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Alumna Asia Mackay who was mentored by Tom Bromley has secured a two book deal with Bonnier Zaffre for her ‘assassa-mum’ debut novel Killing It. Asia, a mother of four, had the story idea when creeping out of her baby’s room at 4am wishing she had covert operations training to help her escape without waking him. Killing It will be published in 2018.

Going to the Port Eliot Festival this weekend with the kids? Join PWA tutor and The One Memory of Flora Banks author Emily Barr with children’s author Craig Green for an interactive storytelling event for children. 

A great review for Writing Crime Fiction alumna Jo Furniss’ debut novel. Read how the course helped her get a publishing deal.

A warm welcome to our first group of Writing for Academic Publication students. Here’s to getting that research paper written up and published!

Useful tips for writers venturing onto Twitter from Faber Academy alumna and The Trouble with Goats and Sheep author Joanna Cannon.

Our fabulous fiction director Tom Bromley has set up The Salisbury Literary Festival. PWA is sponsoring the festival and Story Prize .

We know how hard it is to afford the cost of a course sometimes. We offer staged payment options and you can reserve a place for £50. Get in touch at info@profwritingacademy.com if you’d like to know more.

We all appreciate the benefits of attending a writing group, but running a successful one can be hard. Have a look at our new course, which holds your hand as you research, plan and launch a new writing group.