The Writers' Gym

Build your confidence and grow your creative life with workouts, courses, coaching and personal training at The Writers’ Gym.

Our programme of writing workshops, courses, coaching and editorial support is available to members and non-members alike. Members receive unlimited entry to Writing Room Extra   (in addition to the Monday Writing Room, which is open to everyone on our mailing list) as well as socials such as Coffee & Creativity and evening Cocktails & Creativity, Write or Draw, Drink & Chat and daytime and evening Writing Workouts. Members also receive 30% off all courses, one-to-one coaching, proofreading and editing booked during membership. There’s also daily access to support from Rachel through the Voxer app (Monday to Friday 9am-5pm), plus a members-only Voxer group to keep in touch with your fellow writers.

Dr Rachel Knightley is a fiction and non-fiction author, speaker, writing and confidence coach and founder of The Writers’ Gym membership and podcast. Her most recent short story collection, Twisted Branches, was published in October 2023. Her stories have also appeared in anthologies and magazines including the British Fantasy Award nominated Dreamland, Uncertainties vol. 3, Great British Horror 5,  Writers' Forum (First Prize for Fiction) and Starburst Magazine where she also presented YouTube series The E.I. of Sci-fi. She writes and presents audio and visual essays for film companies including Severin, Indicator and Second Sight Films. Her non-fiction includes Your Creative Writing Toolkit and Hodder Education's Drama GCSE Study and Revision Guide. She lectures and coaches in creative writing and creative confidence for life, work and art at Roehampton University, Riverside Studios and Olympic Studios. Get in touch at drrachelknightley.substack.com and www.rachelknightley.com