Who are we?
Professional Writing Academy has been designing and delivering world-class online writing courses since 2009. As pioneers in digital education, they created the world’s first fully online Master’s in writing and built a dedicated learning platform designed specifically for writers.
PWA believes writing has the power to transform lives. Their mission is to make that power accessible to more people by offering university-quality education to anyone, anywhere, regardless of background or experience.
Collaboration is at the heart of every course. Writers learn by doing in small, active tutor groups, gaining feedback from industry experts and support from a vibrant, global peer network. From early creative steps to publication, crime fiction to memoir, advanced novel structure to therapeutic writing, PWA supports every stage of a writer’s journey.
What we’re offering
PWA are offering Society of Authors members a 10% discount on a selection of their more advanced writing courses:
Write a Novel in Five Acts – with John Yorke
An intensive course with a focus on narrative structure from one of the world’s leading story gurus, John Yorke (author of Into The Woods). Ideal for writers stuck partway through a novel or who would like to reshape or fire up their story engine – and anyone in search of the perfect story.
Edit Your Novel – with Cornerstones Literary Consultancy
An advanced-level editing experience with the experts who teach the editors. For novelists with a full first draft (or almost). Gain professional-level structural editing knowledge, and learn how to prepare an agent-ready submission package.
Finish Your Draft in a Year: Group Mentoring
A year-long group mentoring programme, designed for novel-writers who have at least 10,000 words of a novel and want to get to the end of a draft. Comprises monthly intensive workshops and group mentoring sessions with camaraderie and deadlines to keep you productive. Taught by prize-winning novelists.
Write and Submit a Short Story – with Susmita Bhattacharya
Seven weeks to craft and finesse a story to submit to journals and competitions. Learn from prize-winning short story writers, editors, agents and competition judges. For those putting together collections or taking a break from the novel.
To make this accessible, PWA are offering members an exclusive discount code: SOA10, which provides 10% off at checkout. This can be used after the early bird pricing ends, making it especially valuable for those who miss the initial sale window. The code works on full-price purchases, down-payments or longer, interest-free payment plans, but cannot be combined with other discounts.
"Our vision was to create an accessible place online where writers could come to learn regardless of their background, level of experience, learning style and location — at a time of the day or night that suited them."