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Boost your writing techniques and abilities up to the next level...

Take a look at the all new WRITERSREIGN CREATIVE WRITING COURSE (which is F-R-E-E by the way).
New writers and those who find they need a bit of inspiration and encouragement will find this easy-peasy course just the ticket. Lessons will arrive in your inbox at the leisurely rate of one-per-week, so no pressure there. More details here...

WRITERSREIGN ARTICLE WRITING COURSE
15 fact-packed lessons that will have you turning out articles publishers will die for. Hopefully not before they've paid you. And it's F-R-E-E. More info here... or use the sign up form on the right.

Writing Forge
Writing Forge is an interesting and well designed site offering Writing Courses, a Literary Consultancy, Competitioons, Articles and links. Their downloadable Creative Writing Course is a ten parter with 40 exercises and is yours for a very affordable sum. You can go one better, however, if you want the additional benefit of your own personal tutor. This one is an online course and should be well worth looking into. writingforge.co.uk/

The Academy of Children's Writers
Courses for those wishing to write for children. This is what they say about themselves: "In 1981 we set out to design a correspondence course that would teach any literate person how to be a successful writer for children. We enlisted the help of leading educationalists and writers to create a comprehensive package that would take the novice writer step by step towards publication. The ‘Writing for Children’ course that resulted was an instant success." Click Here.

Writers University's Writing Courses
The Writers University offer "Online Creative Writing Courses That Inspire!"
They claim - "It's simple and easy to take online courses led by renowned experts in the field of creative writing. Our courses are designed to fit into your schedule. You can log in to our classes from any computer with Internet access, any time, day or night. Writers University's Writing Courses are presented in a clear, straight-forward format and contain all the elements you look for in a live class, including lectures, writing exercises and feedback from your instructor." Check them out at: Writers University

The Writer's Academy.
Distance learning courses in short story writing, life story writing and freelance article writing. Study in the comfort of your own home at a pace that suits you. Reduced rates are available for low income or retired students. For more information and a registration pack, log onto The Writer's Academy

Coursebridge is an online learning centre run by John and Linda Casselman based in Ontario, Canada. They offer a wide range of writing courses including Basics of Scriptwriting , Crafting the Short Story, Creating Memorable Characters, Humor Writing, Poetry Writing, and many others. Some courses are accessed online in mothly sessions, but they are moving over to making the sessions downloadable in PDF format. Excellent idea. Coursebridge.com

Nick Daws' Quick Cash Writing Course (on CD)
Nick Daws shows how anybody can write small items, fillers,hints & tips, readers' letters, etc., quickly and easily for cash. He shows how the writer can build anything from extra pin money to a full time income. Haven't got hours to pen in-depth articles? Profit from the tricks and strategies of getting editors and publishers to accept your short pieces with this absorbing CD Course. Quick Cash Writing Course.

London School of Journalism
Established over 80 years the LSJ offers Home Study courses in journalism, freelance and creative writing.

The Institute of Technical Writing
Provide courses in Technical Writing: engineering, computing, manufacturing, consultancy & teaching. “You don’t have to be a technical expert.” they say, “You simply need a reasonable command of English, an enquiring mind, and an interest in technical matters.”

WritingClasses was set up by Marianne Wheelaghan and offers online courses and conferences for “absolute beginners to more experienced writers”. Marianne has a Masters degree in Creative Writing and is an experienced tutor. Novels, short story writing and more. Go take a look.

The National Extension College is based in the UK (but they’re not saying where!), and offer three writing courses: Creative Writing, Writing Short Stories and Writing For Money.

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