to the course. Being new to the whole journey of writing, I wasn't sure what course would be ideal. But this has been the perfect choice :)

Valerie Khoo was articulate and was able to capture my attention. Our online tutor provided valuable feedback for the assignments and reinforced my learning.

All modules were enjoyable and nuanced, each one was an eye opener for a novice like me. I learnt something interesting and new each time!

I never thought freelance writing was even possible for me. Every module taught me a practical technique that I can practise and incorporate into my writing.

Loved the content. Just the right amount of materials each week. Liked the variety of tasks. Feel ready to have a go at this!

Great feedback on our assignments - specific, targeted, kind and constructive!

It's a great way in to learn about different types of writing in a new industry. I didn't know I could get into this so quickly...chomping at the bit to start this as a hobby and side project to teaching.

I really enjoyed the course and found the audio and handouts really useful. Bernadette has been very positive and also very helpful.

I especially liked that there was a deadline if there was to be any feedback from Bernadette, which made me actually write something. And also that the course is available for 12 months, which means you can work through it a number of times. I'm going to work through the POV and the show don't tell again, as these are concepts which I find quite difficult to totally understand.

Thank you! I'm moving on to short story writing now, so hopefully there will be an even greater aha moment with that, will click the switch and turn me into a writer!

The examples helped me to really understand some of the concepts. Realising just how much goes into making a great scene. It's a lot, but the course broke it all down into bite-sized bits.

Pamela was straight to the point with her feedback, in both what she liked but also in what needed improvement and why. I like that she would give examples to explain where and how improvement could be made and the impact this may have on the story.

It has given me the self-confidence to keep going. I have been accepted into the 12 month Write your Novel course next year.

Just do it, don't hesitate, you won't regret it and you can only go forward.

Michele was very knowledgeable. I enjoyed having a guide to refer to and improve my writing.

The course was great. It really showed how things have changed and the best way to write professionally now.

The UX Writing course was a great boost to my confidence. It taught me new ideas and approaches, as well as reinforcing existing knowledge and reassuring me that I can do this!

Carli was absolutely lovely and very generous with her time, her knowledge and her experience. She was very clear in her presentation and happy to answer any questions. I would happily sign up for other courses run by Carli.

I enjoyed hearing examples of UX writing in action - or how it might be put into action - both from Carli and other participants.

AWC offers a great range of writing courses that are both practical and enjoyable. Their courses are well-worth carving out a little corner of each day for!

Thank you and keep the great courses coming!