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Join our team of exceptional storytellers and educators.

We work with a lovely group of people to deliver our online courses for writers who want to develop their craft – from fiction to therapeutic writing and screenwriting to communications.

We are always on the lookout for new tutors and moderators: experts in their field, committed to nurturing fresh voices within a social constructivist learning model.

Tutors

The role involves:

  • Being the face of the course
  • Feeding back on work in written reports or podcasts
  • Responding to course participants’ questions about the industry
  • Hosting live chats, sometimes in the evening and at weekends
  • Encouraging peer feedback
  • Mentoring one-to-one via Skype or Zoom (certain courses)
  • Building a warm, supportive and generous community of learners

You will be:

  • A published author (or industry equivalent)
  • Experienced in teaching HE/adult ed (online teaching desirable but not essential – we’ll train you in our online classroom)
  • Confident with tech
  • Great at communicating – especially online
  • Comfortable with people from a range of backgrounds from around the world
  • Keen to work with beginners as well as those with more developed skills
  • Savvy about the business of writing, with a good network
  • Supportive and approachable, highly organised and self-reliant

If you fit the bill and would like to join the world’s first 100% online writing school, designed by writers and education specialists, send your CV to [email protected], telling us which courses you’re interested in. We’ll be in touch to set up a chat.

Tutors are the heart of each course, guiding the group, feeding back on participants’ developing ideas and keeping everyone up to date with how things work in the real world.

Moderators

The role involves:

  • Helping participants navigate the online classroom and learning materials
  • Answering learners’ queries, including about dates and tasks
  • Firefighting tech problems
  • Reassuring writers who are new to sharing work and peer feedback
  • Hosting online Q&A sessions with tutors and guests
  • Supporting course tutors
  • Helping to build a supportive and safe online community
  • Organising evaluations and post-course feedback

We usually need our moderators to be able to commit 2-3 hours per week for the duration of a course (spread throughout the week rather than in one block).

You will be:

  • A good administrator
  • Highly organised
  • Excellent at managing people
  • A brilliant communicator
  • Highly IT literate
  • All over the detail and able to act on things quickly
  • Experienced in TEFL or teaching (an advantage)
  • Interested in writing, if not already writing yourself
  • Comfortable working with people from many backgrounds and learning styles
  • Interested in group dynamics
  • Willing to work evenings and weekends, as required

If you fit the bill and would like to join the world’s first 100% online writing school, designed by writers and education specialists, send your CV to [email protected], telling us which courses you’re interested in. We’ll be in touch to set up a chat.

Our moderators are the first point of contact for course participants. They manage the day-to-day running of the courses and ensure everything runs smoothly.

Our experts

Meet the team

Hear from some of our course directors, tutors and moderators.

John Yorke

Narrative expert

Meet a course director

John Yorke is a drama producer, author and teacher who has spent 30 years studying how stories work and why we tell them. His long career in TV drama has given him the tools to identify the underlying shape common to all successful narratives — from drama to corporate reports.

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Susmita Bhattacharya

Susmita Bhattacharya

Short to Long Fiction

Meet a tutor

Susmita has been a professional writer and teacher since 2005. Her novel, The Normal State of Mind was longlisted for the Words to Screen Prize at the Mumbai Association of Moving Images festival. She’s been shortlisted for, and won, numerous prizes and awards and her work has been commissioned by magazines and for BBC Radio 4.

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Chay Collins

Chay Collins

Moderator

Meet a moderator

Chay is a London-based freelance writer and creator. They hold a BA in Film & Television from the Falmouth University and as well as running writing events in London they have had many essays published in anthologies and their debut novella nominated for an award.

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