Faber Writing Academy News

The latest from Faber Writing Academy tutors and students.

Writing a nonfiction book isn’t a job for an algorithm – it requires much more

Memoir is just one tool an essayist can use to interrogate a question

Crime is about intrigue, sneakiness, people keeping secrets and behaving badly

Ruby Porter says writing is a craft anyone can learn. Read her story.

Freelance vacancies for Writing a Novel tutors – join our talented team

Announcing the recipients of the 2024 Faber Writing Scholarships

Manuscripts are… ‘like a seed that I plant in my head….’

Writing creative nonfiction means “watching the self watch the world”

Patti Miller on starting to write – is it the best job in the world?

Everyone has to start writing somewhere, somehow

Writing Short Stories – an idea arrives and anything can happen

How to turn 30,000 words into a comedy about failure – a story of success

Faber Writing Academy’s ‘Writing a Novel’ course changes writing and writers

Meet Rebecca Harkins-Cross and learn more about the literary essay

Maame Blue says romantic narrative can tell a bigger story

We are delighted to welcome two new Author to Author mentors

‘It takes a village to write a book’ – Magdalena McGuire on getting published

Welcoming Fiona Kelly McGregor as special guest tutor

2023 Faber Scholarship Recipients for Writing a Novel check-in

Introducing our newest 2023 Faber Writing Scholarship recipients