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• Abelard Consulting

  http://www.abelard.com.au/
  Provider of technical writing services, technical writer placement services, and training in technical and scientific writing. Features course details, company profile and summary of papers by Abelard consultants. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

• Aksomitis, Linda

  http://aksomitis.com/
  Author teaches courses in how to write for the Internet and how to publish and sell e-books.

• Algonkian Conferences

  http://www.algonkianconferences.com/
  Novel writing and workshop events, pitch conferences and retreats, held in several places within the United States. Contains FAQ, syllabus and faculty profiles. Based in Washington, D.C.

• Allaboutwriting

  http://allaboutwritingcourses.com/
  Offers online and local business and creative writing courses, including on writing for children, romance, travel, and memoir writing. Craighall Park, Johannesburg, South Africa.

• Author Learning Center

  http://www.authorlearningcenter.com/
  A community that offers tips and tools and a support network to help the author who wishes to publish a book.

• Authorgraphic's Technical Writing Courses

  http://www.technicalwritingcourse.co.uk/
  Offers instructor-led, on-site training in technical writing. Provides profile, course details and testimonials. Gloucester, UK.

• Basic Learning Systems

  http://www.basic-learning.com/
  Business writing courses and workbooks that cover topics like letters, memos, grammar and sentence structure. Also offers on-site training. Contains trainer profiles and services details.

• Berry Writing Group

  http://www.berrywritinggroup.com/
  Offers seminars and online training for business writing and presentations. Includes effectiveness, grammar, speaking, writing/revising, and cooperative climate.

• Blockbuster Plots

  http://blockbusterplots.com/
  Martha Alderson offers plot consultations over the telephone and via Skype, as well as plot workshops and book talks via webinar. Contains services details and information about her books.

• Business Writing That Counts

  http://www.businesswritingthatcounts.com/
  Offers on-site and online business writing courses to improve business communications, writing coaching and editing services. Features services details and resources.

• Center for Autobiographic Studies

  http://www.centerautobio.org/
  Non-profit organization for the creation and preservation of autobiographic works. Contains listing of courses by state.

• Children's Book Academy

  http://www.childrensbookacademy.com/
  Learn to write children's books through downloadable video lectures by noted author and teacher Eric Suben. Online homework and manuscript submission, live instructor chat, discussion groups, and publishing workshops.

• Clear and Concise Writing

  http://clearandconcisewriting.com/
  Wiley Brooks offers an online workshop with tips and techniques to write more clearly and concisely. Includes a profile and course outline.

• Creative Journeys

  http://www.creativejourneys.net/
  Gail Balden presents writers retreats in a small group setting. No previous writing experience is necessary. Nehalem, Oregon, United States.

• Critters Workshop

  http://critique.org/
  Offers on-line workshops and critique groups for writers of all genres.

• Dark Angels

  http://www.dark-angels.org.uk/
  A series of residential writing courses tutored by John Simmons, Stuart Delves and Jamie Jauncey at locations throughout the UK and Europe. Contains course details, tutor profiles and testimonials.

• Discovering Story Magic

  http://www.discoveringstorymagic.com/
  Laura Baker and Robin Perini conduct sessions on combining character, conflict, plot and turning points. Handout packets and classes with full lessons are also available for purchase.

• ELD Training

  http://www.eldtraining.com/
  Training courses, tool kits and manuals, distance training programs and customized training and consultancy services. Includes schedule, enrollment form and company profile. Winsford, Cheshire, United Kingdom.

• Emphasis Training Limited

  http://www.writing-skills.com/
  Offers writing courses and consultancy including writing proposals, tenders, emails, letters, grammar and punctuation. Contains services details and blog. Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom.

• Eston Training

  http://www.estontrg.com/
  Technical and commercial author training writing courses as well as one-on-one courses with a personal tutor. Includes FAQ and fee details. Stapeley, Nantwich, United Kingdom.

• Gay Walley

  http://www.nycwritingcoach.com/
  A writing coach based in New York City, specializing in memoir, novel, non-fiction, book proposal and graduate dissertation / thesis coaching. Also offers workshops. Provides credentials and services details.

• Gotham Writers' Workshop Inc

  https://www.writingclasses.com/
  Creative writing school offers classes in New York City and online.

• Instructional Solutions

  http://www.instructionalsolutions.com/
  Trains and coaches business people to write better, online or onsite. Contains course details, writing tips and blog. Princeton, New Jersey, United States.

• Joel Trains Authors

  http://joeltrainsauthors.com/
  A method for writing a book quickly. Frequent writing and publishing tips. Joel Orr.

• Joyful Quill

  http://joyfulquill.com/
  Offers Amherst Writers and Artists workshops, Journal to the Self workshops, and the Joyful Quill Joy of Writing workshop.

• Just Write

  http://www.justwrite.net.au/
  Pamela Cook provides writing courses and workshops, mentoring and coaching services, story critiques, writing support information, monthly newsletter and forums.

• Learn Freelancing Proofreading Courses

  http://www.learnfreelancing.com/
  Freelance proofreading and editing courses, by correspondence or .PDF download. Offers a three-part course with free extra exercises.

• Lisa Tener - Book Writing Coach

  http://www.lisatener.com/blog
  Book writing and publishing posts, advice, tips, news and interviews.

• LR Communication Systems, Inc.

  http://www.lrcom.com/
  Writing courses and seminars, technical writing programs, presentation skills training with online, on-site, self-study, and correspondence options. Focus on business communications.

• Matterhorn Language Services

  http://www.mhl-writing.com/
  Business writing courses for company employees. Buckingham, United Kingdom.

• Nigel Grant Training

  http://www.nigelgrant.co.uk/
  Business communications consultancy that offers training, editing, coaching and writing. Contains services details and testimonials. Chatham, Kent, United Kingdom.

• North American School Of Outdoor Writing

  http://fishingincanada.com/outdoorwriting/
  Journalist/columnist Roger Brunt provides a program that teaches how to create and sell stories about the outdoors, with a focus on outdoor sports magazines. Contains course outline and FAQ.

• Now Novel

  http://www.nownovel.com/
  Mentoring service for writers, especially geared to novelists.

• Online Writing Workshop

  http://www.onlinewritingworkshop.com/
  Offers writers' communities in which writers can get feedback on their works in progress, improve their writing through critiquing others, and meet fellow aspiring writers. Fee based.

• PitchMaps

  http://www.pitchmaps.com/
  Provides corporate writing and communications training using the principles and tools that advertisers and marketers use to get their message across.

• Professional Writing Group

  http://www.pwg.umd.edu/
  Offers customized training and editorial services in the Washington/Baltimore area. Contains case studies and services details.

• Quality of Course Inc.

  http://www.qualityofcourse.com/
  Writing courses by correspondence. Teaches creative writing, business, memoir, romance and novel writing.

• Storyworks

  http://www.storyworks.com.au/
  Offers courses and retreats in life writing, which can be done by attendance in Sydney, Australia or by email correspondence.

• The Book Professor

  http://www.thebookprofessor.com/
  Nonfiction book coach Nancy Erickson, helps aspiring authors.

• The Creativity Workshop

  http://www.creativityworkshop.com/
  Teaches individuals to develop their unique creativity. Established in 1993 by educator and writer Shelley Berc and educator and multimedia artist Alejandro Fogel.

• The Language Lab

  http://www.thelanguagelab.ca/
  Online business and ESL writing courses for professionals, individual and corporate. Also offers writing coaching services.

• The LifeStory Institute

  http://www.thelifestoryinstitute.com/
  Workshops on writing memoirs, autobiographies or family histories. Magazine and books are available.

• The London School of Journalism

  http://www.home-study.com/
  Provides journalism courses, freelance journalism classes and creative writing lessons by distance learning.

• The Memoir Network

  http://thememoirnetwork.com/
  Professional author of "Turning Memories Into Memoirs" offers training on how to turn personal stories into written biographies in teleclasses. Will ghostwrite, and coach as well.

• The New WritePro

  http://www.writepro.com/
  Offers creative writing tutorials by Sol Stein.

• The Write Inn

  http://www.thewriteinn.co.uk/
  An online creative writing course run by Nigel Baldwin, an awarding winning writer of 30 years standing in television, stage and radio.

• The Write Way

  http://www.thewriteway.co.uk/
  Offers in-company and small group business writing training programs, including courses in report writing, effective customer service letters, plain English and writing clear procedures. Offered in person or online. Nottingham, United Kingdom.

• The Writer's Diet

  http://writersdiet.com/
  Free online tool helps diagnose verbal fitness levels and firm up sentences. Suitable for writers at any level. Helen Sword.

• The Writer's Loft

  http://www.thewritersloft.com/
  Details of writing workshop series conducted by Jerry Cleaver in Chicago, Illinois.

• The Writing Coach

  http://thewritingcoach.co.uk/
  Literary consultancy and coaching for writers from Jacqui Lofthouse.

• The Writing Exchange

  http://www.writingexchange.com/
  A consulting firm specializing in sales coaching, customer service skills testing, special writing projects, and practical learning aids.

• The Writing Studio

  http://www.writingstudio.co.za/
  Offers workshops and correspondence courses for screenwriting and creative writing, as well as individual training. South Africa.

• Triple Crown Communications

  http://triplecrowncom.com/
  Offers online courses in grammar, English as a Second Language and Plain Language, training seminars, proposal and report writing and editing, IT systems documentation. Rockville, Maryland and Washington DC areas.

• Ty Newydd

  http://www.tynewydd.wales/
  The national writers' centre of Wales. Its tutors are all professional writers. Offers courses, retreats, and writers' resources. Llanystumdwy, north Wales.

• VanWrite

  http://www.vanwrite.com/
  Linda Vanderwold provides business writing training in web-based, on-site, and DVD formats. Software supports editing methods taught. Describes course content and testimonials.

• Verve Training

  http://www.businesswriting.org.uk/
  Provides writing courses designed to improve communication and business writing skills of employees and management. Features trainer profiles and course details. London, United Kingdom.

• Write Your Publishable Book in a Weekend Retreat

  http://writeyourbestsellerinaweekend.com/
  Tom Bird designed a method for the writing of a book and getting it published. Contains retreat schedule, author news and video testimonials.

• WriteByNight

  http://www.writebynight.net/
  A one-on-one service that helps writers achieve their creative potential and literary goals. New York City, New York.

• Writer Within Workshops

  http://www.writerwithinworkshops.com/
  Lynda Aron offers writing workshops. Based in New York.

• Writer's Digest University

  http://www.writersonlineworkshops.com/
  Offers courses in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, short story/essay and freelance/copywriting.

• Writers on the Net

  http://www.writers.com/
  A group of writers and teachers offer a variety of online courses in nonfiction and fiction.

• Writers Studio

  http://www.writerstudio.com/
  Provides writing classes in New York City, Tucson, San Francisco, Amsterdam, and online. Also offers individual tutorials in person, via Skype or phone. New York, New York.

• Writers' Village University

  https://www.writersvillage.com/wvu2/
  Fiction, non-fiction and poetry writing courses and workshops are available to members. Other features include personal profile pages, chat and discussion forums.

• WritersCollege

  http://www.writerscollege.com/
  Offers courses delivered by email, taught by writers. Includes FAQ, student handbook and fees details.

• Writing Information and Tips With Elizabeth Bezant

  http://www.writing-information-and-tips.com/
  Practical advice and suggestions with writing courses and a community.

• WritingForResults

  http://writingforresults.org/
  Offers workshops in Ottawa, Ontario for those who prepare briefing notes for cabinet ministers and senior executives.

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