SA Writers' College offers specialist online writing courses tutored by multi-award-winning professional writers. We do more than help students polish their writing skills; because of our hands-on training, we prepare writers for a career in writing.  

At SA Writers' College we cater for freelance journalists, contents writers, creative writers and anyone who feels a need to improve their written communication skills.

We are proud of the impressive line-up of our tutors - all working professional writers themselves - who take great pride in the hands-on tutoring and interaction with our students.    

JOURNALISM COURSES:

• How to Write a Great Magazine Article
• Maak Geld uit Vryskutjoernalistiek
• How to Write and Sell your Travel Articles in South Africa
• How to Write Travel Articles for Leading International Publications
• How to Cover Breaking News Stories
• The Insider Know-How to Work as a Broadcast Journalist

• Master the Basic Writing Skills Required for All Forms of Creative Writing
• Master the Art of the Short Story: All the Writing Training You Need to Write and Sell Your Stories 
• Write and Sell Your Stage Play, Radio Play or Movie Script
• How to Write a Children's Book
• How to Write a Novel

• How to Write a Great Press Release
• Give Your Writing a Makeover with a Personal Writing Coach
• Learn the seven most important business writing skills you need
• How to Write Advertising Copy
• Writing for the Web
• English Second Language. Brush up your Grammar Skills in this rigorous training course

Subscribe to our free monthly newsletter, browse our writing resources, testimonials as well as our portfolio of student writing. The student application form is right there for quick enrolment in a course that could fast track your writing career, or be the reason your novel finally gets published.

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