What’s it like to learn with AWC?

I love writing poetry and have written many poems for celebratory milestones for family and friends. Recently becoming a grandparent has kindled an interest for me in writing picture book stories and I explored courses available to progress this interest.

The tutor was very engaging. The learning was interesting and helpful. Suzanne provided constructive criticism in such a kind manner.

It was busy fitting the course around full time work and outside work responsibilities. I found the time because it was important and now it's over, I miss it.

It has given me confidence to further develop my writing approach and how to navigate the publishing world.

Bernadette is a great tutor, with extensive knowledge and business nous. This is the third Copywriting course I've taken with Bernadette and AWC, and I have found them both challenging and exciting.

I enjoyed learning so much about how Google works and how much we are/can be manipulated by it! (But on the other hand, also learning how to work with Google to serve potential clients and the community.) Fascinating stuff!

Understanding SEO and how it can enhance my services /skills is an absolute no-brainer in adding to my income and value as a content writer.

AWC offers great courses, with valuable content, skilled tutors and practically-focused programs that can make an immediate difference to your skills and confidence.

This course profoundly changed the way I think and work as a writer for the better and made me feel I could finally complete my troublesome work in progress.

I think this course connected back to the others I had done and provided a complete picture for me. It was well constructed, easy to follow, well-paced, very interesting.

Bernadette was fabulous. You can tell she has extensive experience and is very qualified to teach copywriting.

I really enjoyed the mix of videos and associated documents, and receiving feedback on assignments was a great touch. It really kept me engaged in completing the course. Thank you.

I now have a deeper awareness of the power of words.

The tutor was excellent. Pamela's comments were always spot on and very useful to improve my draft.

Feedback from the class and the tutor after each submission was great. Course content was great. I learnt a great deal about story structure and what needs to happen in each scene. Helped me look at my work in a more critical way and improve the quality of my novel.

It's a great collaborative learning environment and you learn 'specific' aspects of writing rather than 'general' theory.

Kate's legendary lessons inspire and ignite! Knowledgeable in writing, she also shared her expertise with us in ways we could all understand, helping us to create our own toolbox of skills along the way. She understands the minds of novice writers and makes it an interesting and nurturing learning environment.

The joy Kate clearly got from presenting this course was infectious and engaged the participants. Her material was interesting and thoughtfully curated.

Kate gave me ideas how to integrate writing more easily into my life and offered tips and inspiration for writing and improving stories.

Suzanne has been great. She has insightful comments that clearly relate to the course material. It really feels like she takes her time with her feedback.

I found the weekly assignments really fun. The actual course material was useful too, and gave an insight to some of the jobs I hadn't been doing that I now know I need to do.

I have learned how going back to work on character descriptions or setting descriptions can really dislodge you when you are stuck in a scene. Maybe more profoundly, I am one big step closer to daring to call myself an amateur writer.

I would recommend AWC. I would say that if you like writing and you find that you keep getting stuck around 6-10k words into a story and lose forward momentum then this course will teach you nearly all you need to push through that barrier.

I feel immensely enriched by this course. Kate was amazing. Personable, clear, presented in depth tuition and analysis of texts.

I am already utilising Kate's guidance to deepen my current WIP, extend my research and enrich the overall tone of my writing.

Looked forward to every Monday night. Highly informative, constructive, relevant tuition in a comfortable online class. I will absolutely invest in another Kate Forsyth class. I was immensely enriched by Kate’s knowledge and writing wisdom.

I enjoyed receiving feedback and the lovely people who were a part of the community.

Really lovely teacher who is careful with her feedback as to not discourage new writers but to give them some confidence in their writing

The 200-word assignments were manageable and stress free to complete whilst doing life.

I have the knowledge that yes, I can learn this craft and it could be possible to publish one day. I am going to give writing a novel a red-hot go!

Such a comprehensive course - incredibly valuable to my work as a writer and a copywriter/editor.

The step-by-step instructions and complete coverage gave me a thorough understanding of how to work through the process for myself and my clients.

Having done a few AWC courses over the past few years, I have no hesitation in recommending the AWC to people, no matter where they are on their writing journey as there are so many great courses on offer. Without the AWC I wouldn't be running my own business as a copywriter, or feel confident to branch out into other areas as my business evolves. The courses are practical and comprehensive and the support and contact with the presenters has been invaluable - in online, self-paced, and face-to-face learning.

Kate taught so much and so well. I will do more courses with her as I can dedicate the time. I enjoyed her explanation of literature, her ease of creating a safe place to learn and her love for her profession.

I'm half-way through a first draft novel and just wanted some guidance, some connection, to see if I was on the right track, and to know when it's finished (if it ever is!).

I have found the suggestions and links to other forums helpful--the how to be a writer as much as how to write.

Suzanne was very thoughtful and considered in her feedback. It is no easy thing to give constructive feedback to budding writer/authors and she did it wonderfully. I was very happy with the feedback I received, and particularly glad that she had recognised elements that I wanted the reader to infer.

Online courses can feel very disembodied and uninspiring but this one defied that notion. There was a good balance between being able to engage as time and creative mind permitted, and achieving a feeling of collective participation and collegiality.

It has given me some writing confidence, but perhaps more importantly it has helped me to understand that there is more to being a writer than plonking away at the keyboard and hoping for a positive outcome. I have felt encouraged to go out and find a community, engage with it, and support it.

You don't know what you don't know, and if you are in the early stages of the writing life this course will help you understand where you can go and how to get there, with a few less stumbles along the way.

Angela is very knowledgeable and cares for us students and our writing. Feedback is thorough and constructive and there was always an extra link to an article or information on what we were struggling with - for example, POV for me.

I enjoyed reading my classmates' stories and learning a new skill - tracking changes in the document and giving feedback on a fellow writer's work.

At first, because I was nervous about people reading and commenting on my work, I submitted a story I started writing about 7 years ago and wasn't sure what I was doing with it but the feedback and writing practice has been invaluable and I'm strides ahead from where I was before joining.

I'm very conscious now about what I write, even if it's a text message! I'm not so blasé with just throwing words out there. I've learned so much about how to structure a novel, create scenes, describe characters, all these things that I was not aware of before. I feel excited to keep writing.

The AWC is a professional organisation with excellent content in their courses, great teachers and you will definitely learn something new. I highly recommend you do one of the courses that interests you.

Thank you and 8 weeks flew by!

I found Stephen's feedback very helpful, encouraging and prompt.

I enjoyed all of it, but in particular the assignments. As I sat down to begin the assignments, I discovered that I really enjoy the creative process of writing, from developing right through to editing. I'd look forward to it every week.

I now have the confidence to continue writing and believe that writing a novel is actually possible for me. I like the message given to us students that there are only two reasons our story wouldn't be published - we haven't written it yet or it's not good enough - and we have control over both of those.

A great introduction course to see if you want to be a creative fiction writer and, if so, it will give you the fundamentals to get you started.

Thank you, it's been an awesome experience for me.

Angela was great! She provided really thorough feedback, which struck the right balance between encouragement and constructive criticism. The extra links and resources she provided were helpful in giving extra context.

I was surprised at how much I learned from workshopping with other students, not just my work but from theirs. I also loved that this course gave me structure and accountability for my writing practice.

It's given me more confidence in my writing ability, more confidence in sharing my writing, and a brighter hope that I can actually finish this draft!

If you want to take improving your writing seriously, go to the AWC.

It was great learning about best practices in UX writing. The information shared in the course was pragmatic and readily applicable for anyone moving into UX writing.

The presenter was great and offered very practical advice on UX writing. The insights provided on stakeholder management were very insightful.

The whole course provided me with new information and skills that I can keep in my writing toolbox. It has provided me with more options and hopes as I look to segue out of teaching.

I have been considering writing a memoir for many years however when I came across this course I realized that writing it as a novel gave me so much more scope for imaginative characters, setting and plot.

The professionalism of this course surprised me. I felt every aspect of the basics of creative writing was fully explored plus I can come back any time in the next 12 months to review. Fabulous!

I felt I was in competent hands with Stephen's guidance. His approach was measured, encouraging and I like the way he introduced different aspects of improving our writing each week. This way we could focus on improving that skill in the following module. His feedback was very helpful and not overwhelming.

I most enjoyed experimenting with my writing. Taking the tutor's feedback and seeing how I could improve the narrative. Listening to his appraisal of other participant's writing was also particularly helpful.

I have come away with renewed confidence that I can write my novel. I was not expecting that :)

If you are thinking of writing your book, the Australian Writers' Centre is the perfect place to start as they cover all the aspects of writing and some you may have never considered before. Writing a novel takes dedication and a commitment to consistently turn up at your desk. Enjoy the process and have fun, and above all, you are not alone with the assistance of the AWC.

Such a professional, thorough and informative course and Valerie is a fabulous and engaging presenter. I am actually blown away by the granular detail AWC has provided. Suzanne was great as well. Very gentle and encouraging.

The course provided me with so much detailed information. I now have a blueprint.

Mark was super helpful with great feedback. Bernadette's tutorials were so informative and I have pages and pages of notes.

The content was great and I enjoyed interacting with other students.

You can make real money and build a career out of something you actually love doing!