THE FESTIVAL OF WRITING 2019
Early bird weekend tickets available until 14 April at 20% off
BOOK YOUR PLACEVIDEO courses
Our video courses are superb introductions to writing, publishing and self-publishing. If in doubt, this is the place to start. You’ll be inspired! – Free.
AGENTMatch
Searching for agents used to be slow, unreliable and kind of weird. So we built AgentMatch. And now finding the right agent is fun, fast and easy – Free.
TUTORED Courses
If you want to learn, then get a teacher, right? Our tutored courses are inspiring, supportive, structured and fun. Something here for everyone – Member discounts.
MASTERCLASSES
Not got time for a full course? Then these hour-long masterclasses give you brilliant introductions to specific topics. More added all the time – Free.
EDITOR’S Room
Professional feedback is the gold-standard way to improve a manuscript. Our editors are the best anywhere – and our results prove it! – Member discounts.
FEATURE Films
Our cinema presents interviews with the most interesting people in writing and publishing. Grab your popcorn, pour that drink – and get watching – Free.
TOWNHOUSE Community
Our Townhouse community offers a place to talk, make friends, exchange critiques – and gather other writers’ opinions on the topics of the day. – Free
CONVERSATIONS
Our Conversations put you in a virtual room with some of the most influential people in publishing. Pitch your book to agents, get feedback on your work and ask an expert, live – Free..
EVENTS
What are our events like? Well, one recent participant said, “Definitely the best course I’ve ever been on.” But they’d be even better if you came along – Member discounts.
SNAPSHOTS
Five-minute films from expert authors, editors, agents and publishers, focusing on one top tip. Watch on your commute – there’s a new film every week – Free.
LIBRARY
Our blog features useful, non-nonsense advice from over twelve years of helping writers. Guest posts and new features added every week – Free.
ASK Jericho
Do you need a query letter reviewed? Or do you want general advice from one of our experienced team? Ask Jericho. We’re here to help – Free.
We were founded by bestselling author, Harry Bingham, and we exist to help writers.
We want to help you write better, get published better and (if you choose) self-publish with excellence.
Most of our team are also passionate writers and we’re all passionate about the world of books. We’ve had a ton of success in helping writers like you get published. And we’re only successful because we have wonderful members and we genuinely care about what we do.
The Eagle & Child – Public House – Jericho
We’re named after the Jericho district of Oxford, England where we have our headquarters.
Jericho is where Lyra began her journey in His Dark Materials. It’s where Jude the Obscure drank too much. It’s where Inspector Morse has tidied away many a corpse. We’re three hundred yards from the Eagle & Child, where CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien used to imagine their fictional worlds. And (we’re writers too, remember) it’s where a certain Fiona Griffiths looked out at a rope swing hanging over a canal and was ‘reminded, ‘for some reason, of an uncompleted suicide.’
Oh, and these pencil drawings? They’re the work of Stephanie Vendryes, part of our super-excellent customer service team. She’s good, isn’t she?
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