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Want to make a living through writing?

Thought of approaching an agent or publisher but don't know how?  

Need a mentor?

You're in the right place. Profwriting.com is a new online network for writers looking to brush up their skills, showcase work and have it critiqued by peers and experts. Our expertise has grown out of MA Professional Writing, which we run at University College Falmouth – check out our full and part-time courses.

Our first affordable online writing courses are live and writers are posting novels and scripts for peer-review. We want to hear what you think – critiquing fellow writers is the backbone of our MA. We have agents and literary scouts looking at the site and writers waiting to mentor you. The entrants to our new writing competition are being judged by award-winning writer Simon Van Booy. Watch this space for details of the winner, who wins a place on our writing summer school.

Getting Published

Docudrama - the new buzz format

If reality TV is over, does that mean more opportunities for writers? Jessica Mayne quizzes Hannah Sim, one of the brightest names in factual entertainment.

The play's the thing

Playwright and screenwriter Ben Brown talks to Daniel Cadwallader about his time in the industry, his eclectic career and how he got started.

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Ben Brown interviewed
How I Write

Paul Kingsnorth: finding stories in non-fiction

Campaigning environmentalist Paul Kingsnorth, author of Real England, gives Dan Cadwallader advice on telling stories about the real world.

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Paul Kingsnorth on narrative non-fiction

Writing the truth

“Novelists get to the heart of things; journalists can’t,” said Blake Morrison speaking recently at University College Falmouth. Heather Hosking tells all.

Industry News

The slush pile is over

So how do you get your work noticed now? Advice from the Wall Street Journal.

Copywriting today

Helen Gilchrist, Director of Cornwall-based copywriting agency The Stranger Collective, talks to Christopher Ward about what it means to be a copywriter in the current climate.

How We Did It

Our favourite books

Which books do we recommend to our professional writing students? Here's our pick of the best.

Leo Hickman: telling your own story

How do you turn your life into a book? Isabel Popple chats to Leo Hickman, author, environmental writer and editor for the Guardian.