Becoming a Premium Member (subscription and upgrade options):
What is Premium Membership?
You can find out more about Premium Membership by visiting our Join Us page. How can I become a Premium Member?
You can become a Premium Member by purchasing a membership plan via our Join Us page. What are the different membership options?
We offer three membership plans for Premium Membership:
Premium Annual (Pay Upfront): This is an annual subscription that costs £150 per year. You will pay upfront for your full year of membership, and your subscription will renew at the end of the 12-month subscription period unless cancelled.
Premium Annual (Pay Monthly): This is an annual subscription that costs £15 per month for 12 months. You cannot cancel your subscription midway through your 12-month subscription period. Your subscription will renew at the end of the 12-month subscription period unless cancelled.
Premium Flex: This is a monthly subscription that costs £30 per month. Your subscription will renew each month unless cancelled. You can cancel your subscription at any time.
For the full terms and conditions, please see here. What happens if I upgrade from a Free Membership to Premium Membership?
As a Premium Member, you will immediately be able to access everything included in your Premium Membership. Your login details will remain the same, and your Townhouse posts, groups, forums, messages, and friends will be available to you as before.
Can I change from Premium Flex membership to Premium Annual membership?
Yes! You will need to cancel your Premium Flex membership and then subscribe to a new Premium Annual membership once the Flex period you have paid for has ended.
What happens if I can't keep up with an instalment plan?
By subscribing to a Premium Annual (Pay Monthly) membership and accepting our Terms and Conditions, you are committing to paying 12 monthly instalments for one year, after which your membership will renew for another annual term unless cancelled. If you are unsure whether you will be able to make this commitment, you may wish to consider whether Premium Flex membership might be better suited to you, as it can be cancelled at any time.
We do understand that unexpected financial changes can happen, however. If this is the case, we can implement a pause of up to 3 months on your instalment plan, once per year of membership. For more information, please see our Managing Orders and Subscriptions FAQs.
What happens if I subscribe to Premium Membership during a sale?
If you have joined Premium Membership during a sale (e.g. during our Black November promotions), your subscription will usually automatically renew at the sale price until it is cancelled. If you cancel a Premium Membership subscription which started during a sale and later re-join us as a Premium Member, you may be unable to re-claim your sale discount.
The £1 free trial of Premium Membership is not a sale and is valid for one month only. At the end of the trial period, your membership will automatically renew at the standard Premium Annual (Pay Upfront) cost unless you cancel the trial in advance.
If you are unsure how much your membership is due to renew at, please check our Terms and Conditions for details about the sale, or contact us for support.
I'm a course student; how do I redeem the Premium Membership included in my course benefits?
Students on the following tutored courses are eligible for Premium Membership as part of the course benefits: Ultimate Novel Writing Programme, Novel Writing For Beginners, Simply Self-Publish, Self-Edit Your Novel, Writing Crime and Thriller Novels, Writing Romance Novels.
At the start of your course, you should have received an email from the Courses team with instructions for redeeming your Premium Membership. If you cannot locate this email, please get in touch with the Courses team at courses@jerichowriters.com.
I’m the recipient of a complimentary Premium Membership; how do I redeem this?
If you are the recipient of a bursary, gift or prize including Premium Membership, you should have received an email with instructions for redeeming your Premium Membership. If you cannot locate this email, please get in touch with the Writer Support team at info@jerichowriters.com. In this email, please provide information about how you won this complimentary membership (if part of a bursary or competition prize), or the details of the person who gifted the Premium Membership.