Writing a Novel

Everyone's got a story to tell. But it can be hard to bring it to life on the page. Perhaps you've always dreamed of writing a novel, but don't know where to start. Or maybe you have a burning idea, but are unsure whether it's any good or not.

Writing a Novel will help you to hone your craft, to find direction in your writing and give your novel its best chance of success. Spending time with your project in a room with other passionate writers, under the guidance of experienced tutors who are published authors in their own right, will help you to get your project over the line.

What are the benefits of taking Writing a Novel?


Community: Writing a Novel will provide you with your very own writing group, an in-built community that you can take with you into your future writing career. You'll hone your own editorial eye as you give feedback on your classmate's stories, and in turn will receive invaluable help developing yours.

Discipline: With weekly classes, workshops and peer-to-peer feedback, this course will help you to get out of your own way and show up for your writing.

Support: Our friendly and helpful team will be here to support you throughout the course with regular Student Surgeries, where you can drop in and raise any issues you may have encountered. We're also always able to help outside of this and are happy to chat by phone or email.

Guest speakers: Throughout the course you'll hear from guest speakers including published alumni, Faber authors and senior Faber editors.