Exceptional classes about the Regency era led by exceptional instructors.
Scholarship Fund: Are you an RFW Member? Did you know that members can apply to the Emily Hendrickson Scholarship Fund to cover the cost of up to three Academe courses per year? Applications are due 14 days prior to the start of the class for which you wish to register. The Scholarship Fund can also be applied to RFW conference fees and RFW membership dues. RFW is proud to be able to offer this support to our members.
Upcoming Classes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are there alternate payment methods?
Although PayPal is preferred and can be used to process credit and debit cards without an account, a personal check can be mailed. Contact the Treasurer for Regency Fiction Writers for the mailing address. To ensure timely registration, all checks must be received no later than the Thursday before class begins.
In what format are the classes presented?
We use private forums to present our classes. After you register and pay, an email with further instructions will be sent to you. Class registrations are done by hand, but are usually completed within 24 hours. For more information on the forums, please visit the RFW Forum Guide.
Will late registration delay joining the class?
Registrations and payment confirmation can take up to 24 hours to process. We try our best to reduce this time frame, but strongly encourage participants to register a minimum of 4 days prior to the class start date.
How much of a time commitment will this be?
In general, our classes tend to be more information-heavy than assignment-heavy, but you should get an idea of an instructor’s expectations from the course description and format. But you should always feel free to work at your own pace.
Is it ok if I lurk?
It’s your choice whether to lurk or not. Many students collect the information and save it until they have time to give it the attention they feel it deserves. We tell you up front when the instructors are available to answer questions. Some are generous to hang around after those dates as well. Everyone has until the end of the NEXT full calendar month after the active dates for a class ends to collect materials from the site.
If I miss a class or a post can I retrieve it?
The forum for classes that you have registered for can be accessed on this site until the end of the month after the class ends. We recommend navigating to the classroom forum and following the “Subscribe” link at the top right of the forum to receive emails when a new topic/lesson is posted. Replies to individual topics/lessons may also be subscribed to when replying by checking “Notify me of follow-up replies via email” after the reply box.
How can I sign up to be a Regency Academe instructor?
For information about becoming a presenter or submitting a workshop proposal, contact our Regency Academe Coordinator.
Questions? Problems?
These email links aren’t working in Chrome.
If you use Google Chrome and nothing happens when you click on an email (mailto:) link on a webpage, your computer’s settings are probably not configured correctly.
To fix this issue:
Open Google Chrome.
Go to Settings > Advanced > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > Handlers
Enable it if it’s not already. Toggle it off and on again if it was.
Close Google Chrome.
Then check your Windows settings by going to:
Start > Settings > Apps > Default Apps > Choose Default Apps by Protocol
Find MAILTO in the list and set it to Google Chrome, even it it was.
Close settings.
Restart Google Chrome and clicking on mailto: links should now work.
If you use GMail as your default email app, go to gmail.com.
You should see something like this when you click on the double-diamond button
beside the bookmark button:
If you wish to open all email links through gmail then set “Use Gmail”.
Afterwards when you click on mailto: button, chrome will automatically open in gmail.
It won’t let me create an account, it claims my email is already in use.
Find the “Already have a user account?” link and click on it to bring up a log in screen and enter your credentials.
Why won’t it recognize my password?
If you are an RFW member: you’re trying to sign in on the wrong page!
Go to the Manage My RFW Account page and sign in there and then go back to the forum or registration page to continute. DO NOT attempt to reset your password anywhere other than the Manage My RFW Account page.
If you are still having problems, contact the webmistress with what class you think you registered for to get assistance.
What do I do if I do not receive a confirmation email with instructions by the time class starts?
If you registered prior to the beginning of class and did not receive an email before the start of the class active dates, first check your SPAM folder to ensure it was not incorrectly routed there.
If you are still having problems, contact the webmistress with what class you think you registered for to get assistance.
Why do the emails from The Beau Monde/Regency Academe always end up in my Spam/Junk folder?
If you find our emails land in your Spam/Junk folder, please mark them as Not Spam/Junk and add no_reply@thebeaumonde.com and forums@thebeaumonde.com to your contacts.
I’m now registered and paid for the class here, what do I do next?
You can read the RFW Forum Guide for more information and how to reach your classroom forum. You will only be able to enter those forums you’ve paid for.
Still Need Help?
If you’re still having problems, contact our webmistress to request further assistance.
How do I set getting one mail with many messages nistead of each individual message? -tc
Tom, I’m sure you’ll be glad to hear we’ve updated our forums and digests were one of the additions!