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          Institute for Writers LLC

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            • Institute for Writers LLC

              32 Wall St Ste A Madison, CT 06443-3100

              BBB Accredited Business

            • Institute for Writers LLC

              PO Box 3773 Allentown, PA 18106-0773

            Location of This Business
            32 Wall St Ste A, Madison, CT 06443-3100
            BBB File Opened:
            6/1/1975
            Years in Business:
            55
            Business Started:
            1/1/1969
            Business Incorporated:
            6/15/2020
            Accredited Since:
            5/16/2016
            Type of Entity:
            Limited Liability Company (LLC)
            Alternate Business Name
            • Institute of Children's Literature
            • Long Ridge Writers Group
            • Writer's Bookstore
            Hours of Operation

            Primary

            M:
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            T:
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            W:
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            Th:
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            F:
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            Sa:
            Closed
            Su:
            Closed
            Business Management
            • Mr. Kevin McCloskey, President/CEO
            • Ms. Elaine Smith, Student Services
            Contact Information

            Principal

            • Mr. Kevin McCloskey, President/CEO

            Customer Contact

            • Mr. Kevin McCloskey, President/CEO
            Additional Contact Information

            Fax Numbers

            • (203) 792-8406
              Primary Fax

            Email Addresses

            Website Addresses

            Serving Area
            • AK
            • AL
            • AR
            • AS
            • AZ
            • CA
            • CO
            • CT
            • DC
            • DE
            • FL
            • GA
            • GU
            • HI
            • IA
            • ID
            • IL
            • IN
            • KS
            • KY
            • LA
            • MA
            • MD
            • ME
            • MI
            • MN
            • MO
            • MS
            • MT
            • NC
            • ND
            • NE
            • NH
            • NJ
            • NM
            • NV
            • NY
            • OH
            • OK
            • OR
            • PA
            • PR
            • RI
            • SC
            • SD
            • TN
            • TX
            • UT
            • VA
            • VI
            • VT
            • WA
            • WI
            • WV
            • WY
            Payment Methods
            • Credit cards, debit cards, and personal checks or money orders.
            Refund and Exchange Policy
            • Our bookstore has a 30 day refund policy.  Our courses are as follows: 
              If unforeseen circumstances interrupt yourstudies, and you find you need additional time to complete the course, theInstitute will—at your request, and with your instructor’s approval— grant youa reasonable extension.  If youmust withdraw, the following refund policy, governed by Connecticut law, willapply:
              If you notify the Institute within 10 daysof your enrollment that you wish to withdraw, any payments you have made willbe refunded within 30 days, and you will have no further obligation. If you withdraw11 to 30 days after enrollment, you will owe 27% of tuition; from 31 to 60days, you will owe 33.3% of tuition; from 61 to 90 days, you will owe 39.6% oftuition; from 91 to 120 days, you will owe 45.9% of tuition; from 121 to 150days, you will owe 52.2% of tuition; from 151 to 180 days, you will owe 58.6%of tuition; from 181 to 360 days, you will owe 72.4% of tuition; from 361 to540 days, you will owe 86.2% of tuition; and after 540 days, you will owe 100%of the tuition. Of course, all tuition payments made by you will be deductedfrom your obligation as indicated above. Under the monthly payment plan, thefinance charge will be retained by the Institute, even if the tuition is fullypaid with fewer than 12 payments. If you pay in full upon enrollment and itbecomes necessary for you to withdraw, you will receive a full refund of anymoney you have paid minus the amount due, as outlined above.  If you are not satisfied that you’vebecome a better writer and learned how to market your writing to editors andpublishers by the time you’ve completed our course, you can obtain a fullrefund. Simply make your request within 60 days of the date on your diploma.

            Contact Information

            32 Wall St

            Ste A

            Madison, CT 06443-3100

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            (800) 243-9645

            Business hours

            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            Business Hours
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
            Closed
            Closed

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            Accreditation

            BBB accredited business

            Accredited Since: 5/16/2016

            Years in Business: 55

            BBB Rating

            A+

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