Faber Academy
Faber Academy is a creative writing school, providing writing courses, manuscript assessments and mentoring programmes across a wide range of disciplines including fiction, poetry and memoir.
Faber Academy provides writing courses, manuscript assessments and mentoring programmes across a wide range of disciplines including fiction, poetry and memoir. We ran our first course in 2008, and since then have gone on to see our alumni secure major publication deals, win awards and begin their writing careers.
Our tutors, mentors and manuscript readers are celebrated, professional authors and editors, and our courses are designed with the help of pedagogical experts – but first and foremost, Faber Academy is a place for people who are passionate about writing to work together.
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Courses range from the one-day to the year-long, and cover:
- Novel writing
- Fiction development
- Non-Fiction
- Poetry
- Crime
A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.
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Shelley Weiner, Sabrina Broadbent, Eimear McBride, Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, Kate Maxwell
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Tuesday 28 Jan 2025
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A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.
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Richard T. Kelly, Sarah May, Nikesh Shukla, Eimear McBride, Sara Jafari, Jessica Andrews
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Tuesday 28 Jan 2025
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Richard Scott, Julia Copus
Spend three months in expert company, learning the key skills any YA writer requires.
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Penny Joelson
A comprehensive six-month writing course for the serious writer, with access to some of the biggest names in publishing.
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Richard T. Kelly, Yara Rodrigues Fowler, A. L. Kennedy, S. J. Watson
Learn to write gripping audio drama with an intensive week-long course on story, structure and technique – and take an in-depth look at the growing market for this exciting form.
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Mike Harris
Life writing is perhaps the most exciting and broadest literary genre of our times – spend a week discovering how you can work within the form to tell your story of a life.
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Richard Skinner, Amy Key
Don't you just take out all the long words? No. It's harder than that, but this inspiring children's writing course will help.
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Anthony McGowan
how to navigate the choppy waters of the publishing world. I will be forever grateful for the experience
Do you offer scholarships on any of your courses?
Yes. Throughout the year, we award free places on selected courses to writers who otherwise could not afford to attend. You can see which courses we currently have scholarship places available on, and details of how to apply, here.
How experienced do I need to be to take your courses?
Some of our courses are suitable for complete beginners, while others are more advanced. You'll find a level guide on all of the course pages, explaining whether that particular course is suitable for someone just starting out or if it's designed for someone building on existing skills.
Can I book one of your courses as a gift for someone?
Yes, absolutely! For any of our shorter and twelve-week courses, you can go ahead and book a place using your own details, then drop us a line at academy@faber.co.uk to let us know the name and email address of the person who'll be attending. If the course you're looking at is one of our more advanced, application-based ones, get in touch and we'll be able to advise.